Art of the Italian Renaissance

The Renaissance occurred in Europe between 1400 and 1600. This event began in Italy during the Medieval period and then expanded to the rest of Europe, marking the start of the Modern age. The Renaissance began in Florence Italy in the 14th century. It was a cultural movement that had an enormous impact in Europe during the early modern period. The Renaissance’s influenced politics, science, literature, art, philosophy, religion, music, and other aspects. Around the 13th century in Italy started the Renaissance’s art influence. Leonardo da Vinci, was known as the "Renaissance man," because of his art masterpieces and his studies in other fields during this time. Italy wasn’t a political concept in the

“No painter can paint well without a thorough knowledge of geometry” (qtd. in Butterfield 27). The Italian Renaissance is famous for its art which includes unique style of painting and sculpting, however, the Renaissance made significant remark on the use of scientific techniques which also can be considered as the influence of classical ideas. Although, classical ideas were not advanced like in the Renaissance, it provided the foundation for the Renaissance to revive it again. The Italian Renaissance transformed the manner of viewing the arts. Before, most people in Italy were bounded by religious thoughts and beliefs. Renaissance helped people to shift their mind and behavior towards the secular ideas, instead of vague ideology like

The Renaissance period is known for the revival of the classical art and intellect born in ancient Greece and Rome. The Renaissance is also a time that is marked by growth, exploration, and rebirth. The Italian Renaissance started in Florence and progressively made its way into Venice and then into the great city of Rome. During the Renaissance, Rome was home to some of the most renowned works of art and the finest architectural masterpieces in the world - too many that still holds true today. Along with the delicate architecture and grand artistry, Rome was also home to a mixture of people and cultures. It is in this cultural context and through the book A Street Life in Renaissance Rome: A Brief History with Documents, that understanding how men, woman, and specifically Jews and Christians lived in Rome becomes important to better understand this period of renewal.

The Italian Renaissance was a time for great cultural change and achievements, which began in Italy approximately during the 13th century and lasted up until the 16th century. It marked the transition between the Dark Ages and Early Modern Europe. The European Renaissance originated in Central Italy, and centered in the city of Florence.i The distinctive characteristics of northern Italian states such as art, literature, philosophy, and culture produced an atmosphere of learning and artistic expression.

Ferrara is a small city in Italy, almost comparable in size to Portland, ME. This city is known for its many buildings from the renaissance era in which at the time was ruled by the Este family. The Este family is known for building the Diamanti Palace, as well as the famous Este Castle. The Castello Estense, also known as the Este Castle is a historical building in the center of the city of Ferrara, Italy. This medieval castle served as a fortress for the Este family during the late 1300s. This castle is an important part of Ferrara’s history because of the part it played in the growth of power that the Este family gained throughout the 13th century. Throughout the

What is Rebirth? The Renaissance, a cultural and historical movement, began in the 15th and 16th Centuries. Throughout the Renaissance, the influence of Ancient Rome was rediscovered after many advances in thought had been lost during the medieval dark ages. The center of this ideological revolution based itself in Italy. Renowned artists involved in the revolution include Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Jan Van Eyck. After hundreds of years, numerous pieces of work which these gentlemen crafted still stand. The Renaissance springboarded numerous, unique styles of art and dramatically impacted modern day art.

One of the most influential periods in the history of Western Art is the Italian Renaissance, between 1400-1600 CE. During this time art flourished, and many of the techniques and advancements of art would continue to be taught in art schools that spread across Europe and lay as the foundation of art in modern society. However, some of the main values taught from the Renaissance also caused the resurgence of art at the time, and were originally adapted from the Ancient Greek (Visual-arts...). Particularly in sculpture, the Greeks focus on perfecting the naturalism of the human form would influence sculptors and artist of the Renaissance and Western civilization to maintain focus of depicting human anatomy accurately and resembling real human

During the 14th century, Italy was divided into many self-governing city sates. Florence, an independent republic and third largest city in Europe at the time, was the motherland of the Italian Renaissance. This was an enlightening time of “rebirth” that began directly after the Middle Ages (History.com Staff). Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance due to its location, prosperity, and cultural amalgamation.

Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation had really stirred the religious pot. In the early 1600’s, the Catholic Church responded with the Counter Reformation which propelled the Baroque movement and its artistic aim of making Catholic theology appeal to the masses. Biblical stories with drama and movement were some of the ways Baroque artists sought to engage the viewer. Baroque dominated most of the seventeenth century Europe and later developed into the Rococo style later during the eighteenth century. Begun in the 1700’s, the Rococo Era was art of the aristocracies for the aristocracies. It was technically flashy, but without deep thought or emotional drama, the Rococo celebrated the leisure activities of the upper class. The Rococo style is above all an expression of wit and frivolity. Rococo style signaled the shift from Rome to Paris as the new capital of culture and fashion in Europe. Both styles were influenced by political, social and religious factors, and there are profound differences between the two styles. For this essay, I chose to compare an Italian painting from the Baroque era with a French painting from the Rococo Era. The two paintings I chose to compare and analyze are Luca Giordano’s Martyrdom of St. Bartolomeo, and Jean-Marc Nattier’s Terpsichore, Muse of Music and Dance.

Three fascinating artists known as Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo marked the stylistic period of the Italy 1500 to 1600. These three men inspired the high Renaissance. Florence and Rome hosted the leading artist for that century. I will like to describe a painting of Raphael that caught my attention from reading the textbook; it is called the Marriage of the Virgin. In this painting the artists used linear perspective to create the illusion of space in the far back. He placed the vanishing point of the one point perspective in the doorway of the beautiful painted round house that is symmetrical on both side. The artists created the plaster in different sizes of rectangular shapes in red and cream colors to emphasize on the importance of linear perspective in the painting. If the painting was divided in two parts, the viewer will see that it is symmetric on both sides. There are thirteen figures on each side of the painting with the high priest being the middleman placed in the center of the human drama. He also put the figures in groups that relate to the part they each play in the artwork, this is known as a unified figure group in high

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. They all have their own stories behind how they became famous, but what each one has in common is that they were talented in their own form of art. It may have been in different forms such as painting, architecture, or sculpting but they all had an eye for artistic design.

The Ideal City is the title given to three indistinguishable Italian Renaissance paintings with uncertain attribution. Being kept at three different spots they are most frequently referred to by their sites: The Ideal city of Urbino, Baltimore, and Berlin.

The Italian Renaissance, in contrast to the conservative attitude of the Middle Ages, introduced a society dominated by a secular, humanistic spirit. One of the most historically significant events of the Renaissance was the Reformation. Some people argue that the Reformation was a rejection the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Others assert that the Reformation was an embracement of these secular ideas. However as with many questions, this issue cannot be given a definite answer. The events of sixteenth-century Europe shows that the Reformation rejected secular ideas in some ways and embraced them in others. Martin Luther defied the Catholic Church and formed his own ideas on salvation, embracing secularism. In England, Henry VIII would reject Catholic authority, thereby accepting the secular spirit. However, he also rejected secularism by continuing to uphold traditional Catholic theology. Edward VI and Mary I would both establish national religion, of which there was no questioning, and reject the secular spirit. Elizabeth I also established a national religion, but her more conservative religious policies reflected her embracement of secular ideas. On the other hand, John Calvin created a religious sect that was dedicated to ardent religious devotion and righteousness, thereby rejecting secularism. Thus, the Reformation both rejected and embraced the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance.

The Renaissance time period was home to many new ideas in art. This includes new artists bringing forth ideas that had yet to be discovered and made popular. New themes and types of art were also being brought forward during this period.

Based off of the character played in the video game, being a Renaissance art patron proved to be difficult. Obviously I started out as simply a merchant trying to make a living and come out with a substantial profit that would then allow myself to buy art. As soon as I started to buy art, things became more difficult as far as business. When just being a merchant selling wool, alum, and linen, I did sell between countries and had some issues when it came to doing business with rivaling countries, but when I incorporated art into the mix, I began to deal with personal relations with the church and the pope. Since such a great deal of art was created to honor god and show how devoted you were to the church by how extravagant and expensive the pieces were, trading between countries would also cause issues with the reputation within the church.