Grade 9 Worksheet No.

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ARTS Artists of Renaissance & Baroque Period
Quarter 2-Wk.1-Module 1

MELCs:

 Identifies representative artists from Renaissance and Baroque periods

EXPLORE:
Identification. From the word pool below, identify the terms, artworks, and artists if they
belong in the Renaissance period or Baroque period. Write your answers in two columns in
your activity notebook.

Pieta Bacchus

Moses Diego Velasquez

David Dying Slave

Dawn and Dusk Last Judgment

GENESIS Leonardo Da Vinci

The Last Supper Mona Lisa

The Transfiguration. Portrait of Helene Fourment

Michelangelo Merisi Supper at Emmaus

Conversion of St. Paul The Three Graces

Entombment of Christ. Gian Lorenzo Bernini

“Ecstasy of St. Teresa Landscape with a Tower

Peter Paul Rubens Samson and Delilah

RENAISSANCE BAROQUE
LEARN
Renaissance Period (1400-1600)

Renaissance was the duration of financial progress. The duration stirred enthusiasm
for the study of ancient philosophy and creative values.
Renaissance artwork was once characterised via correct anatomy, scientific
perspective, and deeper landscape. Renaissance painters depicted real-life figures and their
sculptures had been naturalistic pics of human beings.
Architecture for the duration of this period used to be characterised by using its
symmetry and balance. As the classical Greeks believed in the harmonious development of
the individual via a sound mind, with the aid of the practice of athletics, the Renaissance
held up the best of the well-rounded man, knowledgeable in a quantity of fields such as
philosophy, science, arts, including portray and tune – and who applies his information to
productive and creative activity.

Famous Renaissance Artworks and Artists

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564)
Michelangelo used to be an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He was once
regarded the biggest residing artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he was considered as
one of the best artists of all time. A number of his works in paintings, sculpture, and
structure rank among the well-known in existence. Among his magnificent works as sculptor
had been the following: Pieta, Bacchus, Moses, David, Dying Slave, Dawn and Dusk. Two of
his exceptional acknowledged works, The Pieta and David, have been sculpted before he
grew to become thirty.He also created two of the most influential works in fresco in the
history of Western art: the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling and the Last Judgment on the
altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
“Pieta”by Michelangelo

(Image from Treasures of the World book, by Golden Press,Inc.,Copyright

1961)

In Pieta , Michelangelo approached the situation which till

then had been given form normally from north of the Alps, where
the portrayal of pain had constantly been related with the concept
of redemption as represented by means of the seated Madonna
preserving Christ’s body in her arms.
Leonardo di ser Piero Da Vinci (1452- 1519)
Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter, architect, scientist, and mathematician. He was
popularized in existing instances via the novel and movie, “Da Vinci Code.” He is known as
the remaining “Renaissance man” due to the fact of his intellect,
interest, talent and his expression of humanist and classical values.
The Last Supper (the most reproduced religious portray of all time), and
the Mona Lisa (the most famous and most parodied portrait.) His other
works were: The Virtruvian Mar, The Adoration of the Magi, and the
Virgin of the Rocks. (Wikipedia)
“Monalisa”by Leonardo da Vinci Image from CCP Library, (Image from Treasure of the World book,

by Golden Press,Inc.,Copyright 1961)

“Mona Lisa” stems from a description with the aid of Renaissance art historian
Giorgio Vasari, who wrote, “Leonardo undertook to paint for Francesco del Giocondo the
portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife.” Mona, in Italian, is a well mannered structure of address
originating as Madonna- similar to Ma’am, madamme, or My Lady in English. This grew to
become Madonna and its contraction Mona. The title of the painting, although traditionally
spelled “Mona”, is also generally spelled in Modern Italian as “Monna Lisa”.
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael) (1483-1520)
Raphael used to be an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance period.
His fundamental contributions to art have been his special draftsmanship and compositional
skills. His famous works were: The Sistine Madonna, The School of Athens, and The
Transfiguration.
“The Transfiguration” by Raphael

Image from Artist Hideout

The Transfiguration was once Raphael’s remaining painting on

which he labored on up to his death. Commissioned by way of
Cardinal Giulio de Medici, the late Pope Clement VII, the portray was
once conceived as an altarpiece for the Narbonne Cathedral in
France. The painting exemplifies Raphael’s development as an artist
and the culmination of his career. The challenge is combined with an additional episode from
the Gospel in the decrease part of the painting.

Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi (Donatello) (1386- 1466)

Donatello used to be one of the Italian wonderful artists of the period. He was an
early Renaissance Italian sculptor from Florence. He is regarded for his work in bas- relief, a
structure of shallow comfort sculpture. His works blanketed the following statues and relief:
David, Statue of St. George, Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata, Prophet Habacuc, and
The Feast of Herod
“David” by Donatello

Image from CCP Library

(Image from Treasures of the World book, by

Golden Press,Inc.,Copyright 1961)

