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Grade 11 ART HISTORY:

GRADE 11 ART HISTORY SLIDE LIST: 
If you have misplaced your slide list for Grade 11 Art History, you can download and print it for you notes here...
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Quizlet (Digital Flashcards):

All Art History slides have been uploaded to Quizlet.com as digital flashcards for studying purposes.  To access these, click on the link below...
Grade 11 Art History Slides
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Quiz Prep:

For the format of the quiz and how to prepare, follow the link below...
how to prepare for the art history quiz:


CLASS NOTES / POWERPOINTS...

Key Concepts of the Renaissance:
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The powerpoint posted above (which you can download) provides brief definitions and visual examples of the following concepts...
RENAISSANCE IDEAS:
• Greek & Roman Influence
• Humanism
• Neoplatonism
• Divine Proportion
• Artist Masters

EARLY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE KEY FEATURES:
• Linear Perspective
• Fresco
• Contrapposto
• Ideal Proportions
• Use of Allegory


HIGH RENAISSANCE KEY FEATURES:
• continued use of Early Italian Renaissance features, plus…
• Atmospheric Perspective
• Golden Mean
• Sfumato
• Chiaroscuro
• Pyramid Composition
• Oil Paint (borrowed from the Northern countries)

NORTHERN RENAISSANCE KEY FEATURES:
• Oil Paints
• Symbolism
• Realistic Details
• Inaccurate Depth (some exceptions later)

Early Italian Renaissance:
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SUMMARY:
The Early Italian Renaissance is believed to have begun around the year 1400 in the city of Florence, Italy.  This was a time of great interest in antiquity (ancient Greece and Rome) and the rise of Humanism (the belief that man is the centre of all things).  This return to classical knowledge influenced philosophy, science, math, literature and art.  Artists looked to Greek and Roman examples in order to create greater realism in painting, classical beauty in sculpture and "perfection" in architecture.  The democratic political climate of Florence led by the highly influential Medici family assisted with commissioning many important works of Renaissance art.  This change in thought and artistic creation would influence art for at least the next 100 years, and even beyond.
Characteristics of Early Renaissance Art:
• Linear Perspective
• Fresco
• Contrapposto
• Ideal Proportions
• Use of Allegory
- see "Renaissance" Powerpoint presentation above for details on these
Key Early Italian Renaissance Artists:
  • Masaccio
  • Brunelleschi
  • Alberti
  • Donatello
  • ​Botticelli

Medieval VS Renaissance Ideals:
Medieval Ideals:
-— Purely Religious subject matter
-— Emotional approach
-— Human proportions are NOT realistic / accurate (distorted)
-— Descriptive Perspective – Religious / important figures larger than ordinary people
-— Excessive use of gold & halos
-— Painting are flat
-— Vitually no freestanding sculpture
-— No nudity
-— Stiff poses
Renaissance Ideals:
—Renaissance means “rebirth” / it was a return to thinking and doing based on ancient knowledge.
—Religious and Secular subjects
—Great interest in Classical Antiquity (Greek & Roman).
—New ideas: in math, science and literature.
—Humanism - appreciation for the Human Body & even religious figures are shown as human beings
—Free standing sculptures

Mannerism:
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SUMMARY:
Believed to have developed from the late work of Michelangelo, “Mannerism” is the period between the High Renaissance and the Baroque (1520-1600 AD).  Works from this period show more emotion than before.
Mannerism uses some of the Renaissance characteristics but abandons others.  The term "Mannerism" is from the term “di mariera,” referring to a work of art done according to an acquired style rather than depicting nature - often the art was very individual in style, but there are some shared characteristics...
Characteristics of Mannerist Art:
• Complex characters / compositions / subjects
• Dramatic, theatrical, and sometimes overly stylized
• Crisp and Frozen shapes
• Muscular and / or elongated figures (exaggerated bodies)
• Distorted / strange perspective views (not linear perspective)
• Figures are serpentinata (serpent-like) / complex poses
• Use of dramatic and / or unrealistic lighting effects
  (see direct comparison to High Renaissance in the powerpoint)
Key Mannerist Artists:
  • El Greco
  • Parmagianino
  • Giambologna
High Renaissance:
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SUMMARY:
​The High Renaissance in Italy is the culmination of the ideals developed over the course of a century.  The centre of Renaissance art became Rome at this time and was sponsored by the Pope who was gaining power and control over various parts of Italy.  Some of the best known Renaissance artists and art pieces were created during this time period - they are recognized for their perfection of the Renaissance style.
Characteristics of High Renaissance Art:
​• continued use of Early Italian Renaissance features, plus…
• Atmospheric Perspective
• Golden Mean
• Sfumato
• Chiaroscuro
• Pyramid Composition
• Oil Paint (borrowed from the Northern countries)
- see "Renaissance" Powerpoint presentation above for details on these

Key High Renaissance Artists:
  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Michelangelo
  • Raphael

  • Bramante
  • Palladio

Renaissance in the North:
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SUMMARY:
The Renaissance was not only a movement in Italy, it also developed (though in a different way) in the countries of Northern Europe: Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.  There was the same focus on more realistic depictions in art, but not all the same rules.  ​Northern artists primarily took inspiration from nature. In the Netherlands (Belgium & Holland) developments occurred contemporary with Early Italian Renaissance (approx. 1420 AD).  Similarly they reconciled religious subjects and everyday life through symbolism in ordinary objects.  The Northern Renaissance artists developed a detailed & realistic style made possible by the invention of oil paints – slower drying time allows for subtle blending, rich colours, and greater variations of light and shade.
Later on (in the early 1500's) there are more sophisticated examples of Northern Renaissance art created at the time contemporary to the High Renaissance in Italy (early 1500’s).  For example, Albrecht Durer absorbed some advances, for example linear perspective, practiced by southern peers such as Leonardo, Michelangelo & Raphael.
Characteristics of Northern Renaissance Art:
• Oil Paints
• Symbolism
• Realistic Details
• Inaccurate Depth (some exceptions later)​
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• STYLE: Lifelike features, unflattering honesty
• SUBJECT: Religious and domestic scenes
• FIGURES: Prosperous citizens, peasants, visible appearance
• PORTRAITS: Reveals individual personality
• TECHNIQUE: Oil paints on wood

