During the three major stylistic periods of Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo, science has replaced the spiritual. Before these periods, religious themes dominated the paintings in the Middle Ages. Previously, the church was holding a monopoly on art with its unspoken license for all subjects religious because the church was focusing on influencing the faithful through its vision of what the art should be.
As patrons changed and with them came the new scenes, trends, and objectives of the art. Let’s dive in, cover, and explain how the artist used the growing body of scientific knowledge in creating their work during Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo.
Italian Rennaissance – "Mona Lisa."
Mona Lisa (da Vinci, 1503-1506) is a very famous painting that below the surface contains uses in art technique of new scientific knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci was well-rounded in many areas and not only in art. He was also a gifted scientist: mathematician, geologist, engineer, and even writer and musician – all of the knowledge combined helped him to create this masterpiece. According to Study.com (n.d) “Da Vinci had applied techniques and elements new to the era. The Mona Lisa's skin appears to glow from the layers of transparent oils. Da Vinci was a scientist and applied what he knew of anatomy to give the Mona Lisa realism.” …show more content…
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In their pursuit of realism and impact on the viewers, Baroque artists had to ensure that the science of light, reflections, and shadows were all correct. Shadows, reflections, and highlights all depend on the surfaces where the light lands and makes disturbing scenes even more emotionally impactful to the viewer. From the high-school knowledge of physics, we know that optical illusions are difficult to create, require understanding how to place the source of light, and how each material and colors reflect lights
As patrons changed and with them came the new scenes, trends, and objectives of the art. Let’s dive in, cover, and explain how the artist used the growing body of scientific knowledge in creating their work during Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo.
Italian Rennaissance – "Mona Lisa."
Mona Lisa (da Vinci, 1503-1506) is a very famous painting that below the surface contains uses in art technique of new scientific knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci was well-rounded in many areas and not only in art. He was also a gifted scientist: mathematician, geologist, engineer, and even writer and musician – all of the knowledge combined helped him to create this masterpiece. According to Study.com (n.d) “Da Vinci had applied techniques and elements new to the era. The Mona Lisa's skin appears to glow from the layers of transparent oils. Da Vinci was a scientist and applied what he knew of anatomy to give the Mona Lisa realism.” …show more content…
Tulp.“
In their pursuit of realism and impact on the viewers, Baroque artists had to ensure that the science of light, reflections, and shadows were all correct. Shadows, reflections, and highlights all depend on the surfaces where the light lands and makes disturbing scenes even more emotionally impactful to the viewer. From the high-school knowledge of physics, we know that optical illusions are difficult to create, require understanding how to place the source of light, and how each material and colors reflect lights