Renaissance+art

Renaissance Art  by aparker15

All people view beauty in a different way. The sky, people, and rocks can be forms of beauty. These are all topics that artists paint. Renaissance art is unique because of the techniques, the artists, and the time period. Artists in the Renaissance time used a lot of techniques to bring the art to life. "Artists developed a system of one perspective, a mathematical system where all the edges and forms follow orthogonal lines conveying on a single point" (Art history). The one perspective system makes figures appear to exist in space on a two-dimensional surface (Art history). Some artists during the Renaissance used atmospheric perspective, which is when they softened the edges of their figures and objects blending them into the landscape (Art history). The artists made the figures move within the picture and interact with each other (Art history).

There were many famous artists during the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance. He was born on April 15, 1452 and died on May 2, 1519 (Leonardo). Leonardo was a sculptor, architect, engineer, and Italian painter (Leonardo). The //__Last Supper __// and //__Mona Lisa __// were the most famous and influential to the Renaissance (Leonardo). The Last Supper is religious themed; it shows Jesus sitting at the table with the Disciples having his last meal. The //__Mona Lisa __// is the picture of beauty in Leonardo's eyes (Langley 37). Another famous artist was Michelangelo. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 and died on February 18, 1564 (Michelangelo). He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. Michelangelo’s paintings aren’t well known. He painted parts of the //__Sistine Chapel. __//

The art from the Gothic period influenced the art during the Renaissance (Art history). The paintings during the Gothic period were mostly religious and the artists from the Renaissance picked up on that trend (Art history). The art in the Gothic period was plat and had no depth or emotion (Art history). So the artists during the Renaissance progressed towards more realism and three dimensions (Art history). In conclusion, Renaissance art is unique because of the time period, techniques, and artists. When people look at the art from the Renaissance it’s like they are actually there it brings the story to life. Through the art of Leonardo da Vinci, I learned that religion and beauty is the most important to the people during the Renaissance.

Works cited

"Leonardo DaVinci." //bio. true story//. 1996, 2012. Web. 15 Mar 2012.  "Michelangelo. biograghy ." //Bio.true story//. 1996, 2012. Web. 15 Mar 2012. [].

"Art history ." //Art history//. N.p., 2012. Web. 15 Mar 2012. []. Langley, Andrew. //Da Vinci and his times//. New york city : dk publishing, inc., 2006. 37.