• COMPOSITION: complex, irregular
  (for comparison between Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance,  
   see powerpoint)

Key Northern Renaissance Artists:
  • Van Eyck
  • Van der Weyden
  • Bosch
  • Grunewald
  • Holbein
  • ​Durer

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Baroque:

Baroque - From the Portuguese or Spanish “barroco” meaning “rough of imperfect pearl.”  Refers to something being elaborate; with many details. An insulting term used by historians who preferred the Renaissance.

Overview:
  • The Baroque came about in Rome near the end of the 16th century
  • Artists were good at drawing and painting the human figure and reproducing complicated perspective.
  • There is much use of colour and value contrasts in painting.
  • The style is characterized by TIME, LIGHT and SPACE.
  • Baroque Art began in Rome around 1600 AD
  • Baroque artists were experts at creating realistic human proportions from almost any angle and scenes with complex realistic perspective.
  • Highly religious and emotional. 
  • Influenced by the Counter-Reformation because the Art is meant to help ordinary people connect with the Catholic religion. 
  • Patrons: Church, Royalty & Nobility

TIME: Captures a brief moment in time; often through a sense of frozen movement.

LIGHT: Often a dramatic use of light and shadow. In painting through Chiaroscuro and Tenebrism.  In Architecture and Sculpture, through curves and undulating surfaces to reflect the light and cast deep shadows.

SPACE:




Chiaroscuro – “Coming out of the darkness.” Where areas with lighter values seem to emerge from areas of surrounding darkness.

Tenebrism – Exaggerated strong contrasts between light and dark seen in late 16th century painting.  A more dramatic version of chiaroscuro.
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Neoclassicism:
• “neo” means new – classical
• a movement followed by “Rococo”
• started around the mid 1700’s
• a revival of the antiquities
• inspired by Greek and Roman / Renaissance
• you will see works with Greek/Roman architecture, clothing, themes.
• mythological figures become common at this time
• a return to knowledge and purity
• clean, crisp lines
• becomes the leading art movement in France
• The style of choice of Napoleon Bonaparte
• Rejects the excess and frivolity of Baroque and Rococo.
• Also became popular in the United States as they were experiencing their own American Revolution based on similar principles.

• Often smooth painting (no visible brushstrokes)
• Very posed / stage-like and unemotional
• Usually political propaganda undertones / NOT religious
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Modern Art forms...

Romanticism & Realism:
ROMANTICISM:
• Artists who felt limited by Neoclassicism, began creating more emotional artwork giving rise to Romanticism.
• Reaction against Neoclassicism – not interested  in the importance of rules and perfection.
• Not a particular style but an attitude characterized by colour, emotion, passion, imagination, and a dream like quality.
• Named after the revival of interest in medieval stories like King Arthur – heroic stories referred to as “romances.”
• Sometimes inspired by current events, particularly tragedies.
• Also inspired by Africa and the Orient.
• This movement is also in poetry (eg. Wordsworth and Keats) and Music (eg. Beethoven and Schubert).

• Often looser and more dramatic brushstrokes
• Compositions are emotional / dramatic and quite complex

REALISM:
• Artists who painted the present reality were called Realists – believed that only that which they could see and experience was worth recording in art.
• Aim: subjects are to be shown a naturally and realistically as possible
• Realists admired the 17th century Dutch & Flemish painters
• Philosophy: glorified the working class and valued the common, everyday world around them.
• This time period also brought about the rise of Photography as an art form.
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Pre-Raphaelites:
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood consisted of three main artists: Rossetti, Hunt and Millais. Together they founded Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. They chose the name as a reminder that the group would concentrate its criticism on a painting by Raphael (1483-1520),The Transfiguration (1518-1520, Vatican Museums).

  • a contemporary look
  • sharp and brilliant lighting, almost photographic
  • Bright colours and evenly lit paintings
  • A return to before Raphael therefore, medieval concepts of emotion and tragedy.

Truth to nature - meant the meticulous rendition of everything exactly as nature made it, one needs to be immersed in nature in direct observation to represent it.

Preference to Significant Theme - these were often moral and religious. Art as a means of conveying high moral principles and ideals to the people. The use of many symbols and literary references, literary and poetic reference

Detail and Complexity – artist did not spare details Many details are symbolic, and are put in to add layers of meaning.

Love and Beauty – themes of love and beauty

Honesty and Feeling - they believed art should have a ‘soul’ and wanted restore the heart, the passion and true beauty in works of art.

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Conceptual Art
  • Marcel Duchamp. Bottle Rack Series. (1914) Readymade.
  • Piero Manzoni. Living Sculpture. (1961). Performance.
  • Yoko Ono. Grapefruit, First Edition. (1964). Sculpture.

Installations: Indoor and Out

  • Sandy Skoglund. Revenge of the Goldfish. (1981). Installation
  • Andy Goldsworthy. Icicle Star. (2003). Outdoor Installation.
  • Louise Bourgeois. Maman. (1999) National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

Performance Artists
  • Yoko Ono. Cut Piece. (1964 & 1965) First performed in Japan and again in New York City at Carnegie Hall. Performance.
  • Jana Sterbak. Remote Control II. (1989) Performance.
  • Keith Haring. Public Subway Drawings. (1980-1985) Chalk Drawings.
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