10 Most Famous Renaissance

Paintings
 1. Identify the 10 most famous paintings in the
Renaissance era
2. Appreciate the beauty of each and every piece
Objective 3. Know the artists behind every famous piece of
art
4. Make your own art in reference to what was
discussed
But what/when is the
Renaissance Era?

• Began at the 14th century and

ended in the 17th
• Known as the “Rebirth” era due
to is fervent period of cultural,
artistic, political, and economical
following the Middle Ages
• The Renaissance Era promoted
the rediscovery of classical
philosophy, literature and art.
• This period is divided into 3 parts:
Early, High, and Late Renaissance
Early Renaissance (1400 – 1500)
• Artists began to reject the Byzantine style of art and opted to focus on realism in their depiction of the human form
• “Mythology” became the subject matter to some artists during this era. (Ex. The Birth of Venus)
• In late 1500s, artists made advances to Renaissance style by focusing more on proportions, contrapposto (twisted
pose), and linear perspective.
• Founded by Francesco Petrarca, the concept of Humanism is also introduced in this era.
• an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and
seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
Famous Artists in Early Renaissance
• Florence painter and draughtsman
• His works of art represent the pinnacle of
the cultural flourishing of the Medicis’
Florence, a prosperous society that
encouraged the profress of art,
philosophy and literature.
• Has created over 137 paintings

His Famous creations:

The Birth of Venus (1486)
Primavera (1482)
Mars and Venus (1483)
Sando Boticelli (1445 – 1510)
Famous Artists in Early Renaissance
• He was a first fully Renaissance artist of
northern Italy
• He is known for his linear sharpness and
rigorous attention to detail of his art
• Known for his techniques of doing
foreshortening and other perspective
techniques
Famous Artworks:
Agony in the Garden (1455)
San Sebastian (1480)
Triumph of the Virtues (1502)
Andrea Mantegna
(1431 – 1506)
Famous Artists in Early Renaissance
• Famous for pioneering the portrayal of
natural light.
• In the Renaissance Era, he painted works
that would define a stylistic transition
into the High Renaissance
Famous Artworks:
Agony in the Garden (1465)
Madonna an Child (1509)
The Feast of the Gods (1514)

Giovanni Bellini (1430 –

1516)
 • It is the amalgamation of ideas born from Early Renaissance
• A refinement of all new innovative techniques utilized during during the
High Early Renaissance period

Renaissance • Artists in High Renaissance believed in classical ideals of beauty and

harmony
(1490 – 1527) • High Renaissance art’s characteristics are: linear perspective, trompe l’oeil
(photo realistic art) to incorporate elements of architecture, hazy effects
of sfumato, and quadrature or ceiling paintings
Famous Artists in The High Renaissance
• He was an a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist,
sculptor, and architect.
• Famous for his dramatic and expressive artwork
• Considered to be the most popular artist in the world
• Perfected the technique Sfumato which is the transition of light and
shade, and sometimes between colors.
• He had a huge part in the revival and rebirth in learning.
• Aside from arts, he contributed to science and experimented with
many avenues in the world of science and nature.
Famous Artworks:
Mona Lisa (1503)
The Last Supper (1498)
Salvator Mundi (1500)

Leonardo da Vinci
(1452 – 1519)
Famous Artists in The High Renaissance
• He was a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
• His work of art demonstrated a blend of psychological insight,
physical realism and intensity never before seen
• Aside from that, physical realism, psychological tension, thoughtful
consideration of space, and light and shadow
• He had a huge influence on the development of Western Art

Famous Artworks:
Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1512)
The Creation of Adam (1508 – 1512)
The Pieta (1498 – 1499)

Michelangelo
(1475 – 1564)
Famous Artists in The High Renaissance
• He epitomized the High Renaissance qualities of harmony and ideal
beauty
• His works conveyed Renaissance values such as intelligence and
nobility
• He was summoned by Pope Julius II as a painter to his papal court
• He mastered techniques such as sfumato, perspective, precise
anatomical correctness, and authentic emotionality and expression

Famous Artworks:
Transfiguration (1520)
The Sistine Madonna (1512)
The Triumph of Galatea ((1512)

Raphael
(1483 – 1520)
Famous Artists in The High Renaissance
• Known for his remarkable use of color; his influence reaches all the
way to the 17th century
• He contributed to all major areas of Renaissance art such as: painting
altarpieces, portraits, mythologies, and pastoral landscapes with
figures
• Most of his clientele were mostly international, he was also the first
artit to be the first painter achieving this kind of feat

Famous Artworks:
Assumption of the Virgin (1516 – 1518)
Venus of Urbino (1538)
Bacchus and Ariadne (1520 - 15230

Titian
(1488 – 1576)
Late Renaissance
(1530 – 1600)
• Central Italy and Rome artists fell into disfavor
with the harmonious and idealized style.
• Artists at this time began experimenting with
new conventions
• The concept of Mannerism is invented during this
period
• Its characteristics are: Slender, Elongated limbs,
Splayed, Twisting and turning bodies
• Mannerism was used as a criticism of the
artificiality and distortion they observed in the
art of the later 16th century
Famous Artists in Late Renaissance
• He is famous for his mannerism works of art of which he
incorporated expressive form in his works
• He was inspired by famous artists such as Rapahel and Leonardo da
Vinci
• Known to be one of te most influential artists using Mannerism
technique

