Renaissance+Art

|| Cathedral of Florence || David
 * The Father of Renaissance Painting​

|| Mona Lisa

|| || This building was design by Brunelleschi. He chose to design the dome for the Cathedral of Florence. This magnificent creation continues to dominate the Florence skyline and attract visitors from around the world. People would compete to see who would sculpt the doors to the city's baptistery. The field of competitors was narrowed down to two which was Brunelleschi and Ghiberti. Each man submitted a carved panel for the judging. At the end, Ghiberti won and spent more than 25 years carving the enormous bronze doors. Later in history, Michelangelo dubbed the baptistery doors as worthy of being the gates to paradise. The doors were only a few inches deep but Ghiberti successfully created a sense of tremendous depth and space. He has caved small likeness pf himself into the doors. This marks the rising importance of the artist. || This statue is made by Donatello called David and it has political meaning. David came to symbolize the Florentine Republic, in conflict with more powerful enemies, yet still favored by God. Donatello who worked mainly as a sculptor. He sculpted the first free-standing nude since the times of Ancient Greece and Rome. David depicts an adolescent David with the severed head of his Biblical foe, Goliath, lying at his feet. This statue is realistic and anatomically accurate, a general characteristic of most Renaissance art. He was modeled after the Ancient Greek and Roman statues, a revival the classical past. || This pictures is one of the most important and popular pieces of history. Leonardo da Vinci created the Mona Lisa. The masterpiece continues to keep people intrigued after 500 years. This is of a mysterious women. Leonardo's subtle use of light and shadow to create an exquisite softness and realism in human flesh. Critics have long marveled at the psychological complexity of Mona Lisa's personality and her mysterious expression. Leonardo Da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance Man for he was much more than just and artist. He possessed an interest and talents in virtually every human endeavor. His areas of study ranged from nature to music to math to anatomy to engineering to botany to the arts. He studies everything and kept notebooks carefully filled with his ideas, sketches, and diagrams. He was an inventor, designing new military defenses and plans for a flying machine and submarine. He conducted scientific experiments, dissected human corpses, and tried various painting techniques. ||
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 * This painting is called "the Father of Renaissance Painting". Giotta was one of the first artists to venture into the field of fresco painting. People around this time were amazed when seeing the new art. They had never seen anything like this before. The new art was beautiful and realistic. The city of Florence became the center of one of the most concentrated and productive periods in the history of the arts. Linear Perspective was the most significant innovation in painting. Before this there was not realistic sense of depth, so everything looked flat. The first artist to paint depth was Giotta also know was "Father of Renaissance Painting." He also started fresco painting. Another Masaccio helped develop the science of linear perspective.