12 Masterminds of

Renaissance Art
Maria Veronica Perez
(P.S: Turn up the volume)

ntonio da Correggio

Correggio spent most of his career in Parma, where he befriended

more distinguished artists, got married, and had a son. From this
period of time came his three paintings theMadonna and Child with
the Young Saint John,Christ Leaving His Motherand the
lostMadonna of Albinea.
From February to September of 1519, Correggio decorated the
ceiling of the dining salon of the mother-superior of the convent of St
Paul called theCamera di San Paolo Parma. The intricate paintings
were a combination of various styles and were a very innovative kind
of decoration.
From 1520 to 1521, Correggio painted the Vision of St. John on
Patmos for the dome of the church San Giovanni Evangelista.
In 1524, Correggio ornamented the dome of the cathedral of Parma
with the Assumption of The Virgin , which was a perfect example of
Melozzos perspective. This technique showed layers from down to
up, giving the dome a sense of more depth.

Virgin and
Child with
an Angel
Madonna
del Latte
(1520)

Assumption
of the
Virgin, from
the ceiling
of the dome
(1526-1530)

Venus and
Cupid with a
Satyr
(1528)

onato Bramante

In Milan, Bramante was made court architect by the Duke,

Ludovico Sforza, for whom Bramante built the famous trompel'oeil choir of the church Santa Maria presso San Satiro.
Also while living in Milan, Bramante built the tribune of Santa
Maria delle Grazie from 1492 to 1499 and the Cloisters of
Sant'Ambrogio from 1497 to 1498.
After moving from Milan to Rome and being recognized by the
pope, Donato Bramante was hired to build his most famous work,
the Tempietto of San Pietro, which was a small structure
composed of complex arches and Doric columns that held a dome.
In 1503, Pope Julius hired Bramante for an even grader task: the
construction of St. Peter's Basilica. After Bramante's death,
Michelangelo replaced his position.

The Tempietto
(1570)

St. Peters
Basilica
(1503-1506)

trompe-l'oeil
choir of the
church
Santa Maria
presso San
Satiro

(1472-1482)

endrick de Keyser

Architect Hendrick de Keyser was taught by Cornelis Bloemaert

the elder, who he followed all the way to Amsterdam were he
became an independent artist.
While in Amsterdam, de Keyser became known for various of his
works such as the Zuiderkerk (1603-1611), the Delft Town Hall
(1618-1620), the Westerkerk (1620-1631) and Westertoren, which
were significant in the development of a style called Amsterdam
Renaissance and set the stage for later styles such as Dutch
classical.
In 1614-1623 de Keyser designed the tomb of William the Silent
for the Nieuwe Kerk at Delft.
De Keyser moved to England and worked with Inigo Jones, and
english architect.

the
Zuiderkerk
(1603-1611)

the Delft Town

Hall (1618-1620)

Westertoren
(1631)

D onatello

In Florence, Donatello collaborated with master Lorenzo Ghiberti with

statues for the north door of the Baptistery of Florence Cathedral, while
also working in in the seated figure of Saint John the Evangelist, which
contributed to the late style of Gothic Mannerism.

Between 1415 and 1426, Donatello made 5 statues for

thecampanileofSanta Maria del Fiorein Florence. These works are
theBeardless Prophet,Bearded Prophet, theSacrifice of Isaac,
Habbakuk, andJeremiah, which are depicted by their strong portrait
details.

From the late teens is thePazzi Madonnarelief inBerlin. In 1425, he

executed the notableCrucifixfor Santa Croce; this work portrays Christ
in a moment of the agony, eyes and mouth partially opened, the body
contracted in an ungraceful posture.

In 1430 donatello crafted his most famous piece of work, the bronze
David, for the Palazzo Medici, which was the first known free-standing
nude statue made since ancient times.

