Renaissance Art in Sixteenth-Century Europe
Chapter 18
Art History 2nd - Edition Marilyn Stokstad
The revolution in art and society that began in the fifteenth century continues in the sixteenth century. This is the century that many people first think of when they think "Renaissance." Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Dürer--these are but a few of the famous figures who forever left their mark on the shape of European art history. While the Renaissance of the fifteenth century could be organized by geography, the Renaissance of the sixteenth century becomes a bit more complex. Not only are there different flavors of development in different areas of the continent, there is also the beginnings of the major religious crisis of post-Medieval Europe. The Reformation altered the map as well as the religion of Europe for all time. Theological ferment was joined by scientific ferment, and worldwide exploration. The world of the European was growing, changing, and in upheaval. The arts both participated in important developments, and helped people grapple with, understand, and order the great changes of their "new world."
Your goals for this chapter include:
Your goals for this chapter include:
- Grasp the artistic developments that have led to calling the first quarter
of the sixteenth century in Italy the "High Renaissance."
- Know what the great figures of the High Renaissance shared, and what
distinguished them from one another.
- Appreciate the changing social status of the artist.
- Understand how the arts reflect and participate in the great changes of the century.
- Appreciate the stylistic characteristics associated with the successor of
the High Renaissance, "Mannerism."
- Learn of the growing independence of self-conscious styles in such centers
as the Court of France and The Holy Roman Empire in Germany.
ThemeIn the South (Italy)
•PMA Pyramid •Though masters in perspective, modeling, and anatomy, High Renaissance artists benefited from the experiments in these areas by Early renaissance artists. •The pyramid not only represents a strong foundation, but points to the pyramidal compositions favored by High Renaissance artists. In the North (Flanders) •“Best of Both Worlds—PMA + Consider the Nut.” •“Best of both worlds” refers to combining the artistic sensibilities of the North and South •the Northern use of texture and detail to create the illusion of realism with the Italian tradition of balanced forms and monumentality. •Both Worlds- conflicts building between the two worlds of the Protestants and Catholics. |
Vocab•coffered
•picture plane •1 point perspective •cartoon •chiaroscuro •sfumato • Pieta •lunettes •pilasters •putti •ignudi •volute •basilica •martyria •loggia •facade •classicism •piazza •stringcourses •moldings •motifs •brackets •predella •engravings •lantern •colossal order •lantern •hemicycles •chateaux •turrets |
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