High Renaissance is a period from the early 1490s to 1527 centered in Rome and Italy, pushing what used to be the focal point, Florence, to the side. Classical humanism’s paintings and sculptures led to religious and political tension. “The Renaissance stressed the ideas of the classical world and has been described as ending the medieval era and the start of the modern age.” Artists declared that the human body was a beautiful creation of God and should be shown more, so they furthered their studies in human anatomy in order to paint and sculpture the human body and implemented a whole lot more detail. “The Renaissance period is the beginning of the Western age of discovery and exploration, including nature, the world, and the use of classical
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“Da Vinci found Michelangelo, who created the enormous statue of David, which became the symbol of the city of Florence.” Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci were two of the tree primary art masters in the High Renaissance. “The third master was Raphael, who was one of the main painters in Rome, became one of the principal artists to work for Pope Julius II.” The Pope Julius II hired architects so they could turn his projects into reality. One of those architects is Donato Bramante, also known as the outstanding architect of the High Renaissance. “Bramante built temples, palaces, planned the Roman Catholic Christendom’s construction, and created Saint Peter’s basilica.” Tiziano Vercellio was Michelangelo and Raphael’s toughest competition. Tiziano, also known as Titan, was a member of the nobility, and painted the portraits of Kings. The most important one is a portrait of emperor Charles V on horseback, which became the guide for all noble portraits for the following two centuries. “Antonio Allegri made enormous fresco cycles for the cathedral of Parma and for the church of San Giovanni Evangelista.” During that time period, the artists approach to art combined with a strong influence from the south which limited the value of the as a sources for technological developments made by Dutch …show more content…
Every religious art created in the High Renaissance period is still around today and they symbolize amazing things from the past that have impacted the whole world. For example, the “Mona Lisa” was made in the 1500s by Leonardo da Vinci. Everyone knows the “Mona Lisa”, and many people have actually dedicated their lives to find the model in the painting. Many people have different theories of who could the Mona Lisa be, but they do not truly know who it is. The next example is “The Last Supper” also made by da Vinci in the High Renaissance. That painting captures the reaction of the apostles when Jesus told them they would all betray him at some point, thus making it one of the most remarkable paintings from the High Renaissance. The artists also sparked interest in the human anatomy, which opened up new doors for them and for the people since the people saw the paintings and wondered how the body could be so beautiful and perfect, so they wanted to learn more about the human anatomy too and encouraged them to seek further studies on that
“Da Vinci found Michelangelo, who created the enormous statue of David, which became the symbol of the city of Florence.” Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci were two of the tree primary art masters in the High Renaissance. “The third master was Raphael, who was one of the main painters in Rome, became one of the principal artists to work for Pope Julius II.” The Pope Julius II hired architects so they could turn his projects into reality. One of those architects is Donato Bramante, also known as the outstanding architect of the High Renaissance. “Bramante built temples, palaces, planned the Roman Catholic Christendom’s construction, and created Saint Peter’s basilica.” Tiziano Vercellio was Michelangelo and Raphael’s toughest competition. Tiziano, also known as Titan, was a member of the nobility, and painted the portraits of Kings. The most important one is a portrait of emperor Charles V on horseback, which became the guide for all noble portraits for the following two centuries. “Antonio Allegri made enormous fresco cycles for the cathedral of Parma and for the church of San Giovanni Evangelista.” During that time period, the artists approach to art combined with a strong influence from the south which limited the value of the as a sources for technological developments made by Dutch …show more content…
Every religious art created in the High Renaissance period is still around today and they symbolize amazing things from the past that have impacted the whole world. For example, the “Mona Lisa” was made in the 1500s by Leonardo da Vinci. Everyone knows the “Mona Lisa”, and many people have actually dedicated their lives to find the model in the painting. Many people have different theories of who could the Mona Lisa be, but they do not truly know who it is. The next example is “The Last Supper” also made by da Vinci in the High Renaissance. That painting captures the reaction of the apostles when Jesus told them they would all betray him at some point, thus making it one of the most remarkable paintings from the High Renaissance. The artists also sparked interest in the human anatomy, which opened up new doors for them and for the people since the people saw the paintings and wondered how the body could be so beautiful and perfect, so they wanted to learn more about the human anatomy too and encouraged them to seek further studies on that