Renaissance Art

ARTS OF RENNAISSANCE AND
BAROQUE PERIODS
Renaissance Period (1400-1600)
•Period of economic progress
•Stirred enthusiasm for the study of
ancient philosophy and artistic
values.
•An era of great artistic and
intellectual achievement with the
birth of secular art.
• Characterized by accurate anatomy,
scientific perspective, and deeper
landscape.
• Painters depicted real-life figures and
their sculptures were naturalistic
portraits of human beings.
• Architecture during this period was
characterized by its symmetry and
balance.
Famous Renaissance
Artworks and Artists
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti
Simoni (1475-1564)
• Italia sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
• Considered as the greatest living artist in his
lifetime, and ever since then he was considered
as one of the greatest artists of all time.
• Convinces himself and his spectators of the
divine quality and the significance of these
figures by means of earthly and perfect beauty,
but of course, these are human standards.
Works
• Pieta- portrayal of pain that had always been
connected with the idea of redemption as
represented by the seated Madonna holding
Christ’s body in her arms.
• David
• Bacchus
• Last judgement- on the altar wall of Sistine
Chapel in Rome (fresco)
Leonardo di Piero Da Vinci (1452-1519)
• Painter, architect, scientist, and mathematician
• Popularized in present times through the novel and
movie, “Da Vinci Code”.
• Known as the ultimate “Renaissance man” because
of his intellect, interest, talent and his expression of
humanist and classical values.
• Widely considered to be one of the greatest painters
of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented
person to have ever lived.
Works
• The Last Supper- most reproduced religious
painting of all time.
• Mona Lisa- most famous and most parodied
portrait
• The Virtruvian Man
• The Adoration of the Magi
• Virgin of the Rocks
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Rhael) (1483-
1520)
• Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance
period.
• His works was admired for its clarity of form and
ease of composition and for its visual achievement of
the interpreting the Divine and incorporating
Christian doctrines.
• He formed the traditional trinity of great masters of
that period together with Michalangelo and
Leonardo da Vinci.
Works
• The Sistine Madonna
• The school of Athens
• The Transfiguration- Raphael’s last painting
on which he worked on up to his death.
(Narbonne Cathedral in France)
Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi
(Donatello) (1386-1466)
•One of the Italian great artists of te
period.
•Known for his work in bas-relief
•Early Renaissance sculptor from
Florence
Works
• David- at the time it was created, it was the first
kown free-standing nude statue produced since
ancient times
• Statue of St. George
• Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata
• Prophet Habacuc
• Feast of Herod
Baroque Art (1600-1800)
• Derived from the Portuguese word barocco-
“irregularly shaped pearl or stone”
• Describes a fairly complex idiom and focuses on
painting, sculpture, as well as architecture.
• Although always on conflict with the simple, clear,
and geometric concepts of classicism, the Baroque
existed in varying degrees of intensity, from a
simple animated movement of lines and surfaces,
to a rich and dynamic wealth.
• Period of artistic styles in exaggerated
motion, drama, tension, and grandeur.
• Started in Rome, Italy and spread to most
of Europe.
• Baroque painting illustrated key elements
of Catholic dogma, either directly in
Biblical works or indirectly in imaginary
or symbolic work.
• Sculpture typically larger than life size, is
marked by a similar sense of dynamic
movement, along with an active use of
space.
• Architecture was designed to create a
spectacle and illusion. Thus the straight
lines of the Renaissance were replaced
with flowing curves.
Famous Baroque
Artworks and Artists
Michelangelo Merisi /Amerighi da
Caravaggio (1571-1610)
• Better known as Caravaggio
• Italian artist who wanted to deviate from
the classical masters of the Renaissance.
• started out as a specialist in his paintings
of still life, especially of fruits.
• His models at this period were either
himself or young persons who have an
air of being promising but wicked.
Works
• Supper at Emmaus
• Conversion of St. Paul
• Entombment of Christ
Gian Lorenzo Bernini n(1598-1680)
• Italian artist and the first Baroque artist
• Practiced architecture and sculpture,
painting, stage design, and was also a
playwright.
• Last in the list of the dazzling universal
geniuses
• As a prodigy, his early works date from
his 8th birthday.
Works
• The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a
Faun
• Damned Soul
• Blessed Soul
• David- sculpture made for Cardinal
Borghese which is different from
Michelangelo’s David because it shows
the differences between Renaissance and
the Baroque Period.
• Greatest Baroque sculptor and architect
as seen in his design of the Piazza San
Pietro in front of the Basilica.
• Piazza San Pietro- one of his most
innovative and successful
architectural designs.
• Ecstasy of St. Teresa- his greatest
achievement and the Colonade of the
Piazza ofSt, Peter’s Rome.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
•Flemish Baroque painter
•Well known for his paintings of mythical
and figurative subjects, landscape, portraits,
and Counter Reformation altarpieces.
•Commissioned works were mostly religious
subjects, history paintings of magical
creatures, and hunt scenes.
Works
•Samson and Delilah
•Landscape with a Tower
•Portrait of Helene Fourment
•The three Graces
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-
1669)
• Brilliant Dutch realist, painter, and etcher.
• Considered as one of the greatest
painters and printmakers in European art.
• Followed no particular faith, but was
interested in spiritual values and often
chooses religious subjects.
• Shares with Rubens the revolution whereby
painting came to depict the more personal
aspects of the painter: his own home and his
family.
• No artist painted himself as often as did

