Renaissance

The Pitti Palace in  Italy has experianced a robbery.  You will need to identify the type of art that has been stolen and recover it to its original location.

Follow the tasks and information provided to learn about the Renaissance. The knowledge that you gain of the Renaissance period will give you a better idea of the types of art work that was being created in this time period. Once you have a good understanding of the Renaissance then you will have to choose from a gallery and recognize the stolen piece of art. 

1. First task read about the renaissance

http://www.mrdowling.com/704renaissance.html

Define the word Renaissance.

2. Click on the link "Huminism"

Define Huminism 

Which two ancient people groups did the Renaissance draw inspiration from?

3. Important events within the Renaissance period

http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/important-events-during-renaissance-time-period#

What time period does the Renaissance cover?

4. List the four effects of the renaisance on painting and sculpture

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/renaissance-art.htm

Watch video

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/renaissance-art-artists-pain…

5. Take a look at different artist and painting form the renaissance period

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/high-renaissance.html

Name the three most popular artist of the renaissance.

6. Learn about the Pitti Palace and the kind of art it displays

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/museums/pitti-palace-florence.htm

7. Find the link to Pitti Palace and look for the a part of the palace that displays paintings from the Renaissance period.

http://www.museumsinflorence.com/index.html

You will need to choose from the list of seven painting and find the stolen painting.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

What painting did you discover as the stolen piece?

One last clue to help if you haven't figured it out.

Here are the artists names in order of the paintings:

1-Simone Martini

2. Vigee Le Brun

3.Theotokos of Vladimir

4. George Romney

5. Raphael Sanzio

6. Sir Joshua Reynolds

7. Maria Laach

Have you solved the mystery write down the name of the stolen painting 

1. Renaissance-A French word that means re-birth

2. Humanism-The investigation of nature through observatoin and reason. Emphasis put upon human values instead of religous beleifs.

2b. The Greeks and Romans

3. 1350-1600

4. (1) A reverent revival of Classical Greek/Roman art forms and styles; (2) A faith in the nobility of Man (Humanism); (3) The mastery of illusionistic painting techniques, maximizing 'depth' in a picture, including: linear perspective,foreshortening and, later, quadratura; and (4) The naturalistic realism of its faces and figures, enhanced by oil painting techniques like sfumato.

5.  Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Sanzio and Leonardo da Vinci.

6. #5 Raphael Sanzio  THe Madonna del Granduca