Ren. Art Flashcards
What did ren. art emphasize?
humanism, secularism, individual (although religion is still valued)
what were the architectures like? what was it influenced by?
Greco-Roman
Column, arch, dome
Architecture: Who made the Florence Duomo?
Dome building looks like the roof is an egg with a stick on it
Brunelleschi
Where was the sculptures influenced by?
What were the sculptures’ 3 main characteristics?
It is influenced from Greece
free standing, nude, realistic form
Who created “david” sculpture? What was the iconic pose?
Donatello, Contrappoosto pose
What does contrapposto mean?
natural standing: leaning on one leg
What were the paintings characterics?
It had a geometric perspective and was naturalistic
Which artist drew a nude woman and had a contropposto pose? What was the art and the artists’ name?
Boticelli, Birth of venus
why was birth of venus a big deal and a shock from midieval art?
she was NAKED and she was also pagan {mythological creature}
What is the term pagan mean?
emphasizing and praising of creatures other than GOD
Who is Savonrola and what is he known forduring florence in (1494-97)?
what ends up happening to him?
Burning of the vanities– he got people from house to house and get all the vanities and some paintings because he considered them immoral.
He ends up getting burned