Rembrandt
• His well know work was his “Self portrait in
Old Age”
• Had produced over 600 paintings, nearly 400
etchings, and 2000 drawings.
Diego Velasquez (159-1660)
• Velasquez of Spain developed out of the
Baroque
• One of the finest masters of composition and
one of the most important painters of the
Spanish Golden Age.
• Worked out solutions to pictorial problems of
design that transcend then style of any period.
• The passion for still life frequently emerges in
Velasquez’s art
Works
•The Surrender of Breda
•Las Meninas (The Maids of Honour)
•Los Barachos (The Drinker)
•Maria Theresa
•Many European cathedrals have
Baroque features, high altars,
facades, and chapels.
•Mass and movement are the
principles of the Baroque style.
P.E
Social Dances and Dance Mixers
Dance Etiquette
• Set of guidelines that help you navigate the social dimensions of
dancing.
• It is essential for you to maximize how to go about the process of
social dancing and have a happy dancing experience.
What to wear (Formal)
Gentlemen- Tailcoat, Tuxedo Coat, Regular Coat, Bow Tie or Regular
Necktie, Black Trouser
Ladies- Ball Gown, Evening Gown, Dinner Gown, Cocktail Gown

Don'ts in Terms of Outfits and Dance Shoes
• Do not wear sneaker or any lose shoe with rubber or spongy sole
• Avoid sleeveless skirts and trapped dresses
• Avoid shaggy, baggy, low armpit upper shirt
• Avoid accessories like big rings, watches, brooches, long/loose
necklace
On the Dance Floor
• Line of direction-counter clockwise
• While on the floor- avoid colliding with other pairs
• Be polite- thank or compliment your partner
• Accompany your partner back to her seat
No-Fault Dancing
• Never blame a partner for missed execution of fingers
• Dance to the level of your partner
• The show must go n, say “sorry” to your partner of something went
wrong
Nature and Background of Social Dances and
Dance
• Both intended primarily to get to know other people in attendance to
a certain social function.
• Ballroom dances- usually performed in pairs, male and female but
may also be performed in groups
• Social dance in classified into two major classification namely the
Latin American Dances and the Modern Standard Dances.
• Latin American dances includes the salsa, mambo, merengue, swing,
cha-cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, boogie, and paso doble
• Modern standard dances include the slow waltz, tango, foxtrot, and
quickstep
• Social or ballroom dances are different from dance sport because the
latter is free in nature and are primarily intended to widen one’s social
horizon, for recreation, and fitness
• The origin of dances is both the Latin American and Modern Standard
groups might also help in understanding the nature and background
of social dances
Latin American Dances Origin
• Cha-Cha-Cha • Cuba
• Rumba • Cuba
• Samba • Brazil
• Paso Doble • Spain
• Jive/Boogie • USA
• Swing • USA
• Merengue • Dominican Republic
• Salsa • Cuba
• Mambo • Cuba

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ARTS OF RENNAISSANCE AND

• No artist painted himself as often as did

Ladies- Ball Gown, Evening Gown, Dinner Gown, Cocktail Gown

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