Art has a long history, from basically the beginning of time to present day. Through the ages, the 13th to the 16th century stand out the most. This group of years ignited a spark of creativity that helped us obtain the mediums and tools we have today. In this essay, I will discuss four main things. What art mediums were popular, how said mediums were created, which artists were the most prominent in the genre, and how art changed society in general. The 13th to the 16th century introduced a plethora of art mediums into the world. At the time, artists either used paints, sketching materials, sculpting, and or wood carving. In this era, painting was the very most popular medium. Paint was primarily made with oil, solvent, varnish, and usually,
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Florence, to this day, holds some of the most remarkable sculptors from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Sculpting seemed to be first recognized when Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Gates Of Paradise was made. The Gates of Paradise was a bronze door that depicted scenes from the Bible’s Old Testament. Lorenzo spent twenty-seven years on this massive piece of art that, still currently, stands in Florence, Italy. Some of the many artists and their pieces who excelled were the following: Alonso Berruguete- St. Sebastian, Alessandro Vittoria - San Zaccaria, Benedetto da Rovenzanno - Saint John The Baptist, and Donatello - St. George. Finally, the last popular medium in the Renaissance is wood carving.Wood carving is hardly spoken of, even with its remarkable appearance. Wood carving was quickly noticed when Filippo Brunelleschi used this medium in his architecture. Soon, many architects started to use wood carving themselves to create a classical and endearing style. Wood carving could be done in various techniques; some being lovespoon, relief carving, chip carving, and treen. Very few artists highlighted wood carving; two of them being Veit Stoss and Bertel …show more content…
The Renaissance first seemed to arise when individuals decided to stray from old spiritual tradition and focus on their own personal interests. Art in general in the Renaissance seemed to especially root from the new humanistic beliefs that were carried by important civilians like Giovanni Boccaccio and Thomas More. Generally, the humanistic belief gave individuals the freedom of living a life that didn’t involve ritualistic, superstitious, or spiritual beliefs. Saying this, it was a big change in the Renaissance era that helped ignite the fire for inspiration. As humanistic based art swept through the world, a new genre of art, realism, became increasingly popular, The humanistic influence led to the epidemy of change in the Renaissance where soon the most known artists today began their brilliant artworks. Realism, in general, started the heavy study of anatomy and many different mediums of art. Artistic depth was born; shading, lighting, perspective, texture, and even design in general.Art wasn’t just about beauty anymore, it was on a new cerebral level.In general, art was reborn; just like science, music, and politics, art was controversially alternated to derive into what we know today as the
Florence, to this day, holds some of the most remarkable sculptors from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Sculpting seemed to be first recognized when Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Gates Of Paradise was made. The Gates of Paradise was a bronze door that depicted scenes from the Bible’s Old Testament. Lorenzo spent twenty-seven years on this massive piece of art that, still currently, stands in Florence, Italy. Some of the many artists and their pieces who excelled were the following: Alonso Berruguete- St. Sebastian, Alessandro Vittoria - San Zaccaria, Benedetto da Rovenzanno - Saint John The Baptist, and Donatello - St. George. Finally, the last popular medium in the Renaissance is wood carving.Wood carving is hardly spoken of, even with its remarkable appearance. Wood carving was quickly noticed when Filippo Brunelleschi used this medium in his architecture. Soon, many architects started to use wood carving themselves to create a classical and endearing style. Wood carving could be done in various techniques; some being lovespoon, relief carving, chip carving, and treen. Very few artists highlighted wood carving; two of them being Veit Stoss and Bertel …show more content…
The Renaissance first seemed to arise when individuals decided to stray from old spiritual tradition and focus on their own personal interests. Art in general in the Renaissance seemed to especially root from the new humanistic beliefs that were carried by important civilians like Giovanni Boccaccio and Thomas More. Generally, the humanistic belief gave individuals the freedom of living a life that didn’t involve ritualistic, superstitious, or spiritual beliefs. Saying this, it was a big change in the Renaissance era that helped ignite the fire for inspiration. As humanistic based art swept through the world, a new genre of art, realism, became increasingly popular, The humanistic influence led to the epidemy of change in the Renaissance where soon the most known artists today began their brilliant artworks. Realism, in general, started the heavy study of anatomy and many different mediums of art. Artistic depth was born; shading, lighting, perspective, texture, and even design in general.Art wasn’t just about beauty anymore, it was on a new cerebral level.In general, art was reborn; just like science, music, and politics, art was controversially alternated to derive into what we know today as the