leonardo da vinci, michelangelo was the first major figure of the renaissance art movement.
who was the first major figure of the renaissance art movement?
leonardo da vinci, michelangelo
florence was the birthplace of high renaissance art, which lasted from 1450–1527. while medieval art focused on basic story telling of the bible, renaissance art focused on naturalism and human emotion. medieval art was abstract, formulaic, and largely produced by monks whereas renaissance art was rational, mathematical, individualistic, consisted of linear perspective and shading (chiaroscuro) and produced by specialists (leonardo da vinci, donatello, michelangelo, and raphael). religion was important, but with this new age came the humanization of religious figures in art, such as expulsion from the garden of eden, ecce homo (bosch, 1470s), and madonna della seggiola; people of this age began to understand themselves as human beings, which reflected in art. the renaissance marked the rebirth of classical values in art and society as people studied the ancient masters of the greco-roman world; art became focused on realism as opposed to idealism.
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renaissance art is the painting, sculpture and decorative arts of the period of european history, emerging as a distinct style in italy in about 1400, in parallel with developments which occurred in philosophy, literature, music, and science. renaissance art, perceived as the noblest of ancient traditions, took as its foundation the art of classical antiquity, but transformed that tradition by absorbing recent developments in the art of northern europe and by applying contemporary scientific knowledge. renaissance art, with renaissance humanist philosophy, spread throughout europe, affecting both artists and their patrons with the development of new techniques and new artistic sensibilities. renaissance art marks the transition of europe from the medieval period to the early modern age.
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