Monday 11 June 2018

Exploring Renaissance Art

Take some time and wonder the 2 stories of this famed Renaissance Art Gallery. The interactive tour is found near the bottom of the page, and the numbers 1,2 are for the different stories.


Raphael, Leonardo, & Michelangelo are the 3 big artists of the Renaissance, and all three briefly were in Florence at the same time.

1. Besides painting, all three made other contributions to society. Who was also did detailed studies of how the human body works?  Who was an architect?  Who was famous for his sculptures?  Who invented fantastic machines?  Blog your answers below.

2. A Fresco is a painting done on fresh plaster. These Frescos were done by Raphael in the Pope's apartment.  Take some time and study the paintings. Here is some more explanations for the most famous of the paintings, the School of Athens.  Why would such a painting be a big step from the Middle Ages? Think of several reasons and blog below.



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