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Julienne Mata
Discussion 3
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Part I : The Renaissance period occurred from 1400-1600 in Western Europe. Renaissance is a term used to describe the rebirth of art and architecture. During the High Middle Ages, sculptors would carve from surfaces, clothings, limbs, etc. However, during the Renaissance, sculptors created a new method to the surface of sculptures by letting the clothing “respond to the body underneath” (Getlein 2016). Sculptors like Donatello would create a full scale model of a nude figure and drench linen with clay to provide more surface work when sculpting clothing. For example, in Donatello’s sculpture, St. Mark (Figure 16.1, Page 361) , Donatello emphasize the garment worn on the sculpted figure, the weight of the sculpted figure in all its naturalness. In the Early Renaissance, subject matters included Christian themes, stories of Greek and Roman gods/goddesses, and new methods of linear perspectives. In the High Renaissance, “nothing was impossible” (Getlein 2016). A “Renaissance Man” was someone who is very good at many things that do not relate to one another. For example, two of the most celebrated Renaissance men, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, shared multiple talents including painting, sculpting, architecture, and more. Leonardo was even an engineer, scientist, musician, and overall genius. In Northern European Renaissance, the artistic style did not share the Italian’s styles, instead it captured a myriad of details by precisely creating the outer appearances from the skin to its last pore. For example, in Rogier van der Weyden’s painting, St. Luke Drowning the Virgin (Figure 16.18, Page 381), Rogier’s attention to detail was found in the background of the painting such as the floors, the walls, the clothes, etc. In the Italian Renaissance, artists were obsessed with structure. Mannerism is a term used to define the style of an art. In Italian Renaissance, artists would provide a depiction of a relationship or interaction in their works. For example, in the artists’s, Sofonisba Aguissola’s portrait, Portait of Aimicore, Minerva, and Asdrubate Anguissola (Figure 16.23, Page 386), the artist included the affection shared among her father, sister, and brother.
Part II: The main difference between both eras of art, Medieval and Renaissance, is the techniques used to outline the surface of a painting or a sculpture. Artists in the High Middle Ages did not go more in depth as artists in the Renaissance had. Art during the Renaissance was more natural compared to the High Middle Ages and the stories inside the paintings and sculptures added more appeal
References:
Getlein, M. (2016). Living With Art. New York, NY.
Valerie Oliva
Week 3 Discussion
COLLAPSE
Part 1
A distinct difference between Renaissance art and The medieval period is the linear perspective which was a technique developed by the Renaissance artist. As early as grade school, I can remember being taught about the “vanishing point” in art class and having to draw a dot at the top center of my page and parallel lines connecting to it which is where the image draw would inevitably disappear into the horizon. In the image displayed on page 105 figure 4.43, you can see a few different examples of perspectives used by the Renaissance artists. The Renaissance artist had more fun with this technique and enjoyed showcasing the various and endless ways the technique could be utilized while the Medieval European artists primarily painted flat surfaces with shapes and colors. Page 105 figure 4.44 Francesco di Giorgio provides an example of the basic display Medieval artists utilized the technique. Art in the early Renaissance consisted of the mastery of illusionistic painting techniques with depth in the artwork to include linear perspective as earlier discussed as well as naturalistic realism. Verrocchio, a famous artist of the early Renaissance was best-known for his statue Andrea del Verrocchio (Pg. 23 Fig 2.6). This statue portrays an example of the depth and realism from the early Renaissance. The high Renaissance was short lived with a mere 25-year span but included some of the most prestige artists such as Leonardo de Vinci and Michelangelo. These artists in the high Renaissance period art was considered both graceful and sophisticated such as the Allegory painting by Agnolo Bronzino (Pg 386. Fig 16.22).
Part 2
In the 17th-18th centuries “The age of Kings” with rulers such as Frederick, Peter, and Catherine the Great. These rulers highly influenced the social and cultural affairs as well as political matters. During this time, a European style of art emerged, Baroque. What primarily distinguishes Baroque is that it is loud. Baroque art is full of emotion, energy, and movement. The colors used in the art are vivid with the contrast between colors and between light and dark. The sculptures of Baroque are described as rich and complex. Artemisia Gentileschi perfectly demonstrated these characteristics of Baroque in her Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes (Pg. 391 Fig. 17.5) work of art. Here you beautifully can see the vivid color and contrast of light previously discussed.
Rococo, a play on the word Baroque too was an extravagant style of art. This age of art came to be about a third of the way through the 18th century. While Baroque is vivid and intense, Rococo is more intimate and utilizes the pastel pallets. Compared to Artemisia’s piece you can instantly see and feel the softness of the oil painting, by Jean-Honore Fragonard, The Progress of Love (Pg. 403 Fig. 17.16). This piece of work did incorporate the lightness and darkness often found in Baroque art but stayed true to the Rococo softness and pastel color pallet.
References
Getlein, M. Living with Art, 11th Ed., 2016. Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/LivingWithArt11e/page/n41
History.com, Editors. Renaissance Art. 2018. Retrieved from: https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/renaissance-art
