Renaissance Artist

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Renaissance Artist

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• Renaissance art celebrated
the most masterpieces of the
great art geniuses, da Vinci,
Michelangelo, Raphael, and
Donatello, whose art created
the short-lived but glorious
style now known as the High
Renaissance characterized by
order, grandeur, grace and
harmony.
Michelangelo Buonarroti

• He is a well-known sculptor and


painter of the Renaissance period.
He is the High Renaissance
engineer who exerted
unparalleled influence on Western
Art.
• Michelangelo considered himself
first and foremost a sculptor, not a
painter.
He sometimes characterized his
ideas for sculpture as prisoners
inside a slab of marble.

This sculpture of David was created


around 1501 from marble.
A pieta is a painting or sculpture
of Mary holding and grieving
over the dead body of Christ. The
word pieta means “pity”.

The sculpture Pieta


shows the lifeless body
of Jesus after he was
taken down from the
cross.
The Sistine Chapel
• The Sistine Chapel his most
famous work covers covered
The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
1,000 square yards showing scene
from the old testament.

The last Judgement The Creation of Adam


Leonardo da Vinci
(1452-1519)
• The true genius of
Leonardo Da Vinci was a
product of his overall
positive and driven attitude
together with the endless
energy flowing from his
deep commitment to
compete his goal.
The Last Supper (1490s)
Mona Lisa or
La Gioconda
Virgins of the
Rocks, Louvre
(demonstrates
Leonardo’s
interest in
nature)
The Annunciation
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
(Raphael, 1483-1520)
• He is a master painter and architect
of the Italian High Renaissance. He is
best known for his Madonnas and
large figure compositions in the
Vatican.
• His paintings are admired for their
clarity of form, ease of composition ,
and visual achievement of the
neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur.
The Small
Cowper
Madonna
Madonna in the
Meadow
The Parnassus
Coronation of the
Virgin
Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi
(Donatello,1386-1466)
• A great Floretine Italian sculptor and the
most influential artist of the 15th century.
• Donatello left an indelible mark on the
Renaissance and the future of art itself.
He was a former apprentice to Lorenzo
Ghiberti and eventually became one of
the most sought-after artist in Italy for
his lifelike and highly emotional
sculptures.
St. John the Baptist
Mary Magdalene
Equestrian Statue
of Gattamelata

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