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    The Impact of Linear Perspective in Renaissance Art Essentially, the period of Renaissance art was about the revival or the rebirth of classical Greek and Roman learning. The key difference is that while the Greeks were more inclined to idealism, the Renaissance people gravitated towards ideas of Humanism, making use of human based ideals, which resulted in greater realism in art. Humanism places emphasis on individual potential and the expansion on human knowledge as compared to the middle…

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    Introduction The ‘Calling of St Mathew’ and ‘The Last Supper’ are beautiful and renowned pieces of artwork, created by two artistically gifted individuals who are regarded as among the all-time greats in Western Art. As a result, they hold an influential place in Western Art history, commanding great influence on contemporary artists. The ‘Calling of St. Matthew’ is an oil painting set on a 322 × 340 cm canvas. It was painted between 1599 and 1600 by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo…

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    During the Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe there were many artists inspired by the world around them. In Italy, artists used humanism and naturalism to show how the world could be seen in a piece of art. In Northern Europe, artists use symbolism to show the story and meaning behind the art work. In both places people drew inspiration from these amazing artists and art pieces. The Renaissance art in Italy is inspired by humanism and naturalism. Many artists such as Giotto, Duccio, and…

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    Michelangelo Buonarotti is enormously viewed as a standout amongst the most compelling craftsmen of the Renaissance. He is optically peddled as an indistinguishably equivalent to Leonardo da Vinci and Rafael. He was a genuinely a Renaissance man, an artist, a craftsman, a stone carver and an engineer. A renaissance man is a man who is learned or capable in a mixed bag of fields. Indeed past his sublime painted creations and models, Michelangelo was kenned for his verse, his building design…

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    Women In Renaissance Art

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    Artists of the Renaissance era were revered for their sacred mastery of art, which caused them to be as equally high in the social structure as those of royalty. The general public of the time viewed artists as nothing short of gifted geniuses in their respective craft. The masterminds of the period, lasting roughly from 14th - 16th century AD, climbed the social ladder through their recreation of Latin Literature and of the figurative arts.¹ Each initially had no reputation or fame to any…

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    The Renaissance, a period in European civilization from the 14th to the 17th century, sanctioned for a distribution of conceptions and cultural revitalization. A discontinuity with medieval institutions, individualistic and humanistic thinking, as well as an aroused interest in the material world and nature triggered cultural concepts in the Renaissance such as art, politics, trade, urbanization and technological advances such as the Printing Press (which were acclimated to apportion opinions).…

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    The Renaissance Era was home to very unique cooking techniques and food preparation. Cooking methods in the Renaissance included spit roasting, baking, boiling, or frying, as well as salting and smoking. The most common way to preserve meat was with salt, whether that be by dry-curing or brining. Ways of preserving other foods was smoking, drying, or even pickling via vinegar. Dairy that was available in that age was usually turned into cheese or butter. Butter could be made in butter churns…

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    Printmaking is an art form that largely began in the early 16th Century Renaissance Europe. The art form involved drawing or engraving directly in a metal plate, and the use of paint and oils in order to duplicate an image. This inexpensive process allowed for the infinite duplication of artwork, resulting in the large recognition of artists from across Europe and public knowledge of their works. This form of art was of great benefit to those of whom could not afford original works, allowing for…

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    During the European Renaissance, both new wealth from overseas trade and the development of colonial empires made a vast influence on both new business and trade practices. Therefore, it has been the origin of financial dealings that are still used today. Without these practices, Europe’s economic atmosphere would have a completely different outlook. For that reason, the most significant change during the Renaissance was economically because of inflation, joint stock companies, and capitalism.…

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    Emerging from the despair of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance was a welcomed period of change. Europeans grew into a cultured society as wealthy metropolises developed. Prosperous merchants moved into larger cities and ambitious artists followed their patrons. Within renaissance art, there were many different sub-movements; from Northern European art to the “New Flemish Style”, and lastly the Italian renaissance. All of these artists contributed to the advancement of European art in various…

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