Renaissance Art
Focused on realism, perspective, emotion, humans, and individuals
Interactive Lesson
Renaissance Art
Compare Renaissance art to art from other empires and time periods.
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Exploring the Renaissance
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Compare the Art
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Egyptian Art
Focused on power, religion, pharaohs, gods, and afterlife.
Roman Art
Focused on leaders, empires, strength, public buildings, and statues.
Medieval Art
Focused mostly on religion. Often was flat and not realistic
Main idea: Renaissance art was different because it let people realistic express themselves.
What Changed?
Renaissance artists changed how art was focused on. Changing how it looked.
Realism
Renaissance art made people look more real, natural and human.
Older Empire Art
Often used symbols to show status, religion, or power.
Perspective
Renaissance art used depth so rooms, streets, and people looked more real, and lived in.
Medieval Art
Tried to show more religious meaning behind the art than being realistic.
Humanism
Renaissance art showed individual people, emotion, and the human body.
Empire Power
Egyptian and Roman art showed more of rulers, gods, military strength, and leadership.
Matching
Match each art style to what it focused on!
Renaissance Art
Egyptian Art
Roman Art
Medieval Art
Quick Quiz
Answer these to show you know the differance between empires.
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