Recognition of Man the Renaissance

[Music] great Renaissance men such as Lorenzo deedi of Florence made history because they revived ancient ideals in a medieval world the ideal to compete in all of life's activities the ambition to excel it was lost with the fall of Rome and rediscovered by the Renaissance which literally means rebirth Rebirth of classic Greek philosophy the pursuit of excellence in life and art Rebirth of Roman regard for strength the concept of man as creator of his own destiny the Renaissance renewed humanism in a christianized world it restored man's belief in himself yet had remained devoted to a faith larger than self religion had been the medieval way of life and for a thousand years art disregarded man to glorify Christian Revelations [Music] if man appeared in medieval paintings at all it was merely to acknowledge his donation here the Christ child is blessing a monk who happens to be the donor of this work what a lowly insignificant figure [Music] in the 14th century proportions are still deliberately distorted human figures appear in miniature size to indicate deep humility in the presence of divinity in the 15th century Jean fuk renders the donor on the left and the saint accurately man was realizing his own worth now that the donor image was portrayed realistically a new category of art developed the individual portrait first created by Flemish painters eyes are lifted to the heavens they are downcast in Pious introspection or intently focused on a holy image hands reverently Express devotion [Music] facial features are lovingly portrayed but with strangely remote Expressions thoughts are directed inwardly these men and women have not yet awakened to the joy of life on Earth the real life devotion of adults and children is evident in art [Music] now that man and his occupations have become interesting Saints are shown in human attitudes patus Christus presents St allegius as a Goldsmith at work being visited by a young [Music] couple and this is a real life couple exchanging marriage vows the dog is a symbol of loyalty the castoff shoes indicate the standing on holy ground Yan Von Ike's faithful description of this wedding reveals a new expressive realism of style here he explores every facial characteristic with minute accuracy the result is a lifelike character study man no longer appears insignificant he no longer searches his soul uniqueness of each personality is discovered in art Hans meling shows a Goldsmith he's not holding a religious object but one of his own works his self assurance expresses a new active concept of Life the history of the Italian Renaissance is seen in portraiture its major creation early portraits were rendered in rigid poses which symbolized the Revival of ancient ideals the strict profile view was inspired by Ancient Art the young man is attributed to maacho who pioneered the search for visual perfection in his famous Fresco the Trinity he created three-dimensional painting figures are no longer stylized and imaginary they appear in lifelike form they are given volume and Contour they are carried out in Striking perspective in pursuit of realism scientific rules were formulated Dominico vso's geometric architecture emphasizes the natural attitude of the figures the sun casts a visible shadow in indicating a new awareness of daylight qualities mastering light and color Dominico enhances his profile Portrait by placing it against a soft complimenting Sky a solid arrangement of form defined by light and perspective was pioneered by Pierro DEA Francesca this artist also created highly original Works which expressed his individuality in his double portrait the images of the Duke and Duchess of urbino merge with the distant landscape the face of the Duke though seen in profile stands out with an uncompromising realism Dominico gero transcends realism and adds warmth and affection Sandra batelli creates graceful often idealized images profile views no longer predominate sitters begin to face us man is placed into the center of the universe High Renaissance ideals are emerging hands are holding a professional emblem and a book for the first time printed on a press books and more books to spread knowledge learning becomes all important eyes are inquisitive in searching facial expressions reveal a new self assurance the typical renaissance man looks at the world calmly and sometimes with arrogance in his quest for fame and Glory he could be ambitious diplomatic ruthless concerned with outward appearance he admired sophistication and refined manners and newly idealized was the beauty of the human face and figure as brilliantly revealed by [Music] Raphael he recorded facial features with honesty and still ennobled his subject with a commanding dignity [Music] here he keenly observed Pope Leo the 10 his and Michelangelo's extravagant Patron admired above all was the humanist a scholar of antiquity and the universal man a man of all round competence in many fields inspired by the ancient past humanist excavated ruins and collected classical works of art Prince PE of Capri was a humanist and a universal man philosopher Statesman Theologian poet art Patron and benefactor of learning learning was based on Latin literature and philosophy writers spread the ideal of Reviving The Classics throughout Europe the study of the humanities was to provide knowledge and to build character this is the poet Cardinal bembo painted by tishan Master of [Music] portraiture exploring the human personality he rendered with equal skill the ideal of feminine beauty the character of age the charm and innocence of Youth [Music] the Renaissance excelled in Men of Genius above all its lofty ideals were personified by Leonardo and [Music] Michelangelo Michelangelo declared that the true object of arch was man not a faithful likeness of man is given in portraiture but the drama of huge freely moving figures created in in the mind of the artist he brought forth a race of giants in his Masterworks of painting the famous Fresco in the cistin [Music] chapel called The Divine Michelangelo by his contemporaries he was forever searching restless and tormented lonely but dedicated to this day the symbol of artistic [Music] genius walking past Leonardo's Mona Lisa her eyes follow us her expression changes as the view changes like the face of a living person Leonardo Wrote Paint the face to show what is going on in the mind but the beauty he created is Elusive and mysterious [Music] Leonardo da Vinci is seen in his only self-portrait on the left 6,000 pages of notebooks reveal the seemingly unlimited scope of his Universal genius but he regarded painting as the most Sublime of human efforts he made exhaustive studies for each work he planned whatever occupied his insatiably curious mind he was constantly drawing exploring the Natural Sciences and in particular Anatomy to perfect his art in the same year Leonardo completed the Mona Lisa Martin Luther entered a monastery the Reformation which followed brought troubled times to Northern Europe yet humanism spread influenced by high Renaissance ideals mabo adopts the concept of man as master of his own life alre durur Pioneer of the northern Renaissance conceives Man as Creator in a series of searching self-portraits fusing German art with classic Italian ideals he shared Leonardo's passion to investigate anatomical proportions of BAS and figure above the likeness of maximilan I an inscription is added it enumerates the emperor's accomplishments its Latin language also discloses durer's own humanistic knowledge what a revealing Renaissance Innovation gone is the humility of medieval times when Anonymous painters sered the Great G glory of God now sitters and artists are prominently identified to achieve immortality the German Hans Hine masterly captured the essence of a character in a simply drawn likeness of his own family or in the dignified appearance of a wealthy Merchant his Fame prompted arasmus of Rotterdam great leader of humanism to recommend Hine to England here he portrayed the Young Prince of Wales the only son of his Royal Patron Henry VII the Latin inscription reads Heaven and Earth could hardly produce a son to surpass in glory such a father Yes Hine captured Henry's Glory he also revealed a ruthlessly arrogant commanding personality [Music] the elaborate gown and jewelry were designed by Hine their Splendor brings to mind John cl's painting of Francis I benefactor of the Aging Leonardo da [Music] Vinci this talented King of France one of Europe's noted Renaissance rulers spent a fortune on Art and war against his sometimes friend Henry VI 8 and more often against Charles I Charles I Holy Roman Emperor Mighty ruler of vast territories stooped to recover a brush tishan dropped painting this portrait in the Renaissance World Emperors paid respect to the artist the Renaissance it began with the rebirth of ancient philosophies in a medieval World it ended with the birth of our Modern Way of Life Born was the ideal of progress and economic Prosperity the pursuit of knowledge in ever expanding fields of activities born was a new freedom of [Music] Mind by discovering themselves Renaissance men and women newly discovered the [Music] world in a few centuries Western man had experienced a profound transformation from the rejection of his own self to a gradual Awakening and to full recognition of his active Destiny in life [Music] it was a change of historical significance Renaissance artists in creating portraiture recorded history itself [Music]