What Does It Mean To Say That Art Took On A Realistic Form

What we can know about the past is that art took on a realistic form back then. There is nothing abstract about this piece. Viewing other famous art from 1487 will confirm my theory because the human form was most often accurately represented. Art work from artists such as Raphael Sanzio and Sandro Botticelli confirms that bodies and faces of humans were true to form. Often noted as the Renaissance master, Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452. He started painting at the age of 15 and is known for being fascinated with science, human anatomy, and art. From what I have heard, he was highly regarded for his intelligence and for his talent. It seems I recall him being commissioned by Dukes and religious leaders to create masterpieces for their churches. The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are two very famous works that will never be forgotten. …show more content…
However, the artist notes relay that this was more of a comparison of the form of man as compared to architecture and how a perfect building might be built. As an artist comparing a perfect human body to a perfectly built temple might have been “out there” for others during the Renaissance. He could have put his reputation at risk for an idea so strange. The reason this piece became so famous and important is that it caused others to look at his theory and to start thinking about symmetry and proportion in architecture and relating it to perfect form. There is an example of Vitruvian architecture in the Pantheon in Rome. It is a square with three dimensions, a cube, and a sphere. Look at the drawing and see how the square and circle are specifically drawn out with the symmetrically formed human figure in the