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Renaissance Art,: Medieval

Renaissance art from the 14th to 16th centuries was produced under the influences of classical learning, nature, and individualism. Rather than a sharp break from medieval times, these influences grew out of late medieval period concurrently with social changes. Famous artworks from this era include Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Last Supper, which show realistic figures and character through expression. Michelangelo's David and Sistine Chapel works pushed human anatomy representation. Raphael's School of Athens depicted notable thinkers in deep perspective hall.

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Renaissance Art,: Medieval

Renaissance art from the 14th to 16th centuries was produced under the influences of classical learning, nature, and individualism. Rather than a sharp break from medieval times, these influences grew out of late medieval period concurrently with social changes. Famous artworks from this era include Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Last Supper, which show realistic figures and character through expression. Michelangelo's David and Sistine Chapel works pushed human anatomy representation. Raphael's School of Athens depicted notable thinkers in deep perspective hall.

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Renaissance art, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and

literature produced during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in


Europe under the combined influences of an increased awareness
of nature, a revival of classical learning, and a more individualistic
view of man. Scholars no longer believe that the Renaissance
marked an abrupt break with medieval values, as is suggested by
the French word renaissance, literally “rebirth.” Rather, historical
sources suggest that interest in nature, humanistic learning,
and individualism were already present in the late medieval period
and became dominant in 15th- and 16th-century Italy concurrently
with social and economic changes such as the secularization of
daily life, the rise of a rational money-credit economy, and greatly
increased social mobility.
Two of the most famous artworks in history were painted during the Renaissance: the Mona Lisa
(c. 1503–19) and the Last Supper (c. 1495–98), both executed by Leonardo da Vinci, which show
an interest not only in representing the human figure realistically but also in imbuing it with
character through expression, gesture, and posture. Other famous artworks include
Michelangelo’s sculpture of David (1501–04) and his paintings for the Sistine Chapel (ceiling,
1508–12; Last Judgment, 1536–41), in which the artist pushed the accurate representation of
human anatomy to challenging extremes with complicated elegant poses. Raphael’s School of
Athens (c. 1508–11) celebrates the intellectual by populating a deep hall, skillfully executed using
the recently codified linear perspective, with notable Western thinkers. Donatello’s David (early
15th century) recalls Classical sculpture through the use of contrapposto, wherein the figure
stands naturally with the weight on one leg. Albrecht Dürer exemplifies the Northern European
interest in meticulous detail in his Self-Portrait (1500), while Titian’s Venus of Urbino (1538)
illustrates the Venetian interest in representing soft light and vibrant colour.

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