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CHAPTER SIXTEEN
THE HIGH RENAISSANCE IN ITALY, 1495-1520
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The Restoration of the Last Supper: The Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria
Delle Grazie
Compare and Contrast
Image Flashcards
Term Flashcards
The High Renaissance in Florence and Milan
Key Images
Leonardo da Vinci, , p. 559, 16.1
Primary Source: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), from his undated manuscript, p. 562
The epitome of the Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci demonstrated an interest
in nearly every academic discipline, leaving pages of plans and designs in his
notebooks.
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In this fresco, Leonardo da Vinci experimented by mixing oil paints and tempera
which did not adhere to the wet plaster. It is because of this that the painting is
undergoing constant conservation.
Rome Resurgent
Key Images
Donato Bramante, Tempietto, p. 566, 16.8
Cristoforo Foppa Caradosso, Bronze medal showing Bramante s design, p. 567, 16.11
Michelangelo, Pietà, p. 569, 16.12
Michelangelo, David, p. 570, 16.13
Primary Source: Michelangelo Interprets the Vatican Pietà, p. 568
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Materials and Techniques: Drawings, p. 575
: Cleaning and Restoring Works of Art, p. 578
During the papacy of Pope Julius II (1503 1513), there was an artistic renewal of the
city of Rome with extensive church patronage of the arts.
The Pietà (16.12) is the only work that Michelangelo signed.
Venice
Key Images
Giorgione, The Tempest, p. 584, 16.29
Giorgione (and Titian?), Fête Champêtre (Pastoral Concert), p. 585, 16.30
The Tempest (16.29) utilizes the mood of the landscape to contribute to
the pastoral theme of the work, creating a new tradition in art. This tradition was the
creation of pictorial poetry instead of the narratives that had governed compositions
up to this point.
Key Terms/Places/Names
La Gioconda
Giorgio Vasari
patron
sfumato
Pope Julius II
sacra conversazione
pouncing
Discussion Questions
1. In what respects does Leonardo da Vinci epitomize the Renaissance Man ?
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4. How does the idealism of the High Renaissance relate to the naturalistic and
classical aesthetic of the Early Renaissance?
5. In what ways can the influences of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo be seen in
the work of Raphael?
Resources
Books
Baldini, Umberto. The Sculpture of Michelangelo, tr. Clare Coope. New York: Rizzoli,
1982.
Bourcher, Brude. Andrea Palladio: The Architecture in His Time. New York: Abbeville,
1994.
Nicholl, Charles. Leonardo: Flights of the Mind. New York: Viking Penguin, 2004.
Olson, Roberta J. M. Italian Renaissance Sculpture. New York: Thames and Hudson,
1997.
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Schultz, Bernard. Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy. Michigan: UMI Research
Press, 1985.
Vasari, Giorgio. The Lives of the Artists. New York: Penguin Books, 1987.
DVDs
Biography Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Master. (2004). A&E Home Video. 50 min.
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