Masaccio

We are now in the years of 1411 through 1430. Three Florentine friends get recognized and become the founders of the Renaissance. One of themis named Brunelleschi. He is an architect. Another is Donatello. He is a sculptor. And finally, Masaccio is a painter. They have a pretty large age gap. Let’s focus on Brunelleschi first. He was the first to come up with the idea of putting a Renaissance spin to art. When he and other humanists take a trip to Rome, he quickly notes details like dimensions…

Young Early Renaissance artist Masaccio painted The Expulsion from Paradise he painted it on the wall of the Brancacci Chapel in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, in Florence, Italy. The Expulsion from Paradise is a fresco, that uses perspective and a vanishing point to grab the viewers’ attention. These features offer us with a way of understanding the beautiful work of art that it is. This painting was one of the most remarkable paintings from all of the ones we studied this semester. I…

Renaissance art from the start of the thirteen hundreds to the late fifteen hundreds have great influences with the Christian religion such as the painting "Expulsion of Adam and Eve" by Masaccio. Masaccio painted the "Expulsion of Adam and Eve" around the years 1425 to 1428, depicting the image of Adam and Eve being exiled from the Garden of Eden (Nichols 69). This painting was part of Masaccio's collection of paintings in the Brancacci Chapel in the church Santa Maria del Carmine located in…

Renaissance’ he used many techniques in his art including light, linear perspective and ? to create believable scenes, giving him such a good reputation. Before Masaccio perspective was something rarely seen in paintings before the 14th century, only a few attempting at perspective with the use of creating shadows to create depth. But Masaccio brought his skills and created new standards for perspective presenting us with foreshortening, giving his paintings realism and a naturalistic style. His…

INTRODUCTION In the history of human evolution, art is an indispensable item, whether it is from prehistoric times to the present 21st century. Whether period or modern apes, humans are inseparable and art. Can be found everywhere in life is not the same art, perhaps a modern or perhaps handed down from ancient times. In modern times, art history has become a discipline dedicated to teaching people how to assess and explain the basis of the works of art on their own perspective. Through a…

Early Renaissance Art From the early fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth century, the Italian Renaissance transformed art and brought about countless masterpieces in Italy. It can be seen in writings, sculptures, paintings, architecture, so on the new ideas that were transforming art. From artists such as Fra Angelico to sculptures like Donatello, this movement not only gave us beautiful pieces to admire today, but also rebirthed the entire art movement at this time. If we start…

Masaccio was the first credited artist to use Filippo Brunelleschi’s linear perspective method. The painting he had demonstrated this technique on is called the, The Trinity, which was commissioned by a member of the Lenzi family for the Dominican Church…

shocked a lot of people at their first time of seeing it. It is not hard to imagine, around 1424, there were not many paintings have those extreme facial expression. People didn't get used to seeing this screaming and howling in paintings. Accordingly, when people try to connect the expressions to the story, it surely creates an intense feeling of what the story was about and what was the cost of disobeying God. On the contrary, Masolino’s Adam and Eve don’t really have any expression on their…

Michelozzo di Bartolomeo’s Palazzo Medici-Riccardi is considered one of the greatest palaces built during the Renaissance in Florence. This Palazzo began being built in 1444 and is where the Medici family resided and worked for a while. Architecture during the Renaissance consisted of bringing some architectural elements inspired by the classical period, and this building is no exception. Its outside is simple, although it consists of an entablature with a large cornice and it’s in a square form…

The Renaissance was a period of advancement in various subjects. It was a time of great intellectual inquiry into all the branches of learning and fields of study. Philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, and artists began to examine the world around them with a stronger and deeper want and need for understanding the universe in which they lived. These students of the world around them also showed a greater interest in the role of humanity within this boundless universe. From this there is an…