Renaissance background

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

Started In 14th to 16th century in Europe
Developed in Italy
Gradual shifts in thoughts and views (rebirth of ideas)

Question 2

Factors of Renaissance art

Answer 2

• Influence of Greek and Roman art
• Trade with east-became wealthy
• Feudal system:(combination of the legal,economic,military,and cultural customs that flourished in Medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries.Broadly defined,it was a way of structuring society around relationships that were derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour)
• Power shifts form aristocracy to the rich financiers.

Question 3

Humanism

Answer 3

-Emphasis on what it is to be human(spiritual and intellectual abilities)

-person can improve himself in all spheres
Physically ,morally ,spiritually and aesthetically.

• celebrated the mind,beauty,power and potential
• new attitude in all areas of life (affected literature,philosophy,politics,science,religion and other aspects of intellectual inquiry)

-curiosity led to scientific research and voyages
Of discoveries of Bartolommeo Dias and Christopher Columbus.

Question 4

The Role of the Artist

Answer 4

• Commissioned works by the wealthy
• Artists had more freedom and explored new techniques and themes
• Artists become known (Leonardo da Vinci and Buonarroti Michelangelo)

Question 5

Characteristics

New foundation for naturalism

Answer 5

• Observation and copying (classical art)
• Religious subjects,increasing secularisation (portraits)
• Perspective (3D)
• centralisation
• Triangular,pyramidical and tondo(round) compositions
• classical elements
• technical abilities
• shape and line
• Universal man
• Calm,balance and harmony
• real emotions, solid,idealised figures.

Question 6

Chiaroscuro

Answer 6

An effect of contrasted light and shadow)