Renaissance Art

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Renaissance Art


The Renaissance, or "rebirth" in italy began in the late 14th century and lasted

until the early 16th century. Many acient ideas were rediscovered in areas such as

philosophy, literature, and science. People became became increasinly aware of classical

knowledge and therefore resolved to learn by direct observation and study of the natural

world. As a result, religious themes became increasingly important to artists, and with the

revived interest in ancient ideas came a new variety of subjects which came from Greek

and Roman history and mythology. The examples provided by acient buildings and works

of art also inspired the development of new techniques in art and the desire to re-create the

forms and styles of art that had existed in the classical age.


There were many artists in this time and the work they did was genius. Leonardo

who is considered the ideal Renaissance thinker, engaged as he was in experiments of all

kinds and having brought to his art a spirit of restless inquiry that sought to discover the

laws governing diverse natural phenomena. Leonardo's works included the Adoration of

the Magi and The Last Supper. Michelangelo who has come to represent the artist endowed

with mysterious solitary genius. His universal talents are shown by the tomb of Julius II,

The Medici Chapel, The Sistine Chapel and The Last Judgement.


Therefore efforts were made to discover the correct laws of proportion for architecture

and for the representation of the human body and to organize the creation of space in a picture.

Although these artists were very observant of natural phenomena, they also tended to invent

general rules from specific observations. They made an effort to go beyond direct translation of

nature into laws, and decided to give the word of art some ideal, intangible qualities, establishing

a beauty and signifigance great...