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Venus of Urbino – Titian, 1558 A Portrait of Savonarola By Fra Bartolomeo, 1498. Dominican friar who decried money and power. Anti-humanist ? he saw humanism as too secular, hedonistic, and corrupting. The “Bonfire of the Vanities,” 1497. Burned books, artwork, jewelry, and other luxury goods in public. Even Botticelli put some of his paintings on the fire!! Renaissance Art Italian Early and High Renaissance Art Art and Patronage Italians were willing to spend a lot of money on art. Art communicated social, political, and spiritual values. Italian banking international trade interests had the money. Public art in Florence was organized and supported by guilds. Therefore, the consumption of art was used as a form of competition for social political status! Characteristics of Renaissance Art Realism Expression Expulsion fromthe Garden Masaccio 1427 First nudes sinceclassical times. 2. Perspective First use of linear perspective! The Trinity Masaccio 1427 3. Classicism Greco-Roman influence. Secularism. Humanism. Individualism ? free standing figures. Symmetry/Balance The “Classical Pose”Medici “Venus” 4. Emphasis on Individualism Batista Sforza Federico de Montefeltre: The Duke Dutchess of Urbino Piero della Francesca, 1465-1466. 5. Geometrical Arrangement of Figures The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate Leonardo da Vinci 1469 The figure as architecture! 6. Artists as Personalities/Celebrities Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, andArchitects Giorgio Vasari 1550 Early Renaissance The First Three Hall-of-Famers Masaccio1401-1428 Founder of early Renaissance Painting Painted human figure as a real human being (3D) Used perspective Consistent source of light (accurate shadows) The Tribute Money #2 Donatello 1386-1466 The sculptor’s Masaccio David (1430-32) First free standing, life-size nude since Classical period Contrapposto Sense of Underlying skeletal structure The Penitent Magdalen (Donatello) real