• Mona Lisa also called as the Portrait of Lisa

Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo

• Leonardo da Vinci’s oil painting on poplar wood
panel
• A painting that presents a woman in a half-body
portrait and a backdrop of a distant landscape
• Mona a polite form of address, originates as
Madonna, similar to My Lady, Ma’am, or
Madamme
•Pieta

•Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Renaissance

sculpture made from Carrara marble
•Intended for the cardinal’s funeral monument
•The theme is of northern origin
•Famous work of art that depicts the body of
Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the
crucifixion
•Ecstasy of St. Teresa
•Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture made from white marble
•Set in elevated aedicule in Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria
della Vittoria, Rome
•Often describe as a total work of art
•Incorporates variety of elements, sculpture, painting, and
lighting effects presented in a theatrical setting.
Classicism

• Reviving the ideas of classical Greece and Rome in arts were obviously
the main works of this period.
• These classical ideas that came from Greece and Rome were used and
shown in the works of Renaissance artists.
• The subjects of their paintings along with religious subjects were
ancient Greeks and Roman mythology.
• They also replicated the ideas of a human body posing in a moving
position
• like the same way during ancient Greece, they called it “contrapposto”
which means counter pose.
• An image that portrays an impression of movement.
Humanism

• Many artists follow this philosophy of humanism, believing that

the betterment of a person lies in the acquisition of knowledge.
• Human beings must strive to know more and have more skills in
different disciplines.
• This trait was evident in our renaissance artists such as Leonardo
Da Vinci, Massacio, Michelangelo and many more.
Individualism

• Renaissance period calls for self-realization, acknowledging that

one ‘s personality is unique, genuine and important.
• These ideals were manifested in their work of art as shown in
individual subjects in painting, portraits like Mona Lisa, and free
standing in sculpture rather than relief flourishes.
Realism

• A more real portrayal of their artworks. A true-to-life,

realistic interpretation using linear perspective and
modeling.
• Artists tend to put their subject in natural settings and
draw with facial expressions showing the reality of the
artwork.
• This characteristic was clear in Michelangelo’ works of
David.
Secularism

• Renaissance artists flourished also because of the

patronage from wealthy families like the Medici.
• In addition to this sponsorship, artists have a freedom
to defy religious subjects to more secular subjects and
forms of art.
• They have high intentions of doing non-religious
themes in art.