Scottish Renaissance

‘The Holy Trinity’, painted 1425, near the beginning of the Italian renaissance for art, is a fresco painting located at the Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Standing at 667 cm x 317 cm, the painting’s proportions overall are about 3:1 vertical-to-horizontal. The was painting originally intended to face the entrance, now situated to the left of the entrance, with a lot of thought going into how the painting would immediately impact the viewer using their line of sight from entrance to painting.…

ancient Germanic people; hence, its use in the 1640s as a term for the art style that emerged in northern Europe in the Middle Ages has nothing to do with the historical Goths and it was originally applied in scorn by Italian architects of the Renaissance. The term was extended to early 19th century to describe the literary style that used northern European medieval settings to suggest horror and mystery. The word was revived in 1983 as the name for a style of music and the associated youth…

Art throughout the world reflects new ideas of the time and preserves the past historically marking each new era. A shift in the way the world is organized is almost always immediately followed by a new perspective that changes the way people create and receive art. Art has endless capability to be felt, observed, and examined in new ways that reveal a story behind each piece that weaves another picture of life during that century. Exploring art movements not only reveals the history of the time…

By the Baroque we refer either to the historical period 1600 - 1750 that followed the Renaissance. The style of Baroque was a new way of expression that was born in Rome, Italy, from where it spread almost across Europe. It was characterized by a strong dramatic and emotional element, while it was mainly applied to architecture, sculpture and music, but is also found in literature or painting. The purpose of the Baroque is primarily to impress as well as exalt the person through his passions and…

The Roman Empire was one of the greatest in history. It had one of the first strong governments and codes of law (Trembinski 6). However, the fall of Rome in 476 CE marked the end of a united Europe (“Middle Ages”). All across the continent and for many centuries to come, millions of shattered people had to fend for themselves against Vikings from the north, hordes from the east, Muslims from the south, and barbarians from within. Life was feudal, build a castle and defend it, do not let anyone…

The Sistine Chapel has amazing art pieces that are filled with mosaics on the floor and are painted with frescoes by early Renaissance artists. Michelangelo painted the artwork and completed it later on in his life and when revealed people admired and praised his work that seemed unrealistic because it didn't look like a painting. The nine scenes that are present in the ceiling move across the central panels representing the story of mand which also refers to the beginning of Chritianity and…

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…

this way. They also got new territories from when explorers would travel. Also, they traded ideas and cultures, so they became more diverse. These factors (wealth, diversity, and commerce) led to a European Golden Age (also known as the Renaissance). The Renaissance was very important because it made contributions to literature, art, culture,…

Il Duomo, or better known as Brunelleschi’s Dome is one of the masterpieces in architectural design. In 1418 the fathers of Florence had an enormous problem with their cathedral. It had a huge hole in the roof. This cathedral was to be showcased as having the largest dome or cupola ever built and to be crowned as the “most useful and beautiful” and “more powerful and honorable” than any other ever built. For decades the architects of the day worked tirelessly to find a solution for such a large…

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (Sandro Botticelli) was an Italian painter in the beginning of the Renaissance. His work predates some other famous artists such as Raphael or Michelangelo. Born March 4, 1445, Botticelli was the son of a tanner and was originally trained as a goldsmith. It was not until he met Fra Filippo Lippi that Botticelli learned to paint. In 1470, Botticelli was an independent master for his creation of the Fortitude that completed the series of Seven Virtues.…