At the time it was created, it was the first known free- standing nude
statue produced since ancient times.
Baroque Art (1600-1800)
The term Baroque was once derived from the Portuguese word “barocco” which
means “irregularly fashioned pearl or stone.” It describes a pretty complicated idiom and
focuses on painting, sculpture, as properly as architecture.
Reformation which is almost the identical with Catholic- Reformation Art of the
period. Although constantly in hostilities with the simple, clear, and geometric concepts of
classicism, the Baroque existed in varying levels of intensity, from a simple animated motion
of strains and surfaces, to a rich and dynamic wealth.
Baroque painting illustrated key factors of Catholic dogma, both immediately in
Biblical works or circuitously in imaginary or symbolic work. The gestures are broader than
Mannerist gestures: less ambiguous, less arcane, and mysterious.
Baroque sculpture, normally larger than lifestyles size, is marked with the aid of a
similar sense of dynamic movement, alongside with an energetic use of space.
 Famous Baroque Artworks and Artists
Michelangelo Merisi or Amerighi da Caravaggio (1571- 1610)
He was once higher recognised as Caravaggio. He was once an Italian artist who
desired to deviate from the classical masters of the Renaissance. He was an outcast in his
society, due to the fact of his very own actions and the lack of modesty and reverence for
spiritual topics in his very own paintings. Caravaggio’s fashions at this period had been
either himself or young individuals who have an air of being promising but wicked. Among
his famous artwork were: Supper at Emmaus, Conversion of St. Paul, and Entombment of
Christ.
“Conversion of St. Paul” by Caravaggio

Image from CCP Library

(Image from Treasures of the World book, by Golden

Press,Inc.,Copyright 1961)

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)

Bernini was an Italian artist and the first Baroque artist. He practiced architecture,
and sculpture, painting, stage design, and was additionally a playwright. He used to be also
the ultimate in the list of the staggering widespread geniuses. As a prodigy, his first artworks
date from his 8th birthday. Among his early works were: The Goat
Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun, Damned Soul, and the
Blessed Soul. He made a sculpture of “David” was for Cardinal
Borghese which is strikingly distinct from Michelangelo’s David
because it suggests the differences between Renaissance and the
Baroque periods. The well-known “Ecstasy of St. Teresa” was his
best achievement and the Colonade of the Piazza of St. Peter’s
Rome.
“Ecstasy of St. Teresa” by Bernini

Image from
CCP Library

(Image from Treasures of the World book,

by Golden Press,Inc., Copyright 1961)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)

Rembrandt was a exceptional Dutch realist, painter and etcher.
He is generally regarded as one of the best painters and printmakers in
European art. He followed no particular faith, however was once
interested in non secular values and often chooses non secular
subjects. Rembrandt shares with Rubens the revolution whereby
portray came to depict the more private elements of the painter: his
very own home and his family. No artist has painted himself as often as
did Rembrandt. His thought of himself continued to deepen in grasp
and subtlety, while his method grew more daring. His well- recognized
work used to be his “Self-portrait in Old
“Self-Portrait” by Rembrandt

Image from CCP Library

(Image from Treasures of the World book, by Golden

 Press,Inc., Copyright 1961

Diego Velasquez (1599- 1660)

Velasquez of Spain developed out of the Baroque. He was one of the finest masters
of composition and one of the most vital painters of the Spanish Golden Age. He worked out
options to pictorial issues of layout that transcend the style of any period. Velasquez used to
be the case of a painter who observed his avocation nearly at the very start of his career.
The passion for still lifestyles frequently emerges in Velasquez’s art. His famous works were:
The Surrender of Breda, Las Meninas (The maids of honour), Los
Barachos (The Drinker), and Maria Theresa
“Las Meninas-(The maids of honour)” by Velasquez

Image from CCP Library

(Image from Treasures of the World book, by Golden

Press,Inc.,Copyright 1961

He created this work four year earlier than his death and served as a gorgeous
example of the European baroque length of art. Margaret Theresa, the eldest daughter of
the new Queen, seems to be the issue of Las Meninas but in searching at a number of
viewpoints of the painting, it used to be uncertain as to who or what was once the genuine
subject; it possibly the royal daughter or the painter himself.

EXPLORE
Activity: NAME IT
Direction: Name the following works and the corresponding name of the artist. Identify its
era.

TITLE OF ARTWORK:
NAME OF ARTIST:
ERA:

TITLE OF ARTWORK:
NAME OF ARTIST:
ERA:

TITLE OF ARTWORK:
NAME OF ARTIST:
ERA:
APPLY:
A. Match the artworks with the artist’s name. Write only the letter of the correct answer on
the space provided before the number.

_________ 1 Supper at Emmaus a. Donatello

_________ 2. “Ecstasy of St. Teresa” b. Diego Velasquez
_________ 3. “Self portrait in Old Age”. c. Rembrandt
_________ 4. Las Meninas d. Gian Lorenzo Bernini
_________ 5. The Feast of Herod. e. Michelangelo Merisi

B. Choose the correct answer. Write only the letter on the space provided.

_____1. “The Mona Lisa” is the artwork of _________.

a. Da Vinci b. Rubens c. Bernini
_____2. One of his famous works is the “Entombment of Christ”.
a.Caravaggio b. Bernini c. Michelangelo Merisi
_____3. “Self portrait in Old Age”.” is the artwork of
a. Bernini b. Rubens c. Rembrandt
_____4. Known as the greatest sculptor of Baroque periods
a. Velasquez b. Rembrandt c. Bernini
_____5. It means “an irregular shaped pearl”
a. Renaissance b. Baroque c. Sculpture

Written by: Eugenio C. Dialino Jr., MAPEH Teacher – Llorente NHS, Eastern Samar Division
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Written by: Eugenio C. Dialino Jr., MAPEH Teacher – Llorente NHS, Eastern Samar Division
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