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Renaissance
Period
RENAISSANCE ART
• A period of economic progress.
• The period stirred enthusiasm for study an
ancient philosophy and artistic values.
Italian Renaissance began in the late 14th

century. It was an era of great artistic and
intellectual achievement with the birth of
secular art.
• Renaissance art was characterized by
accurate anatomy, scientific perspective, and
deeper landscape.
• Depicted real- life figures and their sculpture
and balance
• There was a revival of Roman theatrical plays.
PIETA
THE LAST SUPPER
MONA LISA
Mannerism
Mannerism
Derived from the Italian word maniera,

translated as style.
It is an art style that focused on the

human form, depicted in intricate
poses and in exaggerated, not always
realistic settings.
Most artworks during this period
displayed distorted figures, two-
dimensional spaces, discordant
hues and colors and lack of defined
focal point.
BAROQUE
Baroque
Derived from the Portuguese term barocco
which is translated as irregular shaped pearl.
This is a suitable description that Rome was the

birthplace of the Baroque Period.
Most artist used colorful palettes and

ornamentation in their works.
• Strengthen the Politics and Arts.
• Motion and space were taken into

consideration by artists like the use of
dramatic lighting and concept of time.
Rococo Art
• The Rococo style developed under the reign of
Louis XV of France
• Rococo art reflected the new attitude towards

the life of the aristocracy and high bourgeoisie
in an era of economic prosperity.
Rocco
Comes from the French words for Rocks
(rocaille) and shell (conquilles) and evolve from
baroque style.
The Rococo style embodies light and beauty

and is inspired by nature, people, curved lines
and light colors.
NEO
CLASSICISM
NEO CLASSICISM
The word neoclassics comes from the greek
word neos maning new and latin word classicus
which is similar in meaning to English phrase
first class
Is the name given to the western movements in
the decorative and visual arts.
• It coincided with the 18th century age of Reason.
• The art style was brought about by the renewed
interest for Greek and Roman Classics.
Neo- Classical art pieces such as paintings, sculpture

and architecture generally portrayed Roman history
which elevated the Roman heroes.
Romanticism
• From the late 18th century to the mid 19th
century.
• Wanted to inspire deep emotions
• An age of passion, rebellion, individuality,
imagination, intuition , idealism, and
creativity.
Romanticism
It developed in the first decades of
19th century, not only in art, but also in
literature and music.
New aesthetics, whose main values
were freedom, individualism, feeling
and nationalism
Romanticist have highlighted heroic elements
into their work.
The major and central theme of Romanticism

movement include the emphasis on the
goodness of mankind. Most works promoted
justice, equality, and social order. Artist also
emphasized emotions and feeling of man.
Realism
A Style of work focuses on the accuracy of
details that depicts and somehow mirrors
reality.
There is little room for imagination in this
movement since emphasis is placed in
observable traits that can concretize through
artworks.
A modern movement in art turned away from
traditional forms of art.
Idealistic concept and image were replaced by

real manifestation of society. There is a move to
combine both art and life in artistic work since
the modern world were suitable for subjects of
art.
• Attempted to present the world as it was.
• Lacked the sentiments and emotion of

romanticism
• Look at the harsh side of life which they

wanted to improve
Impressionism
The Impressionism movement started in France,
which led to a break from the tradition in
Europe painting.
Impressionist artist incorporated scientific

principles to achieve a more distinct
representation of color.
The impressionist usually represented the
contact with nature and light. These paintings
also represent natural elements such as water,
sky, or ice.
Fast technique with large brushstrokes.
They didn’t use the black color. They use pure
colors and they could mix them on canvas.
POST
IMPRESSIONISM
It describe the art and style of the paintings
used at the end of the 19th century and at the
beginning of the 20th century. It developed after
Impressionism.
It was a term invented by Roger Fry, a British

critic, after having seen an exhibition in London
in 1910.
• This movement is considered to be an
extension of Impressionism.
For that reason the painters continued following
its characteristics but they include some more
features, such as the use of new colours and
they presented the world in more subjective
way.
They try to give more emotion and expression to
their paintings using a lot of colors with different
kinds of strokes.
FAUVISM
This is a style of painting that emerged in France
around the turn of 20th century.
Uses bright, wild, vividly intense colors to help
convey a mood.
Lines are simplified as much as possible as well

as very unnatural lines.
• Usually have no really
basis in reality, and
often look very childish.
CUBISM
Between 1907 and 1914.
The term cubism was first coined by Louis Vauxcelles after

seeing the landscape Braque painted at L’ Estaque, in
1908. Calling geometric figures in the paintings “cubes”
Cubist highlighted the two dimensional surface of the

picture plane.
They presented a new depiction of reality that may

appear fragmented objects for viewers.
Cubism consisted of two stages
Analytical- Very abstract, mostly made up of
overlapping planes and geometrical figures.
Synthetic- Tended to use new medium, such as

clips from newspaper, on the top of paint
canvass; took all three dimensional aspect left
from Analytical.
Expressionism
Expressionism
• From 1905-1933
• Emerged simultaneously in various cities

across Germany as a response to a
widespread anxiety about humanity’s
increasingly discordant relationship with
the world and accompanying lost feeling
of aunthencity and spirituality.
Futurism
It is an early twentieth century art movement
that started in Italy, which highlighted the
speed, energy, dynamism. In addition, common
themes works in this movement are restlessness
and the fast- pace of modern life.
Dadaism
Dadaism
Was a cultural manifestation which grew in the
beginning of the 20th century. ( 1916-1923)
It seek to undermine all art, viewing it as part of
cultural norms and sensibilities that established
oppressive aesthetic standards and emphasized
the reason and order that had led to the self-
defeating destruction of World War I.
• The Dada artist liked to do absurd art. It may
be one of the strangest art styles ever
invented.
• It was more a protest movement with an anti

establishment manifesto.
Surrealism
Surrealism
• Originally a literary movement, it explored
dreams, the unconscious, the element of
chance and multiple levels of reality.
• “more than real”
• “better than real”
Abstract
Expressionism
• The abstract expressionist were mostly based
in New York City, and also became known as
the New York School.
• They were inspired by the surrealist idea that

art should come from the unconscious mind.
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maniera translated as
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on the accuracy of
details that depicts and
somehow mirrors of
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Renaissance

Italian Renaissance began in the late 14th

Derived from the Italian word maniera,

It is an art style that focused on the

This is a suitable description that Rome was the

Most artist used colorful palettes and

• Motion and space were taken into

• Rococo art reflected the new attitude towards

The Rococo style embodies light and beauty

Neo- Classical art pieces such as paintings, sculpture

The major and central theme of Romanticism

Idealistic concept and image were replaced by

• Lacked the sentiments and emotion of

• Look at the harsh side of life which they

Impressionist artist incorporated scientific

It was a term invented by Roger Fry, a British

Lines are simplified as much as possible as well

The term cubism was first coined by Louis Vauxcelles after

Cubist highlighted the two dimensional surface of the

They presented a new depiction of reality that may

Synthetic- Tended to use new medium, such as

• Emerged simultaneously in various cities

• It was more a protest movement with an anti

• They were inspired by the surrealist idea that

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