During the late 14th century until about the 16th century, Italy and other European countries

From the late fifteenth century to the genesis of the sixteenth, a new movement influenced art in Europe, expanding the bleak limits of past art and created some of the most memorable masterpieces in history. The creators of these artworks during these decades of the Renaissance include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Raphael Sanzio. Influenced and sometimes driven competitively by each other, these artists share differences and similarities in their life, art style and techniques, and interests.

Another technique that was developed was perspective. Perspective was formed with the creation of the vanishing point to make paintings more realistic. Masaccio was one of the great painters of his time because of his skill of recreating lifelike figures and movement, along with portraying a sense of three-dimensionality. One of Masaccio’s greatest paintings is the Holy Trinity which was painted in 1427. This painting has a great use of perspective and chiaroscuro to show realism. Chiaroscuro was another technique that was formed to show light and dark intensities to give the impression of depth and texture as well as a source of light. With the use of different shades of colour, sfumato was a new technique that emerged during this time that produces soft, imperceptible transitions between colours and tones to show blending and oneness. These techniques established a basis of modern art. These techniques are still used till this day and have shaped the way art is currently produced.

During the Renaissance, the people of Europe experienced a rebirth of culture and study of classical antiquity. New ideas arose that transformed every aspect of European life. Beginning in Italy, the Renaissance spread northward to the rest of Europe. Italy had the advantage of not being hit by the Black Death or the Hundred Years War, in comparison to the rest of Europe, and therefore was able to trade to Asia and maintain prosperous cities during the Middle Ages. The Italians, as a result, had merchants who were proud of their success in business, which they believed was possible because of their merit as an individual. The merchants were able to fuel the Renaissance in Italy by commissioning artists and writers to produce specific works. Northern Europe still needed to recover from the Black Death and Hundred Years War to gain political and economic stability to have a Renaissance. While both the Italians and Northern Europeans went through a Renaissance, they experienced the Renaissance differently, and the similarities and differences between their experiences in terms of how they each developed the ideals of humanism, individualism, and secularism is evident in Renaissance artists’ works, specifically Michelangelo’s David and van Eyck’s The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin.

The utilization of perspective allowed the viewers to have a more intimate relationship with items of worship in a sacred setting. Many paintings were closely tied to sacred paintings as an item to assist worship or to retell the narrative of the Bible. the renaissance was also a time of fascination with realism, exampled by Vasari’s praise of “the bare torso for its perfection as an anatomic study” in regard to the Piero della Francesca. Art is also very complicated in that it “grounds its persuasiveness in the “truth” of optical experience” (Pardo, Giotto and the Thing Not Seen). The addition of perspective allows sacred paintings to appear three dimensional, adding a complexity to worshippers as it seems as the bible narrative or the person of worship (Mary, Christ, etc.) is appearing out of the painting directly to the worshipper. This interaction caused the viewer to feel more intimate in their worship as they felt that they had a genuine, almost tangible connection with the actual religious figures. Perspective in sacred use is further shown with “the possibility that the

Art has played a significant role of establishing culture, history, and values that are held dear too many people. One of the most influential pieces is perhaps the Pieta by Michelangelo that screams out these points. This magnificent sculpture is made with delicate and precise cuts that flourishes it into one of the most endured pieces in history. The Pieta contains many powerful and complex ideals that even experts are still examining today. Michelangelo purposely created this piece to have people drain their thoughts and emotions all over this masterpiece.

The “Renaissance” was an important time following the Middle Ages. Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman art styles and ideas were revived during this period of time. Extravagant and detailed paintings were commissioned and featured mythological creatures from Greek and Roman culture. It was similar to an artistic revolution. One of the most famous painters from this period was Sandro Botticelli. Known for his detail included in his paintings, Botticelli went on to create paintings for influential figures of the Renaissance and a few frescos for the Sistine Chapel. Sandro Botticelli is the Renaissance Idol because he created a unique art style that was widely imitated by the time of his death.

Starting the fourteenth century, until the seventh century a period of new ideas spread in Europe, this period is known as the Renaissance, the word itself means rebirth, or reawakening. This word is perfect for describing this period as it was the rebirth of art, and culture in Europe, from the dark ages. This period brought many new changes in the world of art and sciences. Painter such as Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello, and so many more came out during this period of time. While art is normally seen during the Renaissance, there were many scientific breakthroughs during the time that can be seen in the arts during the Renaissance.

