High Renaissance

The light at the end of the tunnel for Europe was the Renaissance. When defining one era, one must consider what differentiated it from the eras preceding and succeeding it. In the case of the Renaissance, it is religion, gunpowder, art, and state-building that separates it from the Dark Ages. These are four of the characteristics that Rabb also argues defined the era. From the ashes of the Catholic Church arose the Renaissance. Medieval Europe was ruled by the Catholic Church, and in…

The Italian Renaissance in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italy was the upbringing of several new ideas and concepts that many Europeans were not familiar with at the time, as well as the transition from medieval to modern times. As stated by a Swiss historian in the nineteenth-century, the Renaissance was the “prototype of the modern world.” Humanism was introduced and spread by Francesco Petrarch, the “father of humanism,” as well as several other humanists. Platonism was briefly revived,…

The Renaissance took root in Italy in the 14th century and spread north, bringing with it a renewed interest in classical values as people rediscovered the ancient Greek and Roman literature and art that the Middle Ages forgot. Use of the feudal system declined in favor of monarchies, oligarchies, and parliaments, and the Roman Catholic Pope had less influence on politics. Niccolò Machiavelli’s 1532 The Prince separated political theory and religion as Machiavelli described a successful ruler as…

beautiful, examples of the Renaissance period is the Pazzi Chapel in Florence, Italy. There is a strong emphasis on symmetry and proportion in the design of this building. There is plenty of repetition of geometric shapes, circles, and squares. It is this repetition of shapes and the simple colours within the building that make it harmonious. The chapel is very simplistic with a sense of openness, something that also mirrors the sense of harmony typical of Renaissance buildings. In the…

Renaissance Era The Renaissance era has influenced the world of today in every aspect of it. Not only did it influence but also improved the world. The Renaissance has changed the way we think and act. Many inventions also came about during this time. Humanism is a new way of thinking about themselves than their life based on religious figures, which is something that came about during this time. Science got the thought of inquiring and questioning because of the Renaissance ideas. People began…

Characteristics of the Renaissance The printing press "The demand for perfect reproductions of texts and the renewed focus on studying them helped trigger one of the biggest discoveries in the whole of human history: printing with movable type. For me this is the easiest and single greatest developed of the Renaissance and allowed modern culture to develop," Wilde told Live Science. The printing press was developed in Europe by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440. It allowed Bibles, secular books,…

distance being blurred, and lighter, with less contrast. These two techniques give and incredible sense of naturalism to The Madonna of the Meadow and other Renaissance paintings. Linear perspective is another technique used in the Renaissance to show depth, by using diagonals which converge at a vanishing point. The art produced during the Renaissance was fueled by the revival of Greek classical style, which revolved around naturalism, and the belief of…

Week 2 Assignment- How the Visual Arts Communicate For this assignment, I have chosen option B, to compare and contrast Michelangelo’s “Pieta” and da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, two works of art from the High Renaissance. Michelangelo was one of the most famous and influential artists of the High renaissance period. He created a new idea of art in the form of individualism and had such a unique style which was known as a sign of nobility in that period. One of his first works of art was The "Pieta",…

Mannerist art movement. This means that artist began to stray away from Renaissance ideals and began to develop an untouched style. One can see Mannerist characteristics in Parmigianino's pieces from the way he portrays his subjects. In contrast to showing anatomically correct humans, Parmigianino exaggerates the length of their limbs and disregards the universal laws of perspective. Again, borrowing from the high renaissance, he proceeds to capture dynamism while he captures his subjects in…

Raphael was born on April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. He was originally born as Rafaello Sanzio, he is an Italian Renaissance painter and architect. Raphael’s father, Giovanni Santi was painter at the court of Urbino. In 1499, Raphael decided to go to Perugia, to work with another famous artist Perugino. His “elegant and graceful style” was attracted by Raphael, he used this inspiration towards Marriage of the Virgin. When Raphael was eight years old, his mother had passed away, and a few years…