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 RENAISSANCE (1400-1600)

flourished in the the era of great

means 1400s in the creativity in the period of
rebirth Italian City of painting, sculpture,
and literature
economic progress
Florence
the period that revived an era of great
the time when people
enthusiasm for the intellectual and
rediscovered the focus was on realistic
study of artistic values artistic achievement
glories of ancient and humanistic art
and ancient with the birth of
Greece and Rome
philosophy secular art
BAROQUE (1600-1800)
derived from the Portuguese word Barocco which
means “irregularly shaped pearl or stone”

a period of artistic styles in exaggerated motion, drama,

tension, and grandeur.

describes a complex idiom and focuses on painting,

sculpture, as well as architecture

the period that utilizes a lot of ornamentation and uses

exaggerated motion and contrast that leads to a dramatic
effect
reflects the tensions of the age by the Catholic church
in Rome

medium for spreading the message of Counter-

Reformation

use to propagate Christianity by the Roman Catholic

Church

use for architecture and arts to impress visitors,

express triumph, power, and control by the
aristocracy
ARTS OF THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD
also called as the Portrait
of Lisa Gherardini, the
wife of Francesco del
Giocondo
Mona Lisa · a painting that presents a
woman in a half-body
portrait and a backdrop of
a distant landscape
Leonardo da
Vinci’s oil painting
on poplar wood
panel
Mona a polite form of
address, originates as
Madonna, similar to My
Lady, Ma’am, or Madamme
 Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Renaissance
sculpture

made from Carrara marble

intended for the cardinal’s funeral

monument

the theme is of northern origin PIETA

famous work of art that depicts the body

of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary
after the crucifixion
 ARTS OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD

Peter Paul Ruben’s a portrait of her

Baroque oil on second wife
wood painting Helena Fourment

Portrait of Helene
Fourment
Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture

made from white marble

set in elevated aedicule in Cornaro Chapel, Santa

Maria della Vittoria, Rome

often describe as a total work of art

incorporates variety of elements, sculpture, painting, ECSTASY OF ST.

ang lighting effects presented in a theatrical setting. TERESA
 • The Italian renaissance began in the
late 14th century. It was the period of
intellectual and great artistic
CHARACTE achievement with the birth of secular
RISTICS OF art. Humanistic and realistic arts were
the focus during this period.
RENAISSAN
CE ART • Accurate anatomy, scientific
perspective, and deeper landscape
were the characteristics of renaissance
art.
Renaissance art was also a rejection of medieval themes or styles and is more
secular. It was a heavy influence of classical Greece and Rome, and the
emphasis was on perspective, natural color, emotions, and basic human nature.

Most of the arts were optimistic and uplifting, the details were considered
extremely important, the human body was glorified, and poses must be in
natural form.

The renaissance was the period of artistic experimentation that brought man
into full view just like the human figure in Greek art.
 Rome, Italy is where the baroque style started and
spread to most of Europe. It was the period of
artistic styles in an exaggerated motion, tension,
drama, and grandeur.

CHARACTERISTIC Some baroque arts were continuation of classicism and

naturalism of renaissance art, characterized by dynamic
S OF composition, a far more colorful style, more ornate and more
BAROQUE ART dramatic, experimental. It is influenced by the developments
in science, geometry, and astronomy.

It is a period of irregular stylistic tendencies

informed by mannerism and the council of
Trent.
 FAMOUS
RE N A I SS A N C E
A R T W O R KS A N D
ARTISTS
 • An Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet and
considered as the greatest living artist in his
lifetime, and one of the greatest artists of all time
• His works in paintings, sculpture, and architecture
rank among the famous in existence
MICHELANGELO • His outstanding works as a sculptor were the
DI LODOVICO following: pieta, Bacchus, mosses, David, dying
BUONARROTI slave, dawn and dusk.
SIMONI (1475- • The pieta and David were the two of his best-
1564) known works and were sculpted before he turned
thirty
• The scenes from genesis on the ceiling and the last
judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine chapel in
Rome are the two of the most influential works in
fresco in the history of western art
 • An Italian painter and architect of the high
renaissance period
• clarity of form and ease of composition and for its
visual achievement of interpreting the divine and
incorporating Christian doctrines where his work was
admired for
• formed the traditional trinity of great masters
together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci of
that period

