WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The depiction of beauty in Renaissance art is shown to be more complex than a mere photograph-like representation of sexuality or of a person’s physical appearance. Instead, Renaissance art created physically perfect images resulting from scholarly expectation, the artist’s ambitions and his developing skills.

Detailed explanation-2: -Renaissance artists often portrayed the human body in a naturalistic, celebratory and anatomically accurate way. This was in marked contrast to the way the body was portrayed in the Middle Ages, and more in line with the way it was portrayed by Greek and Roman sculptors during the Classical era.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cadavers were used by both scientists and artists throughout history to learn anatomy. Doing so provided artists with the skills to create realistic and detailed humans in their art. Renaissance artists indeed used human cadavers to understand anatomy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Renaissance: 1400’s to early 16th Century. A body that was curvy, and full figured was praised in the art world. Many paintings from the Renaissance were of women who today, we would consider to be obese. This body type was preferred because in those times, being wealthy meant having food surround you.