HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Renaissance
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Medieval
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Early Renaissance period started during the 1400s, around 1400 to 1495. Artists from this period started depicting more naturalistic features and utilized perspective in their paintings.
Detailed explanation-2: -The origins of Renaissance art can be traced to Italy in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. During this so-called “proto-Renaissance” period (1280-1400), Italian scholars and artists saw themselves as reawakening to the ideals and achievements of classical Roman culture.
Detailed explanation-3: -First Perspective – Fillipo Brunelleschi & Masaccio The first known picture to make use of linear perspective was created by the Florentine architect Fillipo Brunelleshi (1377-1446). Painted in 1415, it depicted the Baptistery in Florence from the front gate of the unfinished cathedral.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Renaissance refers to the era in Europe from the 14th to the 16th century in which a new style in painting, sculpture and architecture developed after the Gothic.
Detailed explanation-5: -A painter in the Italian High Renaissance and Late Renaissance, Antonio da Correggio is best known for his use of perspective and realism in his portraits.