HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Worked exclusively with granite.
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Focused primarily on religious topics.
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Refused to accept payments from wealthy, political, or religious patrons.
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Used light, shadow, and perspective to carefully recreate the human form.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Renaissance art also reflects humanism. While medieval art was meant to teach a lesson, perhaps a bible story, Renaissance art glorified the humanity of the individuals being portrayed. Medieval statues tended to be of unnatural-looking saints. In contrast, Michelangelo’s David appears lifelike.
Detailed explanation-2: -Artists of the medieval period relied more on religious aspects of art depiction. On the other hand, the artists of the renaissance period relied more on the realistic aspects of life than religious aspects. This is one of the main differences between the two types of art.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the northern school of artists used light and shade to increase tone of colour, the Florentine and Roman school of painters used it to assign realism and enhance plasticity of figures and objects, further delineating shapes and sizes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Renaissance art is marked by a gradual shift from the abstract forms of the medieval period to the representational forms of the 15th century. Subjects grew from mostly biblical scenes to include portraits, episodes from Classical religion, and events from contemporary life.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.