Renaissance+Art


 *  The Gift of The Mantle ||  Mona Lisa ||  The Creation of Adam ||  Cathedral of Florence ||
 * [[image:The_Gift_of_The_Mantle.jpg width="187" height="254" align="center"]] || [[image:Mona_Lisa.jpg width="195" height="302" align="center"]] || [[image:The_Creation_of_Adam.jpg width="360" height="167" align="center"]] || [[image:Cathedral_of_Florence.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * Giotto was a Tuscan artist who created a new style in Italian art. He created lifelike paintings that would inspire many artists centuries after his own death. His work brilliantly displayed the ideal Renaissance style by using techniques to make the painting seem like it had depth and perspective. His works had great detail in everything from the subject's facial expression to their natural body position. Giotto's was one of the Renaissance's earliest artist and is also one of the most respected. Giotto is sometimes credited as "The Father of Renaissance Painting." He pioneered new techniques in painting and fresco. He perfected the new Renaissance style and inspired others to do the same. Giotto is truly an admirable artist. || Leonardo da Vinci embodied the ideal Renaissance man. He created lifelike portraits by using a technique called sfumato, an Italian word meaning smoky or hazy. The Mom Lisa is one of the most recognizable paintings in history. Historians are not sure when the Mona Lisa was painted or who she was. Some historians believed that the smile known around the worlds was caused by the musicians and clowns Leonardo hired. No fact of sorts can be proved though. In all of notebooks this genius had, there was no direct reference to the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is one of the most well-known paintings in history. This painting exemplifies the ideal Renaissance style. The Renaissance was all about new thinking and ideas. Leonardo da Vinci used the softness of lines and shadows to create the realistic portrait of this mysterious woman. Her skin and magnificent facial expression make this masterpiece that much more real. Da Vinci was just an artist though, he was the ultimate Renaissance man with talents in many fields. He was an inventor ahead of his time and filled thousands of notes with ideas from his ever-expanding mind. Leonardo embodied the wave of new thinking and techniques. || In 1508 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint a masterpiece. As a result the image above entitled The Creation of Adam was painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo spent four years worth of labor to paint this staple of Renaissance art. He spent days lying on his back with painting dripping in his eyes to perfect this painting. He truly proved his artistic abilities and stamina since the entire project contained over 300 enormous figures and numerous depictions from the Bible. His masterpiece still awes people today. The project's brilliance and size allowed in to find a unique place in Renaissance history. Michelangelo was not only a painter though, but a many-sided genius of the Renaissance. His talents include being a sculptor, engineer, painter, architect, and poet. Michelangelo's sheer genius made it easy for artist to look up to him as a great master. It is no doubt that his brilliance inspired countless others long after his death. Michelangelo was an ultimate Renaissance man. || Brunelleschi was an highly talented architect of the Renaissance Era. One of his most notable projects was the dome for the Cathedral of Florence. Brunelleschi was the only architect that believed the mammoth task of building the largest dome in the world at that time could be done. He thought carefully and thoroughly about every detail. The light building materials combined with the two reinforced shells allowed for the dome to be completed to perfection. Brunelleschi may have had a difficult time convincing people the dome would work, but in the end it was a huge success. He had an eye for detail and made the beauty of the dome equal to the greatness of its architect. No one architect could design a dome not only structurally stable, but beautiful.The dome designed by Brunelleschi is still one of the largest free-standing domes in the world. ||