Renaissance Art and Artists Quiz

Renaissance Art

• Renaissance, meaning "to be born again," originated in Florence, Italy.
• Early Renaissance spanned from 1420 to 1500, and High Renaissance from 1500 to 1527.
• Art during this period was primarily religious, imbued with religious symbolism.
• Focus on reviving ancient Greek and Roman forms and content.
• Rediscovery of Greek and Roman literature was a key subject in Renaissance art.

Renaissance Artists

• Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510): Florentine painter, studied under Fra Filippo Lippi.
• Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone Masaccio (1401-1428): Leading Renaissance artist, revolutionized Italian painting with perspective, creating an illusion of depth in frescoes depicting biblical scenes.
• Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446): First Renaissance architect, revived Roman architectural style incorporating Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders.
• Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi (Donatello) (1386-1466): Italian sculptor who used perspective in his works, portrayed human bodies realistically, and emphasized the humanistic aspects.
• Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519): Considered one of the greatest Renaissance artists, a master painter, architect, engineer, inventor, scientist, and mathematician.
• Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564): An architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and poet, renowned as the greatest stone carver of the period.
• Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael) (1483-1520): Celebrated Italian painter known for clear form and composition in his works.
• Donato Bramante (1444-1514): Italian architect who introduced Early Renaissance style to Milan and High Renaissance style to Rome.

Baroque Art

• Baroque art originated from the Portuguese word "barocco" meaning "irregular pearl or stone."
• Baroque art is a grand, exaggerated version of the subject, taking the elements to an extreme to make the subject more dramatic and abstract.

Baroque Artists

• Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610): Highly regarded painter recognized for the masterful manner in which he portrayed human emotions in his canvases, using dramatic lighting and contrast. He used realistic figures with light and shadow.
• Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640): Flemish painter, commonly known as the chief Baroque artist in Flanders, painted large altar pieces with decorative mythological subject matter, often depicted in action and clear colors.
• Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669): Prolific Dutch painter, painted biblical and mythological subjects, portraits, and landscapes with realism and subtle spirituality.
• Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660): Spanish painter who worked for King Philip IV, documenting important historical events through portraits of royal court members.