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Which of the following works by Michelangelo is NOT located in the Sistine Chapel?
What is the name of the famous work by Michelangelo where he depicted statues of dusk, dawn, day, and night?
What is the name of the famous library in Florence that showcases Michelangelo's pioneering mannerist architecture?
Who collaborated with Giorgione on numerous paintings, and their styles are often difficult to distinguish?
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What is the name of the famous work by Michelangelo that took him from 1508 to 1512 to complete?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Venetian School of painting?
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What is the name of the famous work by Michelangelo that he worked on from 1534 to 1541?
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What is the name of the famous work by Michelangelo that is located in St Peter's Basilica, Rome?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of Titian's painting style?
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What is the name of the famous work by Michelangelo that is located in the Louvre?
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Study Notes
High Renaissance Painting
- The High Renaissance of painting was the culmination of various advances in painting technique, including linear perspective, realistic depiction of physical and psychological features, and manipulation of light and darkness.
- The style was characterized by total compositional order, balance, and harmony, with individual parts having a complex but balanced relationship to the whole.
- The paintings in the Vatican by Michelangelo and Raphael represent the culmination of High Renaissance style in painting.
Michelangelo
- Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance.
- He was born in the Republic of Florence and was inspired by models from classical antiquity.
- Michelangelo's creative abilities and mastery in a range of art arenas define him as an archetypal Renaissance man.
- He is one of the best-documented artists of the 16th century, with a large volume of surviving correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences.
Works by Michelangelo
- Pietà , St Peter's Basilica (1498–1499)
- David, Galleria dell’Accademia (1504)
- The Doni Tondo (1504–1506)
- Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–1512)
- Dying Slave, Louvre (1513-1516)
- Moses, Saint Peter’s Basilica (1513–1515)
- Atlas Slave (1534)
- The statues of dusk and dawn, day, and night, New Sacristy, (1525)
- The Last Judgement, Sistine Chapel (1534-1541)
- St Peter's Basilica, Rome (1546–1564) (plan and dome)
- The Laurentian Library, Florence (1550s) - pioneering mannerist
- Rondanini Pietà , Castello Sforzesco in Milan (1552)
Leonardo da Vinci
- Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
- He is known for his notebooks, which contain drawings and notes on various subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and paleontology.
- His pyramidal composition for subjects of the Holy Family is a notable example of his work.
Raphael
- Raphael's paintings in the Vatican, such as The School of Athens (1511) and Parnassus (1511), represent the culmination of High Renaissance style in painting.
- His works are characterized by serene mood and luminous colors.
- Triumph of Galatea (1512) is his only major classical mythological subject.
- Portrait of Pope Julius II (c. 1512) and Pope Leo X with two cardinals (1519) are notable examples of his portraits.
- Transfiguration (1520) is an unfinished work.
16th century Venetian School
- Giorgione and Titian were both apprentices at Bellini's workshop and collaborated on numerous paintings.
- Giorgione's idyllic Arcadian scenes, such as Three Philosophers, influenced his master Bellini and Titian.
- Titian's emphasis on nature as a setting was a major contribution of the Venetian School.
- His bold new composition for traditional religious subjects, such as the Pesaro Madonna (1519–1528), became a hallmark of the Venetian style.
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Explore the artistic techniques and features of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling, a masterpiece of the High Renaissance. Learn about linear perspective, tone contrast, sfumato, and chiaroscuro.
