Types of Art
By: JACK H
Classical Art
The purpose of much of their art was to show the importance of ordinary people and civic leaders, as well as gods and goddesses. Some additional characteristics are...
• Bodies looked active and motion was believable.
• Faces were calm and without emotion.
• In paintings, there was little background or sense of perspective. Perspective is a visual technique used to make people and objects look closer or farther away and to give realistic depth to a scene.
Medieval Art
The purpose of much medieval art was to teach religion to people who could not read or write. Here are additional characteristics of medieval art...
• Most art was religious, showing Jesus, saints, and people from the Bible.
• Faces were serious and showed little expression.
• Faces were serious and showed little expression.
Renaissance Art
The purpose of much Renaissance art was to show the importance of people and nature, not just religious ideas.
• Figures were shown in action.
• Full backgrounds showed perspective, adding depth.
• Faces expressed what people were feeling.