Art Gallery Assignment

SS 8 Renaissance ART GALLERY ASSIGNMENT

Name:________________________________

Station I: Roman Art and Architecture

1) My observations about Roman sculpture:

2) What is special about “The Laocoon”? What does this statue tell us about the Renaissance?

3) My observations about Roman Architecture:

Station II: Medieval Art (Art from the Middle Ages)

1) My observations about Medieval art:

2) Are the human figures realistic? Why or why not? Are the animal figures realistic? Why or why

Not?

3) What does medieval art tell us about the worldview in the Middle Ages?

4) What does the architectural style of the great cathedrals (churches) of the Middle Ages tell us about their worldview?

5) What does the beautiful letter “h” in the picture tell us about medieval books? Were they printed on a machine or copied by hand? Would this make books cheap or expensive?

Station III: Renaissance Portraits

1) Observe exhibits a, b and c (by Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael Sanzio respectively. Are they realistic?

2) Are they flattering? Do they portray the people in the painting/sketch favourably?

3) What does this tell us about the Renaissance Worldview?

Station IV: Michelangelo: More than just a Ninja Turtle!

1) Observe Michelangelo’s “Pieta”, his “David” and his sculpted self portrait. What features of Renaissance Art do these works demonstrate?

2) Observe Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam”. What does the space around God (who is about to touch Adam’s finger and give him life) look like? Why do you think it was portrayed this way?

Station V: Features of Renaissance Art

1) How do the following paintings demonstrate the Worldview of the Renaissance?

a) “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli?

b) “The Arnolfini Wedding” by Jan Van Eyck

c) “The Hunters in the Snow” by Peiter Brueghel the Elder

d) “The Dead Christ” by Mantegna

e) “Judith slaying Holofernes” by Artemisia Gentileschi

Station VI: Leonardo: The Ultimate Renaissance Man

1) Flip through the book Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius who Defined the Renaissance. Knowing what you know about Baldassare’s “The Courtier,” why is Leonardo considered a Renaissance Man?

Station VII: Written Art: William Shakespeare

1) What does Shakespeare’s success tell us about the Renaissance?

2) Create two Shakespearean insults!

What do you like best: Roman, Medieval and Renaissance art? Why?

What is your favourite piece of art in our “gallery”? Why?