Late Renaissance 1500-1600, Italy – Venice

The Art movement during the Late Renaissance.

Subject Matter

Scenes and characters from Bible and Greek culture/myth.

Form

3D modeling - Form are drawn into a proportionate shape and wide use of chiaroscuro 

Asymmetrical Balance- Elements heavier on the Right Side

Jacopo Robusti TINTORETTO, 

  St. Mark’s Body Brought to Venice, 1548 

Taken from Dr. Ray's Lecture Slides

Beauty of Nature - Elements consists of natural, peaceful environment. Trees and plantations in background.

Soft gradual values - Earth tones and wide range of warm colours used.

Giorgione (and/or Titian), Pastoral Symphony, c. 1508. Oil on canvas, approx 43” x 54”.

Taken from Dr. Ray's Lecture Slides.

A change in period because of the Catholics

1517 Martin Luther introduced the Ninety-Five Theses, which then became the establishment of Protestantism, a Christian movement against the Catholic Church. From there, many other churches were formed and up until today, these church movements still hold a large number 

of believers respectively.

Different Churches examples:

Baptist

Widely considered as Protestant churches, though most Baptist disagree with this identity.  Baptism subscribes to doctrine by immersion. Other tenets include soul competency(liberty), salvation through faith, scripture. They consider these as their main rule of faith and practice.

Methodist

The Methodist Church is famous for its purposeful work, and the establishment of hospitals, universities, orphanages, soup kitchens, and schools to follow Jesus' command and spread the Good News to serve all members of society. (William B. Eerdmans, Models for Christian Higher Education.)

Adventist

Began in the 19^th century, in context of the Second Great Awakening revival. Started by William Miller, followers known as Milerites. As of today, the largest church in the movement is the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Lutherans

Lutheranism is a huge branch of Western Christianity which consists of the theology of Martin Luther. Luther's writings disseminated internationally, spreading the ideas of the Reformation beyond the ability of governmental and churchly authorities to control it (George Wolfgang Forell, Lutheranism).

Graebner, A. (March 3, 2004). Religion Facts. In Lutheranism. Retrieved August 23, 2011, from 

http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/lutheranism.htm.

Wamtac. (n.d.). Late Renaissance, 1500-1600. In Smart Art. Retrieved August 23, 2011, from http://wamtac.wordpress.com/art-history/late-renaissance-1500-1600/.

Weber, N. (1911). Methodism. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved August 24, 2011 from New Advent: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10237b.htm