The High Renaissance and Mannerism

This chapter has 55 pages in the book so obviously it is going to be impossible for me to cover everything covered in this chapter sufficiently without pounding the work down- I hope you'll forgive me for not covering everything.  If you feel strongly that you are being shorted please let me know and I will be happy to give you a book to read and an activity that will encourage a deeper understanding of this chapter.

As always the post is informed by  Gardner's Art Through The Ages tenth edition. 

Previously the cultural/artistic center had shifted to Florence.  From about 1495-1527 (when Rome was sacked) Rome gained back the title of artistic and cultural center.  A series of ambitious popes created a new force in Italy.  A papal state was formed and Rome was its capitol.  These popes were living in the luxury previously known to royalty.  They commissioned art to beautify the city of Rome. 

This period is home to such famous artists as...
Leonardo DaVinci
Raffaello Sanzio- Raphael
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Tiziano Vecelli- Titian
Andrea Palladio


...just to name a few


Pick an artist from above- post your choice.
Research the artist (remember wikipedia is unreliable)

Give us the information we need to feel informed about this artist. like: short history of their life, most famous pieces, where their works are, how can we identify their style, who was/were their patron(s), their choice of medium, interesting facts etc. Don't forget to include links for art works


I want to hear from you (not another website).  Please collect information and then put it in your own words.  The list above is just to start you thinking of what we need to know- please add information to fill in their life.  You are seniors you can do this- don't be lazy ;)

THE EARLY RENAISSANCE

POST FOR 3/23
Check out this VOKI

INTERVIEW WITH AN ARTIST (or two)Pick a color- the two artist with the same color are both yours to "interview." Post the color and artists name so others can pick a different pair. Do this early on so your choice is known.

Lorenzo Ghiberti

Donatello

Filippo Brunelleschi

Masaccio

Fra Angelico

Verrocchio

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Sandro Botticelli

Perugino (Pietro Vannucci)

Andrea Mantegna

Please post your interview with your two artists.  You may create a Voki to communicate the information if you want. To create the Voki avatar go to voki.com you can email your Voki(s) to me at riannlubinski@nixaschools.net.  You are limited to the amount of information you can communicate with a Voki so if you can't get it all in you will need to type your response like usual.  The Voki is optional feel free to post as usual.

Questions:  feel free to add to the list if you find something interesting while researching.

NAME
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
ON WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY WORKING?(these people are obviously dead so this is a hypothetical- find a work they actually did do and post the link)
DO YOU HAVE A PATRON?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEDIUM?
ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL TECHNIQUES YOU ARE WELL KNOWN FOR OR ARE DEVELOPING?
WHAT IS YOUR MOST FAMOUS PIECE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR?
Post a link to al least 2 works by your artist.