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    The early Renaissance art in Florence focused on an elaborate, Gothic style of painting; very formal and traditional, yet there was always something that seemed to be lacking. Perspective and depth were two very important qualities in painting, yet up until the time of young Masaccio, (born Tommaso Guidi), paintings were beautiful, but seemed to just be art that hung on the wall. In Masaccio’s work, “rather than recede in space, the figures seem to come forward” (Cole 120). He may not have known

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    The artist from the renaissance period are thought to be the high Kings, and even associated to Gods, for the modern art era. The mixture of human compassion and deep religious piety created many greats works by artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo Di Vinci. However, with great skills, the artists taught themselves to be the best of the best, and compared themselves with the greats from Ancient Greece. Artists like Michelangelo and Rubens critiqued the artists in their age in order to see who among

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    the application of the vanishing point changed representation; and demonstrate the location of the vanishing point in the image, describing your rationale. 500 words. During the Renaissance, the arts gained an intellectual status that was previously unheard of thanks to the application of the vanishing point. Renaissance artists spent their time experimenting ways to create the illusion of space on a two-dimensional surface; Fillipo Brunelleshi was among the first to devise an effective system of

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    In the 15th century at the start of the Renaissance, painters mostly incorporated classicism and physical realism. Early Renaissance artists such a Botticelli, Giotto, and Masaccio developed and refined such techniques. Most works during this time continued to depict Christian stories from the bible, however, characters and narratives from classical mythology were introduced in order to illustrate their humanistic beliefs. The standard of humanism attached more importance to man and less importance

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    In early Christianity there was a lack of art depicting stories from the bible, in the renaissance time period there were a lot of masterpieces being created and most of them were being created to exemplify the stories from the bible. Many artists became famous for eternity just by the designs the created. Some of the most famous artists that are still looked at and used today in schools when showing artistic styles are; Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Sanzio, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albrecht Dürer

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    which to make art in Renaissance and Baroque Italy, the debate, seems to have hardened into a matter of disegno and colore, with each representing a whole artistic philosophy exacerbated by an wrapped up in civic pride, competition and individual ego. If taken at face value, disegno, represented by Georgio Vasari and practiced in Florence, was the essence of rationality and intellectual detail, demanding artists who could be “universal” (this being too early to call themselves “Renaissance men”), and

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    The history of drawing in the Italian Renaissance developed throughout the years to be considered an art in its own right. This new movement was originated and centered in Italy. Throughout the course of history, the limited accessibility to paper helped to mold and develop the medium and material in which artists used to draw. During the course of the Italian Renaissance artists improvised ways to express their art and emotions by using materials other than paper. Due to the fact that the technology

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    Medieval vs Renaissance Art Task 1 – a) Make a list of the differences Document A Document B Egg tempera , no shadow just dark colours Very realistic with much depth and attention to detail No background, just solid colour 3D Hieratic Scale, the baby is large Oil Paint, bright colours with shadow and the ability to be much more creative when painting 2D Lots of attention to human body Gods/Saints/Heavens, painting is based around Christianity religion The background shows a lot of nature; such as

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    Art is a world wide known skill, where the artist expresses themselves with no limitations. Over the years, humans have produced numerous forms of art, such as paintings, sculptures, architecture, music, and the list goes on. For instance, Renaissance art is mesmerizing due to the fact that back then their art was very realistic looking rather than earlier work. Renaissance artist used perspective and foreshadowing in order to create an illusion which made their paintings so realistic. Not only were

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    affected the art of the Renaissance because of how Renaissance artists became increasingly interested with humanist concepts, and because of how they tried to incorporate humanist beliefs into their art. Artists conveyed their humanist beliefs by using new techniques such as perspective, and by painting more realistic figures. In addition, humanism encouraged artists to paint using new secular themes that were rediscovered along with classical art and texts. The artists of the Italian Renaissance expressed

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