Renaissance Art A “re-birth” of classical art in Europe Learning Objective

› Students will analyze the purpose and characteristics of Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Art.

› purpose: why something was made › characteristics: parts ACTIVATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE All 3 of these images are of dragons, but where they came from and their uses are very different. Think/Pair/Share: Discuss these pictures with your partner. What do you think they can tell us about the people who made it and why they made it?

Just as you figured out from these images, art can tell us a lot more than the content of what is pictured. Today, we will analyze Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance art and discover what their differences can tell us about these time periods. Concept Development

Fill out the chart as we analyze these 3 types of art. Review these European time periods: Classical: from ancient Greece and Rome Medieval: from the Middle Ages Renaissance: the Re-birth of classical culture in Europe after the Middle Ages. Classical Medieval Renaissance

Purpose of this type of art

Characteristics of this type of art.

Graphic organizer from www.teachtci.com Concept Development Look at the classical column… Classical

To show importance of leaders, gods, goddesses

• Lifelike and perfect • Nude or in togas • Calm faces, little emotion • Activity and Think/Pair/Share: motion showed. How does the art above show • Flat the characteristics of classical background art? Concept Development Fill in the medieval column.

Classical Medieval

To show To teach religion importance of to people who leaders, gods, could not read goddesses • Lifelike and • Not lifelike/ perfect more • Nude or in important togas people were • Calm faces, bigger. little emotion • Religious • Activity and topics motion • Fully dressed showed. • Serious faces Think/Pair/Share: What is • Flat • 1 color different about the background background characteristics in Classical and Medieval Art? Concept Development Look at the Renaissance column… Renaissance Perspective: the appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface, as in a painting.

To show importance of people & nature, not only religion • Lifelike and 3D. • Religious and non-religious topics • Nude or clothed • Activity,motion showed • Faces show emotion. • Background showed perspective (depth). Guided Practice/ Whiteboards Discuss with your partner, then write on your whiteboard:

Look at these three examples: 1. Which one do you think is the best example of medieval art? Why? 2. Which of these do you think is classical art? Why? 3. Which of these do you think is Renaissance art? Why?

A. B. C. Guided Practice/ Whiteboards Discuss with your partner, then write on your whiteboard:

Look at these three examples: 1. Which one do you think is the best example of medieval art? Why? 2. Which of these do you think is classical art? Why? 3. Which of these do you think is Renaissance art? Why?

A. B. C. Closing question Compare the columns… Think/Pair/ Classical Medieval Renaissance Share:

In what ways To show To show was To teach religion importance of importance of Renaissance to people who leaders, gods, people & nature, art a “re-birth” could not read goddesses not only religion of classical • Lifelike and • Not lifelike/ • Lifelike and 3D. art? In other perfect more • Religious and words, how • Nude or in important non-religious are they the togas people were topics same? • Calm faces, bigger. • Nude or little emotion • Religious clothed What was • Activity and topics • Activity,motion new? motion • Fully dressed showed showed. • Serious faces • Faces show • Flat • 1 color emotion. background background • Background showed perspective (depth). Relevance

Why did we learn this?

› Art is often a reflection of the time period from which it is made. By studying Renaissance art, we can see how aspects of classical culture were re-born (or brought back) in art. › It is going to be on your test. › Other reasons? Independent Practice

Homework

› Write a one to two paragraph summary of the purpose and characteristics of Renaissance art. Reference: Completed diagram

Classical Medieval Renaissance

Purpose of this To show To teach religion To show type of art importance of to people who importance of leaders, gods, could not read people & nature, goddesses not only religion Characteristics • Lifelike and • Not lifelike/ • Lifelike and 3D. of this type of perfect more • Religious and • Nude or in important non-religious art. togas people were topics • Calm faces, bigger. • Nude or little emotion • Religious clothed • Activity and topics • Activity,motion motion • Fully dressed showed showed. • Serious faces • Faces show • Flat • 1 color emotion. background background • Background showed perspective (depth).