Artistry During The Renaissance

Artistry went through a rebirth during the Renaissance, sparked by new forms of architecture, sculpture, and painting. Many new ideas and styles were developed as Europe came out of plague and downfall and into a period of regrouping and starting over. Many artists who were at the center of the renaissance worked more than one job, and some of the ideas presented in this time period are still used today. Some artists, such as Michelangelo, specialized in all artistic fields, specifically architecture, painting, and sculpture. By working in almost all fields, he could handle any job thrown at him, such as the SIstine Chapel ceiling. Others concentrated on one subject, like constructing new buildings with a never used before style. The flexibility …show more content…
Also, many new ideas were introduced, as people became fascinated with the near perfectness of the human body. Paintings and sculptures were commonly of people, some famous, nude, such as ‘The Creation of Adam’ by Michelangelo. This concept was demonstrated in a fascinating way and it showed the sheer brilliance of the painter. He used the text of the bible which clearly stated that Adam was naked and put it into pictures which showed a young, supple man, getting ready to journey on god’s earth. Many buildings were created just to remember the styles used by the early Greeks and Romans, and for the architect to become well known. The style of architecture used during the Renaissance was Romanesque. The purpose of using this structure was to create romantic buildings which were similar to that of the Romans, with small details, arches, and thick walls. Altogether, all of the styles of artistry used during the Renaissance had ideas which were used prior to Europe’s dark age, which shows that artistry went through a renaissance during The Renaissance. Artists were an important part of the Renaissance because there work demonstrated the feelings of the common citizens and fit right into the culture during that time period. Artists were one of the most important groups do to their diligence and perfectness in their work, …show more content…
The sculpture was tantalizing- giving a figure a new look. The idea of showing the human body was a key to Renaissance sculpture. Practically all of the paintings includes a naked person, fine and reformed, perfect, without blemishes. This was important to the Renaissance because perfectness was life. A perfect life was the goal of everyone to achieve. People during the Renaissance were taken over by the greatness of the human and what he could perform. After all, if god put someone like David or Moses on the earth, it was to show what a human should strive for. Using this basic concept, sculpture became an integral part. Sculptures of biblical, and fictional characters were the most common, but sculptors like Michelangelo went out of the box and also made slaves, different types of slaves. Good slave, bad slave, dying slave, all humans who did not reach a full potential. He shows this in the sculptures, as they are bereft of hope, in the world to do something which is ultimately useless. This way, sculpture became very big during the