WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did Renaissance art differ from medieval art?
A
Renaissance art had better shading and looked more realistic.
B
Medieval art had better shading and looked more realistic
C
Renaissance art was all religious
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The biggest difference between Renaissance art and Medieval art was the focus on artistic realism. Famous artists like Da Vinci and Michelangelo developed the use of depth and perspective drawing. The idea of foreshortening was also discovered here.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most important techniques that were established during the renaissance were sfumato, chiaroscuro, perspective, foreshortening and proportion. The advent of these techniques marked a significant shift in art history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Medieval artists were less interested in realism “The strangeness that we see in medieval art stems from a lack of interest in naturalism, and they veered more toward expressionistic conventions, ‘’ Averett says. In turn, this made most of the people in medieval art look similar.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Answer and Explanation: Renaissance art was more realistic than that which was produced during the Middle Ages. The technique of linear perspective in particular, which was invented by Fillipo Brunelleschi, made paintings seem more lifelike and three dimensional than any produced before.

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