What makes a “Renaissance” work of art



4457700114300What makes a “Renaissance” work of art?General Trends (14th-16th centuries)artists acquiring more prominent social statusincreasingly naturalistic style (e.g. the human body)development of visual perspectiveFocus on the Human BodyGiotto (1267-1337) emotion & movementMasaccio (1401-28) Expulsion from ParadiseBotticelli (c. 1445-1510) Birth of VenusIncreasing Numbers of PortraitsRaphael (1483-1520) Portrait of Bindo AltovitiLeonardo (1452-1519) Self-PortraitJan van Eyck (1390?-1441) Arnolfini MarriageFree-Standing Statues in bronzeDonatello (1386-1466)Michelangelo (1475-1564)Three-Dimensional PerspectiveLorenzo Ghiberti (c. 1378-1455)Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506)Piero della Francesca (1420-92)Questions for Analysis [Find THREE works (see links below)]1) When & where is it from? Who is the artist?2) What is the subject matter? How is it depicted? What does it mean?3) In what specific ways does it exhibit “Renaissance” characteristics? Elaborate. Papers should be 1.5-2 pages, 20 points, due MondayOnline ResourcesWeb Gallery of ArtWeb Gallery of Art (Guided Tours)Northern Italian Renaissance PaintingRenaissance (15th & 16th c. Italian Paintings)Renaissance Architecture ................
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