The Italian Renaissance Art era refers to the rebirth of ancient literature and realistic, more human-like principles. The era lasted for 200 years, beginning in 1400 and ending in 1600 A.D.(“Italian Renaissance” Dillon). During the Italian Renaissance, there were many forms of art as well as many techniques and materials used to compose the works. The well-known artwork from the Italian Renaissance majorly included painting, such as Fresco, Tempera, Oil, and sculptures, especially realistic bodies and faces (“Italian Renaissance” Dillon). Renaissance Art was majorly based off of perspective, which gave depth and realism to any form of art. As an example, the Sistine Chapel ceiling is a two-dimensional surface, however, Michelangelo added perspective
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By far, the most obvious issue is that the artists from the Italian Renaissance Era created their works as if they were coming from a picture of a person or event, while artists from the Middle Ages incorporated a more abstract view into their artwork, therefore making it seem unrealistic and inhuman-like (“Illusion” Willard). Although the outcome of art from the Italian Renaissance and art from the Medieval Era was quite different, the artwork was made using various techniques as well as many materials (Norris 141). In addition, most of the poses in artwork from the Medieval time period resembled common poses of religious figures or other people who belong to the Christian world. In addition to poses, the proportions of all the figures vary, from tallest/largest being most relevant to shortest/smallest being least important (“Illusion” Willard). To display the difference in setting of both styles of art, figures in Medieval Art were placed in settings of religious significance, while the figures in Renaissance Art were generally painted in settings of human history, which sets a major boundary between the two styles of art where the artists have different mindsets about how and where the figures should be represented (“Illusion” Willard). Clearly, there are bounteous contributions to both Medieval and Renaissance art styles, providing each its own exclusiveness and influence to the world. …show more content…
Not only does the information about Renaissance Art support the thesis because of the information itself, but the amount of information that explains the practical artwork greatly exceeds the factors that contribute to the sophistication of Medieval Art. Some people could argue that Medieval Art is far more sophisticated than Renaissance Art because there were far more tools and materials used to conceive satisfactory artwork during the Middle Ages than during the Italian Renaissance, and Medieval Art contains quite a few hidden messages and religious thoughts, while Renaissance Art doesn’t necessarily focus on religion, and therefore there are not as many symbols represented throughout Renaissance Art. While the previously said statements are all very true, there are more details captured in Renaissance Art, yet lacked in Medieval Art, such as the idea of perspective and form to create a three-dimensional illusion. Practically all of Medieval Art was two dimensional, yet artists almost never included a deception that was remotely close as to trick viewers into believing the artwork was three dimensional. Aside from form and depth, artists from the Medieval time period valued religion, and therefore religion was continuously
By far, the most obvious issue is that the artists from the Italian Renaissance Era created their works as if they were coming from a picture of a person or event, while artists from the Middle Ages incorporated a more abstract view into their artwork, therefore making it seem unrealistic and inhuman-like (“Illusion” Willard). Although the outcome of art from the Italian Renaissance and art from the Medieval Era was quite different, the artwork was made using various techniques as well as many materials (Norris 141). In addition, most of the poses in artwork from the Medieval time period resembled common poses of religious figures or other people who belong to the Christian world. In addition to poses, the proportions of all the figures vary, from tallest/largest being most relevant to shortest/smallest being least important (“Illusion” Willard). To display the difference in setting of both styles of art, figures in Medieval Art were placed in settings of religious significance, while the figures in Renaissance Art were generally painted in settings of human history, which sets a major boundary between the two styles of art where the artists have different mindsets about how and where the figures should be represented (“Illusion” Willard). Clearly, there are bounteous contributions to both Medieval and Renaissance art styles, providing each its own exclusiveness and influence to the world. …show more content…
Not only does the information about Renaissance Art support the thesis because of the information itself, but the amount of information that explains the practical artwork greatly exceeds the factors that contribute to the sophistication of Medieval Art. Some people could argue that Medieval Art is far more sophisticated than Renaissance Art because there were far more tools and materials used to conceive satisfactory artwork during the Middle Ages than during the Italian Renaissance, and Medieval Art contains quite a few hidden messages and religious thoughts, while Renaissance Art doesn’t necessarily focus on religion, and therefore there are not as many symbols represented throughout Renaissance Art. While the previously said statements are all very true, there are more details captured in Renaissance Art, yet lacked in Medieval Art, such as the idea of perspective and form to create a three-dimensional illusion. Practically all of Medieval Art was two dimensional, yet artists almost never included a deception that was remotely close as to trick viewers into believing the artwork was three dimensional. Aside from form and depth, artists from the Medieval time period valued religion, and therefore religion was continuously