Agony in the
Garden
(1465)

Bronze
David
(1430-1440)
not specific

The
Annunciation
(1435)

PIeter

Bruegal

Bruegel created paintings conveying the social protests which

were common during the Renaissance period. Some examples are
The Fight Between Carnival and Lent and The Ass in the
SchoolandStrongboxes Battling Piggybanks.
In late 1550s in Antwerp, the artist designed engravings printed
by publisher Hieronymous Cock. This series of engravings were
called The Seven Deadly Sins and The Virtues, which became
easily one of Bruegels greatest successes.
In 1558, Bruegel took a sharper interest in painting, and this
lead him to various works that conveyed religious scenes in a
Belgian setting, like in Conversion of PaulandThe Sermon of St.
John the Baptist.
In the 1560s Bruegel started painting the ordinary life of
peasants, often set in social gatherings. He got his inspiration
from dressing up as a peasant and socializing in community
events, which also gave him the nickname Peasant Bruegel.
Paintings such as The Peasant Wedding and The fight Between
Carnival and Lent show this.


Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
(1558)

The Tower of Babel

(1563)

Peasant Wedding (1566-1569)

HIeronymus Bosch

Hieronymus Bosch had an inclination towards creating triptychs. From

1503-1504, Bosch produced his most famous work which was a triptych
called The Garden of Earthly Delights, that depicts paradise in its left
panel, earthly delights in the center, and hell in the right. When closed,
God is conveyed creating the Earth. All of this is an example of the
Flemish style.
Boschs paintings where often inspired by heretic point of views as well
as heretic practices, which have been proved to have many parallels
with Erasmus writings.
In early 1500s Bosch painted on wood The Seven Deadly Sins and the
Four Last Things. This piece of art shows the seven deadly sins in a
circle surrounding another circle containing a picture of Christ, which is
said to represent Gods pupil.
Many of Boschs paintings had an ironic aspect. For example, The
Garden of Earthly Delights which shows hell to the right. This irony
gained acceptance from both progressive and conservative audiences.

The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four

Last Things
(1485)
Not specific

The Garden of Earthly

Delights
(1503-1504)

Death and the

Miser
(Early 1500s)

PEdro Berruguete

Between 1470 and 1471, Spanish artist Pedro Berruguete produced

several paintings which include Verification of the cross of Christin the
Church of San Juan de Paredes de Nava and theAdoration of the Magi.

After traveling to Italy, Berruguete painted one of his most remarkable

works which was a Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his son
Guidobaldo. This painting is part of a larger group of art pieces called
Famous Men, which are attributed to him but also to Flemish artist
Justus van Gent. Scholars assume the works were product of a
collaboration between the two. Other works completed during his stay in
Italy include The Adoration of the Magi,The Annunciation of St. Mary,
The Suitors of the VirginandThe Crucifixion, and The Lamentation
over the body of Christ.

After marrying, Berruguete had a son called Alonso Berruguete, who is

considered one if the most influential Spanish sculptures during this
time period.

Berruguetes works were often characterized by heavy realism and

archaic, traditional backgrounds. They were usually combinations of
gothic and renaissance style.

The Annunciation
(1485)

Federico di
Montefeltro
con il figlio
Guidobaldo
(1474)

King
David
(Late 1400s)

Jean Fouquet
Born in tours, Jean Fouquet was the first French artist to travel
to Italy to experience the Italian renaissance first hand. He was a
master of panel paintings, attributed with the name of the
creator of portrait miniatures, and was very skilled at
manuscript illumination.
In 1450, Fouquet produced his most important painting: the
Melun Diptych. The diptych shows tienne Chevalier with his St.
Stephenin the left panel and a Virgin and Child surrounded by
angles in the right.
In 1461, Fouquet painted forty miniatures from the Hours of
tienne Chevalier
Other works include his illuminated version of the Grandes
Chroniques de France and eleven miniatures illustrating
Josephus the Bibliothque Nationale.

