Major Artistic Accomplishments of the Renaissance
Major Artistic Accomplishments of the Renaissance
Throughout the time of the Renaissance, there were many individuals who embodied the “spirit of the Renaissance.” Many individuals had achievements in the fields of art, literature and science. The Renaissance was a time of great rebirth and revival of cultural and scholarly activity in Western Europe. Three people who embodied the “spirit of the Renaissance” greatly were the artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michalengelo. The third individual is the writer named Niccolo Machiavelli. These individuals all display the “spirit of the Renaissance” by showing a revival with their work.
Leonardo da Vinci was a man of wisdom and genius. Even though he was an excellent artist and a sculptor, he was an architect, an engineer and a man of science. Da Vinci was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was born in a small city just outside Florence in 1452. Da Vinci began painting with great passion at the age of 15 when he was apprenticed to the artists Andrea del Verrocchio. Da Vinci created two masterpieces that stood out over all his other works. Da Vinci painted the most well known painting in the world, the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa was a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a Florentine merchant. In the painting of Mona Lisa da Vinci was able to display many new forms of art. He was able to have the woman’s face move in and out of a smile. He was also able to arrange the woman’s hands so that the figure formed a pyramid design. Da Vinci’s techniques solved problems that many earlier painters had faced. Another very well known painting that was created by da Vinci was the Last Supper. During the time of the Renaissance, new forms of painting were introduced to society. A technique called fresco was used to give the colors an opaque appearance. The principals of fresco were used in da Vinci’s portrait of the Last Supper. By using this method da Vinci displayed a revival of art during the Renaissance period. Clearly Leonardo da Vinci embodied the “spirit of the Renaissance” with the rebirth of his artwork.
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