What are some interesting facts regarding the Italian Renaissance era?
The Renaissance was so important because it helped with a lot of changes, such as art, and culture.. The Renaissance was known to be very important due to the fact of many famous artist, thinkers, writers and contributors to culture (Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Ralph, and Donatello)Why is the Florence important? The Florence is important because of the art and historical artifacts that were made and discovered in the renaissance. Many people believe that the Renaissance was important with the facts of many famous people (as stated before) grew up, raised, and sadly died on the fertile soils on/ around the Florence The Florence has the power to inspire creative people with all different backgrounds due to there vibrant art. The heart of the Florence is Piazza Della Signorina, In this heart of the Florence you will find originals and replicas of sculptures from the renaissance.. Florence is the renaissance city, home of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. During an extraordinary era of creativity, artists and architects transformed the city, and the churches, galleries and palazzi that we see today are a testament to their genius
What are the themes and components of Renaissance art in Italy?
This is for an AP euro assignment. I have a few themes and components, but I can't find much more. Detail is appreciated. Also, if you have any good web sites on Renaissance art analysis, that would be great! Who ever gives me the most detail by 10:00 tonight will win 10 pts! Thank you very much.
What is the significance of the artist Michelangelo Buonarroti?
Interesting question...Okay the significance of the artist Michelangelo Buonarroti is that he was the man who painted the Sistine Chapel for the Roman Catholic Pope Julius the Second. #1.. Recorded history will tell you that Michelangelo and Pope Julius the Second frequently fought over the painting ideas, what is should look like etc. These famous arguments was even done into a movie starring actor Charles Heston. #2..How did the man manage to paint the ceiling WITHOUT the modern day tools we have now like the the software Adobe Photoshop,paint mixers etc. etc..........I have provided some links that should prove to be interesting in your quest for knowledge about the painter Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Why was Raphael a Renaissance man and not a medieval man?
A matter of timing - he lived during the Renaissance period which is after the medieval period ends ie around the end of the 15th century. But 'Renaissance Man' is also a term applied to people who are polymaths - ie accomplished in arts and sciences - as well as being a painter, illustrator and print maker, Raphael was also the architect for St Peters in Rome after Bramante's death. Other renaissance men include Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Donatello (names unaccountably adopted by teenage ninja turtles).
Why are Donatello and Botticelli considered some of the major Renaissance artists?
Donatello and Botticelli are considered Renaissance artists by Giorgio Vasari in his Lives — the author himself was an apprentice of Michelangelo, and fawned over Michelangelo in his book. The Renaissance that we study and know of today really did not begin until Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo came into their element.Before the trinity that I name above, art was divided into two parts — the descriptive and the emotive. The three reconciled the two parts to create different styles, now titled the High Renaissance Classicism style. However, each of them had their individual styles — Raphael was a proponent of un bella donna, Michelangelo of living sculpture, and da Vinci of science and expressive naturalism within art without significant regard for Classical (Greco-Roman) art.Donatello and Botticelli are largely recognised as Renaissance artists because of their contributions to a larger move towards naturalism (NOT realism, which was a style developed by Gustav Courbet with The Stonebreakers). Both were Florentine artists, which is important to note because the Popes fled to Avignon in France and only re-established their real power in Rome in the late 1450s. Florence, under the Medicis, became the seat of artistic production in the latter half of the fifteenth century, and in turn these artists produced the famous artists that we recognise as the epitome of Renaissance thought — especially due to the contributions of the Plato Four.Donatello was well known for his sculpture, and Botticelli for his painting. They both espoused the naturalism that was slowly developing in the proto-Renaissance periods of the Quattrocento, and therefore, are considered to be orignators of the Renaissance as we know it today.
What are the important figures in Raphael's The School of Athens?
Thanks to this awesome article - Raphael School of Athens, and Kathleen Grace for the pointer, I figured most of them. Plato (or Leonardo da Vinci)AristotleScoratesPythagorasEuclid (or Archimedes)Ptolemy (in yellow robes)ZoroasterDiogenes of SinopesEpicurusHeraclitus (or Michelangelo)Zeno of CitiumAverroesAlcibiades (or Alexander the Great)AntisthenesAeschinesParmenidesPlotinus (or Donatello)ProtogenesOf course, Raphael himself! :-)References:[1] http://jackiewhiting.net/ArtHist...[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The...