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The Renaissance was a period of dramatic development in art, influenced to a degree by the rediscovery of ancient sculpture. The term "Renaissance" literally means rebirth and many of the artists of the period saw their own work as rediscovery of classical traditions after the "dark ages" of the medieval period.
Many of the changes in art revolved around an increasing degree of realism in everything from subject matter to technique. While many medieval artists saw art as symbolizing higher religious and spiritual truths, many artists of the Renaissance saw it as representing the actual world.
The first change we see is the development of linear perspective using lines connected to a "vanishing point" in order to give a realistic representation of spatial relationships in painting. Light and dark were often used to add three-dimensional modeling in painting and drapery became more fluid and realistic.
Next, although religious themes continued to predominate, many Renaissance paintings had secular themes, including many realistic portraits. Even religious paintings tended to show historical figures as real people in natural poses rather than as stylized figures in stiff poses against abstract backgrounds. Sculptors revived the ancient "s-curve" rather than using the stiffer poses typical of medieval religious sculpture.
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The Renaissance was a period of dramatic development in art, influenced to a degree by the rediscovery of ancient sculpture. The term "Renaissance" literally means rebirth and many of the artists of the period saw their own work as rediscovery of classical traditions after the "dark ages" of the medieval period.
Many of the changes in art revolved around an increasing degree of realism in everything from subject matter to technique. While many medieval artists saw art as symbolizing higher religious and spiritual truths, many artists of the Renaissance saw it as representing the actual world.
The first change we see is the development of linear perspective using lines connected to a "vanishing point" in order to give a realistic representation of spatial relationships in painting. Light and dark were often used to add three-dimensional modeling in painting and drapery became more fluid and realistic.
Next, although religious themes continued to predominate, many Renaissance paintings had secular themes, including many realistic portraits. Even religious paintings tended to show historical figures as real people in natural poses rather than as stylized figures in stiff poses against abstract backgrounds. Sculptors revived the ancient "s-curve" rather than using the stiffer poses typical of medieval religious sculpture.
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Renaissance art is often divided up into two periods: Early Renaissance (1400-1479) - Artists learned by trying to emulate classical artists focusing on symmetry and creating the perfect form. ... High Renaissance (1475-1525) - A rising interest in perspective and space gave the art even more realism.
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