Famous Artworks:
Carmignano Visitation (1528)
Alessando de Medici (1535)
Joseph in Egypt (1518)

Pontormo
(1494 – 1557)
Famous Artists in Late Renaissance
• Known to be one of the most remarkable painters of the century
outside Venice
• Used Mannerist style in making his artworks, famous for his
brushstrokes, elegant decorative schemes, subtle rendering of spatial
incongruity, and elongated human figures
• His artworks contain formal ambiguities that seem to verge on the
sense of distortion

Famous Artworks:
Madonna with the Long Neck (1535 – 1540)
The Conversion of St. Paul (1527)
Cupid Making His Bow (1533 – 1555)

Parmigianino
(1503 – 1540)
10 Most Famous Paintings in the Renaissance Era
Mona Lisa (1503 – 1506)
High Renaissance
• Made by Leonardo da Vinci
• The major feature of this painting is that Da Vinci has
painted her eyes in such a way that even when you
change the angle of the view, the eyes of Mona Lisa
seems to always follow you.
•  The painting is done in oil on wood and is presently
under the ownership of the Government of France.
• The story behind its creation is Francisco del
Giocondo (an Italian merchant) wanted to have a
portrait of his wife in their new home, thus Leonardo
da Vinci was commissioned to make said art piece.
 Primavera (1470 –
1480)
Early Renaissance
• Painted by Sando Botticelli
• It is also known as “Allegory of Spring”
• Believed to be one of the prime examples of
Renaissance art
• It is famous because of its use of color and different
explanations attached to it.
• Created for the marriage of Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco
(cousin of Lorenzo the Magnificent Medici)
 The Creation of Adam (1508 –
1512)
High Renaissance

• Painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
• This painting has become a symbol of humanity as the image depicts the hand of both
God and Adam on the verge of touching
• Inspired by a phrase in the chapter Genesis “God created man in his own image”
 The Last Supper
(1495 – 1498)
High Renaissance
• Created by Leonardo da Vinci
• Considered to be one of the best works of Leonardo
da Vinci
• The painting is noted for its clever use of color,
light, and anatomy
• It is a painting that depicts the moment Christ tells
his apostles that one of them will betray him
The School of Athens
(1509 – 1511)
High Renaissance
• Painted by Raphael
• It stands as among the four main frescos
(Watercolor painting done rapidly on wet plaster on
a wall or ceiling) on the walls of Apostolic Palace in
the Vatican
• It symbolizes philosophy because it is said that the
painting has a representation of finest period in
Greek Philosophy where one can find Aristotle and
Plato being at the center of the painting
• It captures the classical spirit of the Renaissance
Bacchus and Ariadne
(1520 – 1523)
High Renaissance
• Painted by Titian
• Story behind was Ariadne wandering alone the
shore of the beach. Bacchus saw her and
immediately fell in love. He asked to marry her and
in return would offer the sky to her of which one
day she would have a constellation of herself
 Last Judgement
(1533 – 1541)
Late Renaissance
• Painted by Michelangelo Buonarroti
• The meaning behind it was inspired by Dante’s
Divine Comedy (Dante’s Inferno, Purgatorio, and
Paradiso)
• It has strong mannerist tendencies in its agitated
composition, formless and indeterminate space,
and in the tortured poses and exaggerated
musculature of its bunches of nude figures
• It depicts the second coming of Christ as well as the
final and eternal Judgement by God on all humanity
according to the Christian religion
 Sistine Madonna
(1512)
High Renaissance
• Painted by Raphael
• Painting show Mary holding baby Jesus in her hands
with St. Barbara and St. Sixtus with both Cherubs
beneath her
• Considered one the most famous and important
works done by Raphael
Assumption of the Virigin
(1516 – 1518)
High Renaissance
• Painted by Titian
• Its painting is found in the high altar in the Basilica
di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
• Titian painted this in his early years and has used
vivid colors in this painting
 The Birth of Venus
(1485)
Early Renaissance

• Painted Sando Boticelli

• Venus in the painting is depicted as a pure and mature woman standing on a
seashell
• Considered as an important piece in the Renaissance era where nudity is
sometimes the subject in paintings
Coffee
Paintings
What are Coffee • It is a beautiful art form from a common household item
• It involves using only one color (monochromatic)
Paintings • It is a kind of monochromatic painting
How to do Coffee Paintings?

1. Prepare coffee powder as your primary material

2. Apply multiple coffee powders in your containers
3. Apply different amounts of water in your different containers
of coffee powder (This is used in order to have a different
intensity of coffee color)
4. Create the background first by applying droplets of coffee on
your empty canvas/paper
5. Wait for it to dry first, then apply an outline using pencil of
what you want to draw (optional)
6. Using the different intensity of coffee color, paint however
you want (or using the outline you did with a pencil)
7. Once you’re done, wait for your painting to dry (try
refrigerating it for faster effect)
 WITH THAT, GRAB YOUR
COFFEE (DRINK IT FIRST) THEN
START PAINTING!
For more references in doing Coffee Painting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX3dTnhRc-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUPHi6XbLJ4
Quiz
Study for your midterms!
Activity
In an empty canvas/paper, make your own coffee art piece

You are free to draw/paint/color whatever you want