Early Renaissance Art

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Art has gone through many significant developments throughout history. The most important turning point was the renaissance. Art took a huge turn before the 1500’s and even after. The Renaissance has assisted the world of art in breaking away from a classic structure and shaping it to what it is day. Prior to this cultural rebirth, artworks were mostly not made to scale. Paintings were unrealistic and disproportionate. Religious figures seemed to be the focus of many works. The Renaissance changed the old social context of art by introducing humanism, new themes and techniques. The Renaissance was a time when people began to think and see things differently. It was a time for new innovations. People wanted to study the past and learn more about culture. People began to see important in human emotion, and they began to see that there was much more rather than just religion. Europe was facing many problems like the Black Death. But the problems caused a shift in the world view of people in 14th century Italy. During the early 1400’s, Europe witnessed a major rebirth of fine art painting, sculpture, drawing and architecture. Early Renaissance art had its birth of creativity and development in Florence, Italy, which eventually spread to Western Europe. Italy contained the status of being the richest trading nation with both Europe and the Orient, Italy was fortunate to be left with a huge repository of classical ruins and artifacts. In almost every town and city, examples of Roman architecture and sculpture, including copies of sculptures from Ancient Greece, had been familiar for centuries. The decline of Constantinople and the capital of the Byzantine Empire caused many Greek scholars to go to Italy, bringing knowl... ... middle of paper ... ... Works Cited http://www.all-art.org/history214.html http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/early_ren.htm http://faculty.ucc.edu/egh-damerow/renaissance.htm http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/07.html http://reviewmaterials.tripod.com/history/g10_renaissance_scientific.html http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/renaissance-art.htm http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/early-renaissance.htm http://www.angelfire.com/art/histproject/ http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1616326/the_impact_of_humanism_on_renaissance.html http://blog.aurorahistoryboutique.com/the-renaissance-a-rebirth-of-culture-and-classical-ideas/ http://www.artist-biography.info/artist/donatello/ http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/early-renaissance.htm http://www.paintingsite.net/famous-painters-renaissance.html

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