The Italian Renaissance: art and architecture
I can describe some examples of Renaissance art and architecture.
The Italian Renaissance: art and architecture
I can describe some examples of Renaissance art and architecture.
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Key learning points
- New artistic techniques were developed during the Renaissance.
- Da Vinci's artworks like the Mona Lisa display these techniques.
- Painters studied one another's work to improve their craft.
- St Peter's Basilica in Rome is a classic example of Renaissance architecture.
- Renaissance architecture drew on classical models.
Keywords
Sfumato - the artistic technique of allowing tones or colours to gradually shade into one another is called sfumato
Chiaroscuro - the use of light and shade in drawing and painting is called chiaroscuro
Basilica - a basilica is a church considered highly important by the Catholic Church
Common misconception
Pupils might think that because Renaissance architects used mathematical calculations to design their buildings, these were without subsequent problems or issues.
Explain to pupils that these architects often made miscalculations and many subsequent improvement works were needed to ensure buildings like St Peter's did not fall down.
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became centres of humanist teaching and learning
allowed the books that humanists studied to be copied quickly
travelled between universities, spreading humanist ideas