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Significant people
By: Katie
Today you might think of
significant people as Rihanna, Chris Brown, T-pain and
Taylor Swift. But what about long ago in the renaissance?
There were no singers and actors. There were artists and
inventors.
Michelangelo was a very famous
artist in the early middle renaissance period. In fact he
was one of the most famous artists in history! When
Michelangelo was seventeen he sculpted his very first
sculpture. Michelangelo was the most famous artists in Italy
for a long time. He was on the top of the charts.
Not many people know about the
inventors in the renaissance, like William Caxton. He
established the printing press in 1474. He introduced
printing to England three years later, in 1477. William
printed over one hundred different titles in his
years.
You probably know Leonardo Da Vinci
as a famous artist right? Well, he is! But you would
probably never guess that he was also an inventor and a
scientist! As you must know he painted the Mona Lisa,
probably the most famous artist in history. Da Vinci
traveled to Rome for three years for an art
'project'
The artist Donatello wasn't as
famous as Michelangelo or Da Vinci. But he was in fact an
artist. He was actually an artist and a sculptor. Donatello
lived in the late middle renaissance. Donatello was a pretty
famous artist back in the late middle renaissance, but not
now. Donatello was invited to Padua in his early middle
life. He stayed in Padua for ten years! During those ten
years He completed tons of artwork.
Raphael wasn't an amazingly known
artist either. But his paintings were reproduced into
thousands of books! A lot of his paintings hang in some of
the finest museums. Raphael was admired for a lot of his
artwork. But he was also criticized for a lot of it too. His
very last painting The Transfiguration was displayed over
his coffin when he died.
You probably think that artists and
inventors are nowhere near significant. But actually most of
the inventors back then invented the supplies you take for
granite every day. So you could probably say that they are
the star of the show.
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Donatello
Jessica
 What
do you think when you hear the word Renaissance? I
think about art. There are many fantastic artists
in the time of the Renaissance, but Donatello was a
major innovator of the early Renaissance art. He
invented one technique of art, and created many
inspiring artworks.
Donatello, or Donato di
Niccolo di Bette Bardi was born in Florence, Italy
in 1386. As a teenager, he worked in a workshop of
an important new sculptor, Lorenzo Ghibert. At age
twenty, Donatello started to collaborate on the
Florence cathedral. The next year, Donatello had
made his very first piece out of his total 11
pieces of art: "Saint John the Evangelist." By age
30, Donatello Had created his second artwork:
"Saint George Slaying the Dragon". This showed a
young hero slaying a ferocious dragon. In 1423,
Donatello created Saint Louis of Toulouse, and then
he invented a technique called shiaccioto or
shallow relief. Shallow relief is like the bumps on
a globe that show where the mountains are. In 1427,
Donatello produced "The Feast of Herod" using his
new technique. In 1435, Donatello had created one
of his most known works, David. At age seventy
four, Donatello was still an artist. He produced
one of his last artworks: "Madalen".
The great artist of the
renaissance died December13, 1466, unmarried, and
childless. Donatello's artwork has influenced
Andrea Manegna, Desiderio da Settignaro, and
Michelangelo. Even though Donatello is long gone,
he still influences today's great writers,
sculptors, and artists.
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Leonardo da
Vinci
This
is the Mona Lisa
By: Chris
S
During
the Renaissance, on April 15, 1452, one of
the most famous people in the world was
born in a small town near Florence named
Vinci. This young man was by the name of
Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci, or more
commonly known as Leonardo da Vinci. His
father was Ser Piero da Vinci.
When da Vinci was
a young boy, his family noticed his talent
for art and sent him to study under an
apprentice by the name of Anrea Del
Verrocchio.
In 1478, Leonardo
opened up an independent art studio. Da
Vinci received a letter asking him to make
an alter piece, for the Palazzo Della
Signoria, the government hall of Florence.
One of Da Vinci's most famous pieces was
the Monalisa. This painting was of Lisa
Gherardini. Leonardo didn't give the
Monalisa eyebrows because he thought it
looked to life like.
Da Vinci was an
intelligent man. When he wrote down his
ideas he would write them backward so none
would steal them. He also booby-trap his
inventions so none would steal
them.
Leonardo Ser
Piero Da Vinci, was one of the most famous
artists in the world. He was also a huge
role model to many famous artist and will
be for a long time.
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Michelangelo
By:
Edward
Flashback:
534 years ago, a sculptor and
artist was born on March 6, 1475,
near present day Arezzo, Italy.
When he was born he was a frail
and sickly child, but he also was
very strong. When he was born,
his father saw lucky signs in the
sky. That is why there is the
"Angelo" part in Michelangelo's
name, which means angel in
Italian.
Sculpting,
painting, sculpting,
painting…..and SCULPTING!
Michelangelo showed his
attraction to art at a very young
age. His father beat him cruelly
because he didn't want his son to
do art. But that just made him a
lot more determined. Finally,
although reluctant,
Michelangelo's father sent him to
art school, where his teacher was
Bertoldo di Giovanni and
Domenica.
Michelangelo's
first piece, Madonna of the
Stairs, scarcely showed what
Michelangelo could do. His most
famous piece was David, which
earned him tons of money. I bet
when Michelangelo turned famous
for his artwork, he was thinking
that his dad was as wrong as
could be.
Many
years into his training,
Michelangelo criticized Pietro
Torrigiano's work. Pietro became
soo outraged that he smashed
Michelangelo's nose and scarred
him for life. After that
incident, nobody liked Pietro
Torrigiano's work anymore.
Michelangelo made many
decorations for chapels and
tombs. For instance, he made the
ceiling for the Sistine Chapel.
He also made a tomb for the Pope
Julius II.
Michelangelo
died on February 1564, a strong
and independent man. He mad over
50 sculptures and decorations
over his lifetime such as the
David. Michelangelo, you
definitely deserve to be in the
Artist Hall of Fame.
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The
Renaissance
Raphael
By:
Ethan
Yes!
The Renaissance, out of
the Black Death,out of
being poverty and out of
being put down. It's
time to express
yourself! Yes! You could
be famous by just
painting or writing
something
impressive!
Have
you ever heard of
Madonna? No, not the pop
star, the series of
paintings by Raphael.
Raffaello Santi, Son of
Giovanni Santi,
nicknamed Raphael, born
in Urbino, Italy April,
6 1483 was one of the
most famous painters of
the Renaissance time
period because he
painted over 50
Madonnas. Sadly, this
great painter's life
took a turn for the
worse when he was only
twelve, both his parents
died. Raphael died of a
short fever on his
birthday in
1520.
Raphael
is a famous painter
around the world that
for painting frescoes!
What's a fresco you ask?
A fresco is a painting
on damp plaster using
pigments to color it.
Now, Raphael's frescoes
weren't just any
frescoes, they were
religious. Some
paintings included
"Marriage of the
Virgin," "Creation of
Eve," "Trinity" plus
many more like
"Coronation of the
Virgin," "Crucifixion,"
"School of Athens," and
all of the Maddonas. In
case you haven't
noticed, Raphael was a
very religious painter,
as most people were in
the Renaissance time
period.
Raphael
spent 1504-1508 in
Florence trying to find
something to paint.
Raphael learned to paint
from his dad, but
Purgino, a family
friend, helped him in
depth. Before this
painter died, he
followed Donato Bramate
as chief architect in
St. Peter's Basicalla.
Another accomplishment
of Raphael was painting
all the rooms of Pope
Julius II. all of the
rooms' painting were
removed for
him.
Raphael
was a painter in the
Renaissance time period.
He was famous because he
painted very famous and
superior frescoes.
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