There were also many, grand art pieces that emerged out of this art era. At the beginning of the 16th century the High Renaissance had started. This was also the time when Rome replaced Florence as an art epicenter. The High Renaissance is also when artist become aware of lines and depth in their artwork. This led to the discovery and the use of the one point perspective. The High Renaissance artists became famous for putting windows of what is behind the horizon in the background of their artworks. The High Renaissance represented artists who wanted to do art their own way.
The high Renaissance started in 1480 and continued on to about 1527. The high Renaissance was in Milan, Florence, Rome, and in northern and central Italy. (Shelley Essay) This was the time to be an artist because everyone who was wealthy wanted art. Their many artist of this time frame, but the most famous artists are Michelangelo Bonaparte, Raphael Sansei and Leonardo dad Vinci. (Art Cyclopedia) After the High Renaissance ended the Mannerism movement came about. It came about in the sass’s and ended around the sass’s. Mannerism was known for its formulaic, theatrical and overly stylized work.
Mannerism art pieces are usually pieces of unman forms in unrealistic settings. Mannerism is also known for its much limitation. This is also the time that women start being used as muses for artists. (Art Cyclopedia) It developed in Florence and Rome and then spread to northern and central Europe. Paintings contained artificial color and unrealistic spatial proportions. Figures were often elongated and exaggerated, the poses were creative and complex poses. Works of the movement are often unsettling and strange because of the Reformation, the plague, and the sack of Rome. The History Channel Website) There ere a lot of important artist who emerged from this period, but the most famous artist would be Leonardo Dad Vinci. Leonardo De Vinci was born in 1452, in Florence and died in 1519 in France. He was an artist and inventor. He is known as the “Renaissance Man” because he was an inventor, scientist, sculptor, and a great artist. Dad Vinci had many famous works. One of his most famous works is the “Last Supper” (1495-98). The last supper is a painting of the last meal Jesus shared with his apostles. It also shows Jesus isolated, four groups of threes and Judas in the shadows latching money. The History Channel Website) Another famous piece by Dad Vinci was the “Mona Lisa”(1 503-05), which is a painting of a woman. This painting would be an example of Mannerism art. Dad Vinci was also famous for the “The Virgin of the Rocks” (1485). Some other great artists were Michelangelo Bonaparte (1475-1564), and Raphael Sansei(1483-1 520). Michelangelo was famous for painting the Sistine Sansei was famous for the “The School of Athens” (1508-11). The “School of Athens” shows philosophers such as Pluto coming together. Another great artist of 16th
Century was Titan “Meeting of Bacchus and Ordained” (1 522), he was famous for using rich luminous colors. (The History Channel Website) One of the most important art pieces of the 16th Century Renaissance was the “Sistine Chapel” (1508-04) architecture. The Sistine Chapel took a period of four years to paint. It was painted by Michelangelo Bonaparte. The Sistine Chapel is a painting of a few scenes of Genesis, from the bible. One of the scenes was the Creation of Adam. (The History Channel Website) Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel for the Pope Sixths ‘V.
Also, along with ceilings of the Sistine Chapel, the side walls are festooned with frescoes of Moses and Christ and portraits of popes. (The New World Encyclopedia) Another important art piece or architecture of the 16th Century Renaissance was the SST. Peter Cathedral in Rome. The old SST. Peter Cathedral was constructed in honor of the apostle SST. Peter, the first bishop and first Pope. The original was constructed by Constantine. The SST. Peter Cathedral in Rome was to be renovated, ordered by Pope Julius II. During its renovation it was directed more towards a Latin style but, then
Michelangelo brought it back to its original Greek style. (The New World Encyclopedia) Works Cited Websites: The History Channel website “Renaissance Art” http://www. History. Com/topics/renaissance-art Shelley Essay “The High Renaissance in Italy – Art History 101 Basics” http:// artistry. About. Com/CSS/arthritis’s None/a/high_Rene. HTML Art Cyclopedia “Artists by Movement: The High Renaissance” http://www. Articulated. Com/history/high- renaissance. HTML The New World Encyclopedia “Mannerism” http://www. newworldencyclopedia. Org/entry/Mannerism
