Renaissance Art Flashcards
1
Q
What were some characteristics and rules of Renaissance art?
A
•linear perspective
-multiple vanishing points
•light and shade
•perspective of disappearance
-anamorphic technique illusion
•unusual angle
2
Q
In Renaissance art, people draw with _______
A
Depth (by just using straight lines and geometry)
3
Q
Vatican City
A
- Rome, Italy
- home of Catholic Church
- St. Peter’s Basilica
4
Q
“School of Athens” painting
A
- drawn by Raphael
- 1509
- Raphael drew himself, Michelangelo, and Da Vinci (also represents Plato) into it
5
Q
How was Da Vinci super intellectual?
A
- he drew
- he invented
- he was sophisticated
6
Q
Sistene Chapel
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- Vatican City
- Michelangelo painted all of it
- took four years (1508-1512)
- Creation of Adam->centerpiece of ceiling
7
Q
Statue of David
A
•Michelangelo sculpted it
•1504
•Jewish King David, who fought Goliath
(•trying to depict beauty)
8
Q
The Last Supper
A
•Da Vinci
•1498
•12 apostles are in groups of three and Jesus
(•hands are most difficult to make [art-wise], but DV had it basically down)
9
Q
Mona Lisa
A
- Da Vinci
- 1506
- Because of the way her eyes are drawn, they will follow you if you move
- theory->DV wanted to do a self-portrait, but hid it in the portrait of a woman
10
Q
Renaissance art is more _____
A
Realistic (lighting, proportion, “3D”)
