Northern and Italian renaissance
Painting is a form of profound creative release. -Jan Van
Northern renaissance facts
- 1430-1580
- The Northern renaissance refers to architecture, and rapid development in art.
- In the Northern renaissance print making was very important and popular.
- Oil painting also became popular in the northern renaissance.
Italian renaissance facts
- 1300-1400
- The renaissance represents the pinnacle of artistic achievement.
- After the renaissance era, the artistic movement known as mannerism, was The beginning of the dawn of the Baroque era.
- In Italy the perception of the glory of ancient Rome, could be reborn. This was a major driving force for the beginnings of the renaissance.
- Many artists applied humanist principals to their paintings.
- Brunelleschi devised a way to draw in linear perspective, he had figured out how to draw from the perspective of a person looking at the painting so that the space would appear to recede within the frame.
Similarities
- They both wanted to portray the human figure in a realistic way.
- Both are a sign of rebirth, as in the way people think.
Differences
- Italians used soft pastels, while northern renaissance people used sharp vivid oil paints.
- Italian paintings were more religious, while northern paintings focused on families and everyday people.
Main people
Italian-
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Donatello
- Quentin Metsys
- Robert Campin
- Alberant Durer
School of Athens.
A picture showing famous Greek philosophers.
Disputation of the sacrament.
religiously minded people are discussing the meaning of heaven, with saints and prophets seated above them.
Saint Cecilia
This painting reflects the influence of Raphael's Saint Cecilia at Bologna (about 1514).