Artists of the Italian Renaissance era expressed the ideals of their time using a technique called perspective. In painting, perspective was the great innovation of the Renaissance. Using mathematics, artists discovered how to produce, on a flat, two dimensional surface, the three dimensional view seen in reality. Objects and figures in the painting are positioned so that the space of the painting seemed to recede, moving backward toward a central vanishing point. Renaissance artists rediscovered and greatly expanded their knowledge on linear perspective, vanishing point and horizon line. Linear perspective means changing a painting. An example of this is looking through a window and painting exactly what you see on the pane. Instead of every object being the same size, objects farther away from you would have been drawn smaller, as things

The St. Peter's Pietà, is a major work of the Italian Renaissance, by Michelangelo in 1500. It is the representation of the body of Jesus after his death on the cross in the arms of the Virgin Mary. The Pietà is carved in a single block of Carrara marble. It is of the best works of Michelangelo, the Pietà is a representation of Christ in the arms of his mother. It represents in particular the pain of the Virgin Mary facing the death of her son.

While I do think that the political situation in Italy during the Renaissance was a key factor in the rise of humanism, I think that it has less to do with power hungry and self centered rulers which can be seen throughout the Middle Ages, and more to do with how they exercised their power. Firstly, there was a new desire and ability to flaunt one’s wealth and power during the Renaissance, which lead to an increase in art, especially depictions of everyday life. This helped further the humanist movement because art now more accurately depicted human nature. Secondly, rulers and governments brought back forms of government that hadn’t been seen since classical times in order to keep their power and to let the common people have more say. The

The Renaissance was a period of the “rebirth” of the art and learning styles based on Greco-Roman inspiration. These ideas had been lost in Europe due to the Dark Ages. The Renaissance began in the 1300s, and it reached its crowning point during the 1500s. During this time, trading was thriving, and this allowed for innovative ideas to spread. Trade routes from the Middle East and far East brought mathematical and scientific advancements to Europe. The profits from trade allowed prosperous merchants to support artists to create new works of art. The rebirth was also included the influence of new ways of looking at the world. Also during this time artists and writers switched their attention towards an individualistic point of view. By incorporating new skills in their creations, they were able to express a humanism aspect. This was an era of great revolution in political, social, economic, and cultural extents.

Art became well known back in the pre-historic era when cavemen painted pictures on the walls. But became really popular during the Renaissances when painters and sculptors took light. The Renaissances was a great time for art in Italy when land was being explored and people trying to get back to their ancient Greek and Roman roots. Writers, Scholars, and Artist alike were reawakened with inspiration from Ancient Greek and Roman art. The origin of the Renaissance was traced back to the late 13th , early 14th century known as the "Proto-Renaissance".

Art had a major impact during the renaissance. The most famous artists that made a huge impact in art were Michelangelo, Rapheal, Donatello, Leonardo, and Masaccio. You may remember the first four artist named from the hit tv show/movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (tmnt). But your probably thinking who the heck is Masaccio. Well he is the guy that Michelangelo, Rapheal, Donatello, Leonardo all learned from. The funny thing is that Masaccios nickname is the splinter which is also from the tv show. But never mind the whole tv show and what not. Let's focus on how did Michelangelo, Rapheal, Donatello, Leonardo change art or advanced art. Michelangelo was

Michelangelo carved this masterpiece with an extraordinary attention to detail and texture. From the wavy, lifelike hair on top of Jesus’ head, to the elegant folds of veil that caress Mary’s beautiful face, the sculpture shows to have a great amount of various textures. Even on the lifeless hands and feet of Jesus, we can see the conspicuous valleys of veins that rest just below his skin.

The Renaissance in Italy included some of the greatest artists we have ever seen from Leonard Da Vinci, to Michelangelo, and Raphael. The Renaissance took place from the late 13th to 16th centuries. Firstly, during the renaissance liberal arts was brought back to light, which were on the brink of being extinct1. Secondly, what is also interesting about art during this time was that most of the art had Christian in its roots, for example, Botticelli’s The Allegory of Spring is said to have had a Christian interpretation1. “Every Italian artist, willingly took the title of architect, sculptor, and painter” 2. At the beginning of the fifteenth century, the Italian painters had asked the Flemish painters for their secret techniques because the Italians felt like the language of painting was one that was always meant for them2. The sculptors claimed their inspiration from ancient works. Lastly the Renaissance introduced idea of individualism, which helped the Italians get away from everything that was going on during that time. Art during the Renaissance included painting, sculpting and architecture, all of which were an important part in expressing the idea of individualism and making art what is today.