Renaissance Art Categories

INTRODUCTION In the museums of the 1300s and 1600s, we sought art to express the beauty of mankind and joy of life. The art of this period is brighter than the medieval art. The word Renaissance was coined by the French in the 1800s and showed the viewpoint and level of the artists of this era. Therefore, the artwork created by these artists depicts the depth of emotion the viewer wishes to portray (Stokstad, Michael and Asher, 2010, p.

The German Renaissance art belonged to a wide range of the Scandinavian Renaissance also called the northern Renaissance. The influence of Renaissance began to appear in German art in the 15th century, but this trend is not universal. Gardner's "Art of the Times" considered painter and sculptor Michael Pachel as Germany's first artist and his work began to show the influence of the Italian Renaissance. According to Packer paintings, St. Wolfgang let the devil write a late Gothic prayer book (c.1481), but also the influence of Italian artist Martinha. Craftsmen like sculptors pay more attention to aesthetics as well as complete crafts. In Germany there is a sculptor like Martin Schongauer who made metal sculptures in the late 15th century. Gardner tied this mastery of graphic art to the advancement of German printing technology and said that metal sculpture became a substitute for woodcuts in the Renaissance era.

Listening to the word "Renaissance" and painting an artistic style draws a Renaissance style developed in Florence that became the mainstream art style of the Renaissance. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period, Italy was divided into many different city countries. Each prefecture has its own government, culture, economy, and artistic style. During the Renaissance period, Italy developed many different styles of art and architecture. For example, Siena is a French political supporter who holds most of the Renaissance gothic elements.

Part of the Italian Renaissance art heritage is the Beaux-Arts style of architecture. The Beaux-Arts style mixed with the Renaissance style and Baroque style appeared in the 19th century and received the support of the graduates of Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In the United States, styles were introduced by Richard Morris Hunt (1827-95) and Cass Gilbert (1859-1934).