Melun Diptych
(1450)

Portrait of
Guillaume
Jouvenel des
Ursins
(1465)

Collection of
miniatures
from the Book
of Hours of
tienne
Chevalier
(1452-1460)

HEndrick Goltzius
Dutch printmaker and painter Hendrick Goltzius was taught
engraving by Dirck Volckertszoom Coornhert after studying glass
painting for years. Later in 1577 he moved to Haarlem with
master Coornhert, where he was commissioned to engrave the
history of Lucretia.
Goltzius had a malformed right hand from a fire when he was a
baby, (which he drew in 1587) that surprisingly was
advantageous when the printmaker used burins for engraving.
At 21, he married a wealthy widow, which enabled him to start
an independent business in Haarlem. In 1590, after constant
fighting with his wife, Goltzius decided to tour Germany and
Italy, where he discovers a newfound admiration for
Michelangelo
Most of Goltzius works were miniatures, but nonetheless they
were very unique masterpieces. In Goltzius works there is a high
use of the swelling line, which is an engraving technique that
makes lines thicker or thinner, and also many of his art pieces
use the dot and lozenge technique, which refines shading.

Lycaon changed into a wolf

(1589)

Icarus
(1588)

Lot and his daughters

(1616)

H ugo van der Goes

In 1467, artist Hugo van der Goes was en listed as a
member of painters' guild of Ghent as a master.
In 1468, van der Goes decorated the town of Bruges for the
wedding of a monarch by providing heraldic ornaments for
Charles's joyeuse entre to Ghent in 1469 and later in
1472.
In 1475 van der Goes painted his most known work, the
Portinari Triptych, which was commissioned for the church
of San Egidio in the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova.
In 1478, Goes entered a monastery called Rood Klooster
where he professed as a frater conversus. He continued to
paint until his death in 1482.

Deposition
(1480)

The Portinari Altarpiece

(1475)

Calvary Triptych
(1465-1468)

accio

Painter and draughtsman Bartolommeo Bandinelli (Baccio) was taught

by Giovanni Francesco Rustici, a famous sculptor, with whom he created
one of his earliest works, a Saint Jerome in wax.

Bandinelli was the head of a group of Florentine Mannerists who were

influenced by Donatellos bas-reliefs. In 1529, the artist made his relief
the Deposition to Charles V. This relief shows influence by artist
Donatello in its intensity.

In 1554, Baccio created a Piet, much like Michelangelos, which was to

be put on his tomb. Techniques used in this statue later became artistic
trends.

Bandinellis drawings and works are often confused with Michelangelos.

Scholars say that the artists fixation with Michelangelo arose from
jealousy, and one of his apprentices even accused the man of cutting a
piece of one of Michelangelo's drawings. Antipathetic traits like this
characterized Bandinelli. He was obsessed with imitating Michelangelo,
and this obsession was what drove his art style.

Hercules
and Cacus
(1525-1534)

The cartoon of the Battle of

Cascina by Michelangelo
(1542)

Piet
(1554-1559)

HIeronymus Cock

In Antwerp, 1548, Hieronymus Cock, along with his wife, founded one of
the first publishing housescalled Aux Quatre Ventsor the "House of the
Four Winds.
Cocks business was very influential in the spread of the Italian
Renaissance and its ideals across Northern Europe as he published
prints made by artists like the prominent Giorgio Ghisi, Dirck
Volckertsz Coornnhert, Cornelis Cort and more importantly, Raphael,
Pieter Bourgel the Elder, Bronzino, and others. Many attribute Pieter
Bourgel the Elders fame to Cock.
Cock contributed to cartographer Diego Gutierrezs famous Map of
America in 1562.
Hieronymus Cock contributed to Renaissance architecture by
collaborating with architect Cornelis Floris de Vriendt in the publishing
of his designs and ornaments, which were called The Many New Designs
of Antique Sculptures and Many Varieties of Grotesques. These printings
also aided the dissemination of what would come to be called the Floris
Style in Northern Europe.

Sculpture Garden at Palazzo Valle

(1553)- Maarten van heemskerck

De Grote Vissen De Kleine (1557)

- Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Soldiers At Rest
(1556)
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder