<Ul> <Li> the use of proportion -- The first major treatment of the painting as a window into space appeared in the work of Giotto di Bondone , at the beginning of the 14th century . True linear perspective was formalized later , by Filippo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti . In addition to giving a more realistic presentation of art , it moved Renaissance painters into composing more paintings . </Li> <Li> foreshortening -- The term foreshortening refers to the artistic effect of shortening lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth . </Li> <Li> sfumato -- The term sfumato was coined by Italian Renaissance artist , Leonardo da Vinci , and refers to a fine art painting technique of blurring or softening of sharp outlines by subtle and gradual blending of one tone into another through the use of thin glazes to give the illusion of depth or three - dimensionality . This stems from the Italian word sfumare meaning to evaporate or to fade out . The Latin origin is fumare , to smoke . </Li> <Li> chiaroscuro -- The term chiaroscuro refers to the fine art painting modeling effect of using a strong contrast between light and dark to give the illusion of depth or three - dimensionality . This comes from the Italian words meaning light ( chiaro ) and dark ( scuro ) , a technique which came into wide use in the Baroque Period . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> the use of proportion -- The first major treatment of the painting as a window into space appeared in the work of Giotto di Bondone , at the beginning of the 14th century . True linear perspective was formalized later , by Filippo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti . In addition to giving a more realistic presentation of art , it moved Renaissance painters into composing more paintings . </Li> <Li> foreshortening -- The term foreshortening refers to the artistic effect of shortening lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth . </Li> <Li> sfumato -- The term sfumato was coined by Italian Renaissance artist , Leonardo da Vinci , and refers to a fine art painting technique of blurring or softening of sharp outlines by subtle and gradual blending of one tone into another through the use of thin glazes to give the illusion of depth or three - dimensionality . This stems from the Italian word sfumare meaning to evaporate or to fade out . The Latin origin is fumare , to smoke . </Li> <Li> chiaroscuro -- The term chiaroscuro refers to the fine art painting modeling effect of using a strong contrast between light and dark to give the illusion of depth or three - dimensionality . This comes from the Italian words meaning light ( chiaro ) and dark ( scuro ) , a technique which came into wide use in the Baroque Period . </Li> </Ul>
mention two outstanding features of the renaissance art
mention two outstanding features of the renaissance art
the use of proportion foreshortening
the use of proportion foreshortening