RAFFAELLO SANZIO DA URBINO

(RAPHAEL) (1483-1520)
•His unique draftsmanship and
compositional skills were his main
contributions to art
•the Sistine Madonna, the school of Athens,
and the transfiguration were his famous
works
•his last painting was the transfiguration
which he worked on up to his death
 • A painter, architect, scientist, and mathematician
• Was popularized in present times through a novel and movie entitled,
“Da Vinci Code”
• Known as the ultimate “renaissance man” due to his talent, intellect,
interest, and his expression of humanist and classical values
• Widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and the
most diversely talented person to have ever lived
• the last supper (the most reproduced religious painting of all time),
and the Mona Lisa (the most famous and most parodied portrait) are
his well-known works

LEONARDO DI SER PIERO DA VINCI

(1452- 1519)
 DONATO DI NICCOLO DI BETTO
BARDI (DONATELLO) (1386- 1466)
• An early renaissance Italian sculptor from
Florence and one of the Italian great artists of
the period

• known for his bas-relief work, a form of shallow

relief sculpture

• David, Statue of St. George, equestrian

monument of Gattamelata, Prophet Habacuc,
and the feast of Herod were his statues and relief
sculptures
FAMOUS BAROQUE
ARTWORKS AND ARTISTS
MICHELANGELO MERISI OR
AMERIGHI DA CARAVAGGIO
(1571- 1610)
Better known as Caravaggio, an Italian artist who
wanted to deviate from the classical masters of the
renaissance
His own actions and the lack of modesty and reverence
for religious subjects in his own paintings made him an
outcast in his society
he started out as a specialist in his paintings of still life,
especially of fruits

Studies of single figures followed, but they are clumsier

than the fruit which gives their savor of originality and
charm
his models at this period were either himself or young
persons who have an air of being promising but wicked
 • A Flemish baroque painter
• paintings of mythical and figurative subjects, landscapes,
portraits, and counter- reformation altarpieces where he is
well known for
• Religious subjects, history paintings of magical creatures,
and hunt scenes are his mostly commissioned works
• Samson and Delilah, landscape with a tower, portrait of
Helene Fourment, and the three graces are his famous works

PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577- 1640)

GIAN LORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680)
• The first baroque Italian artist
• the last in the list of the dazzling universal geniuses and a
prodigy
• skillful in painting, sculpture, architecture, and stage
design
• he was also a playwright
• the first artworks date from his 8th birthday
• the goat Amalthea with the infant Jupiter and a faun,
damned soul, and the blessed soul. Were among his early
works.
•Made a sculpture of “David” for cardinal Borghese and is
different from Michelangelo’s David
•the design of Piazza San Pietro in front of the basilica
made him as the greatest baroque sculptor and architect
•Piazza San Pietro, one of his most innovative and
successful architectural designs
•the famous “ecstasy of St. Teresa” and the colonnade of
the piazza of St. Peter’s Rome were his greatest
achievements
 REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN
(1606-1669)
• A brilliant Dutch realist, painter, and etcher
• in European art, he was considered as one of the greatest painters
and printmakers
• fascinated with spiritual values and frequently chooses religious
subjects
• He shares with Rubens the revolution which painting came to depict
the more personal aspects of the painter: his own home and his family
• he often painted himself
• his concept of himself continued to deepen in grasp and subtlety, and
his technique grew more daring
• popular work was “self portrait in old age”
 • An artist from Spain
• One of the finest master of composition and one of the most
important painters of the Spanish golden age
• Come out with solutions to pictorial problems of design that
transcend the style of any period
• almost at the very start of his career, he discovered his avocation
• passion for still life frequently emerges in his art
• The surrender of Breda, las meninas (the maids of honor), Los
Barachos (the drinker), and Maria Theresa are his famous works

DIEGO VELASQUEZ (1599- 1660)