Renaissance Art
RENAISSANCE ART
Renaissance was the period of economic progress where cities were built. The term “Renaissance” came from the French language meaning, “rebirth.” In this period, another word was created for man. There was a classical learning in the study of the ancient Greek and Roman texts. The period stirred enthusiasm for the philosophy and artistic values of the ancients. The ideals of classicism- balance, harmony, proportion and intellectual order became the artistic standard of the time.
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE An important characteristic of the period was the spirit of scientific inquiry and investigation. This new and vital approach to the material world led to empiricism, which lay on the evidence of the senses. The artists strove for more naturalistic portrayal of man and developed new techniques such as modeling and shading for three-dimensional effect. The new interest in the scientific investigation made man/artist observe and consider man’s figure. The artists were interested in man’s body as well as in what lay beneath the sinews, the muscles and the veins. Another feature was the new concept of space which manifested itself in painting and architecture as geometric or linear perspective. The experiments of artist led to the formulation of geometric or linear perspective in the principal parts/lines of a painting converges of a point on the horizon called the vanishing point with aerial perspective in which the effects of atmosphere are seen in size and clarity of objects in proportion to their distance from the viewer. The Renaissance artist tried other mediums in art. In portraits the human face became more expressive with the use of sfumato, a modeling technique which consisted of blurring sharp outlines with subtle tonal gradations This imparted a mysterious enigmatic quality which hinted as the spiritual dimensions of the subject The figures assumed more dramatic postures in painting as in sculpture.
Architecture
Renaissance was the period of economic progress where cities were built. The term “Renaissance” came from the French language meaning, “rebirth.” In this period, another word was created for man. There was a classical learning in the study of the ancient Greek and Roman texts. The period stirred enthusiasm for the philosophy and artistic values of the ancients. The ideals of classicism- balance, harmony, proportion and intellectual order became the artistic standard of the time.
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE An important characteristic of the period was the spirit of scientific inquiry and investigation. This new and vital approach to the material world led to empiricism, which lay on the evidence of the senses. The artists strove for more naturalistic portrayal of man and developed new techniques such as modeling and shading for three-dimensional effect. The new interest in the scientific investigation made man/artist observe and consider man’s figure. The artists were interested in man’s body as well as in what lay beneath the sinews, the muscles and the veins. Another feature was the new concept of space which manifested itself in painting and architecture as geometric or linear perspective. The experiments of artist led to the formulation of geometric or linear perspective in the principal parts/lines of a painting converges of a point on the horizon called the vanishing point with aerial perspective in which the effects of atmosphere are seen in size and clarity of objects in proportion to their distance from the viewer. The Renaissance artist tried other mediums in art. In portraits the human face became more expressive with the use of sfumato, a modeling technique which consisted of blurring sharp outlines with subtle tonal gradations This imparted a mysterious enigmatic quality which hinted as the spiritual dimensions of the subject The figures assumed more dramatic postures in painting as in sculpture.
Architecture