Renaissance

Examples of Renaissance in the following topics:

• The Northern Renaissance

  • The Northern Renaissance describes the Renaissance in northern Europe.
  • This influenced the Renaissance periods in Germany, France, England, the Netherlands, and Poland.
  • Each of these regional expressions of the Renaissance evolved with different characteristics and strengths.
  • In some areas, the Northern Renaissance was distinct from the Italian Renaissance in its centralization of political power.
  • As Renaissance art styles moved through northern Europe, they were adapted to local customs.

• Painting in the High Renaissance

  • The term "High Renaissance" denotes a period of artistic production that is viewed by art historians as the height, or the culmination, of the Renaissance period.
  • The term "High Renaissance" denotes a period of artistic production that is viewed by art historians as the height, or the culmination, of the Renaissance period.
  • The factors that contributed to the development of High Renaissance painting were twofold.
  • If Rome was the center for the High Renaissance, its greatest patron was Pope Julius II.
  • The prime example of High Renaissance painting is The School of Athens by Raphael.

• The Italian Renaissance

  • The art of the Italian Renaissance was influential throughout Europe for centuries.
  • When you hear the term "Renaissance" and picture a style of art, you are probably picturing the Renaissance style that was developed in Florence, which became the dominate style of art during the Renaissance.
  • High Renaissance painting evolved into Mannerism in Florence.
  • Raphael was one of the great artists of the High Renaissance.
  • Botticelli's Birth of Venus was among the most important works of the early Renaissance.

• The High Renaissance

  • The High Renaissance refers to a short period of exceptional artistic production in the Italian states.
  • High Renaissance art was the dominant style in Italy during the 16th century.
  • High Renaissance art is deemed as "High" because it is seen as the period in which the artistic aims and goals of the Renaissance reached their greatest application.
  • High Renaissance art is characterized by references to classical art and delicate application of developments from the Early Renaissance (such as on-point perspective).
  • His frescoes rank among the greatest works of Renaissance art.

• Sculpture in the High Renaissance

  • Sculpture in the High Renaissance demonstrates the influence of classical antiquity and ideal naturalism.
  • During the Renaissance, an artist was not just a painter, or an architect, or a sculptor.
  • Additionally, the themes and goals of High Renaissance sculpture are very much the same as High Renaissance painting.
  • Michelangelo (1475–1564) is the prime example of a sculptor during the Renaissance; his works best demonstrate the goals and ideals of the High Renaissance sculptor.
  • This work by Michelangelo remains the prime example of High Renaissance sculpture.

• Renaissance Architecture

  • Renaissance architecture is European architecture between the early 15th and early 17th centuries.
  • Stylistically, Renaissance architecture came after the Gothic period and was succeeded by the Baroque.
  • Renaissance architecture adopted obvious distinguishing features of classical Roman architecture.
  • Renaissance façades are symmetrical around their vertical axis.
  • Stained glass, although sometimes present, was not a prevalent feature in Renaissance windows.

• Architecture in the High Renaissance

  • Architecture during the High Renaissance represents a culmination of the architectural developments that were made during the Renaissance.
  • The Renaissance is divided into the Early Renaissance (c. 1400–1490) and the High Renaissance (c. 1490–1527).
  • The High Renaissance denotes a period that is seen as the culmination of the Renaissance period, when artists and architects implemented these ideas and artistic principles in harmonious and beautiful ways.
  • While Renaissance architecture was defined in the Early Renaissance by figures such as Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446) and Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472), the architects most representative of the High Renaissance are Donato Bramante (1444–1514) and Andrea Palladio (1508–1580).
  • Describe the important architects of the High Renaissance and their achievements

• Mannerism

  • Mannerism came after the High Renaissance and before the Baroque.
  • First we must understand the ideals and goals of the Renaissance.
  • During the Renaissance artists were engaging with classical antiquity in a new way.
  • This work could not have been produced by a Renaissance artist.
  • Describe the Mannerist style, how it differs from the Renaissance, and reasons why it emerged.

• Renaissance Architecture in Rome

  • Roman Renaissance architects derived their main designs and inspirations from classical models.
  • The style of Roman Renaissance architecture does not greatly differ from what may be observed in Florence Renaissance architecture.
  • Donato Bramante (1444—1514) was a key figure in Roman architecture during the High Renaissance. 
  • Another primary example of Renaissance Roman architecture includes the Palazzo Farnese, one of the most important High Renaissance palaces in Rome.
  • Identify features and the most important examples of Roman Renaissance architecture

• Panel Painting in the Northern Renaissance

  • The court of the Holy Roman Emperor played an important role in panel paintings during the Northern Renaissance.
  • The court of the Holy Roman Emperor, originally based in Prague, played an important role in supporting artists as patrons during the Northern Renaissance.
  • Albrech Durer is a well known artist of the Northern Italian Renaissance who found a patron in Emperor Maximillian I.