Renaissance+Art

|| \ || Michelangelo carved "David" with the spirit of the humanist movement in mind. This had an impact on society because so many people supported the amazing art of Michelangelo, and him being a strong humanist probably convinced some others to jump on the humanist bandwagon as well. ||
 * "The Gift of the Mantle" -Giotto de Bondone || "David" -Michelangelo ||
 * This painting, done by Giotto di Bondone, is called "The Gift of the Mantle". Giotti di Bondone is often called "the father of Renaissance Painting" because he was one of the first artists to create frescos. Frescos are paintings done directly onto the indoor ceilings or walls of a building that have just been covered with fresh plaster. This piece, "The Gift of the Mantle" shows a simple scene of two people exchanging a blanket with a horse in the background. The reason this painting was important is because it has an incredible use of the perspective. Perspective is an art technique that was created in the Renaissance. It makes the painting look much more realistic by having images that are farther away look smaller, making the painting appear to be 3-D. This painting had a great social impact on the people and arts of the Renaissance because it not only was a fresco, but used this new technique of perspective. It showed many people the new ways that art could be created, and many people followed. || This sculpture is called the Statue of David, and is made by a famous Renaissance artist named Michelangelo. "David" is eighteen feet tall and made of solid white marble. This sculpture had a lasting social impact on the people of the renaissance because Michelangelo's depiction of David (from the biblical story of David and Goliath) was very different than what artists had portrayed David as in the past. Before, David was shown as a small and timid boy, but as you can see in Michelangelo's David, he stands a strong man of emotional and physical sorts.
 * Bordone, Giotto Di. //The Gift of The Mantle//. N.d. //beyondbooks.com//. Web. 30 Apr. 2010. . || Michaelangelo. //David//. 1504. Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence. //Beyond Books//. Web. 3 May 2010. . ||
 * The Last Supper- Leonardo da Vinci || St. Peter's Basilica -Donato Bramante ||
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 * This painting is a very famous mural by Leonardo da Vinci called "The Last Supper". As you may already know, Leonardo da Vinci was one of the world's most famous painters, and is often called "The Renaissance Man". Not only was da Vinci an excellent Italian painter, but he was also a sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. Because of this, da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the world's most widely talented man.

The Last Supper was painted in 1498 and was very different from other paintings that were made at this time. The wide range of emotions shown by Jesus' apostles was something that had never been done before in previous depictions of The Last Supper. This new portrayal caused minor controversy among the people of the Renaissance but overall, it had a positive impact because it introduced a new way of painting. || St. Peter's Basilica had a great impact on society for numerous reasons. First and foremost, it was a new and more complicated building design that hadn't been used before. Instead of the plain, square designs that were previously used for churches, Bramante based his design off of the dome-shaped structure pf an architectural masterpiece called the Pantheon. However, instead of making the building round like the Pantheon, they used the design of a giant Greek Cross. This had a great impact because people had never seen buildings with such abnormal shapes, so after the making of St. Peter's Basilica, more architectural structures like this started being made.

Another impact that St. Peter's Basilica had on the people of Europe was because of its enormous size and amazing structure. With a church this large and beautiful, more people most likely joined the Catholic Church. || . ||
 * Vinci, Leonardo Da. //The Last Supper//. 1498. Santa Marie delle Grazie, Milan. //Artists of the Renaissance//. By James Barter. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1999. 64. Print || //St. Peter's Basilica//. 1506-1626. //www.toddweston.com//. Web. 5 May 2010.