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The art of the Renaissance, specifically the 15th and 16th centuries, changed our outlook and skills in aesthetics up to today. The sustenance of the Renaissance, in its abundance of self-realization and enlightenment, thrived upon the perspectives that art brought to daily life. Florence and Rome, Italy were the aesthetic capitals of the Renaissance. As the prime form of expression, art and sculpture techniques boosted the Renaissance for society to mold and shape it to what it is today. ** Artistic Techniques and Aspects ** The Renaissance brings dimension, perspective, and reality to aesthetics  i. Realistic linear perspective  ii. Perspective in realism (bringing point-of-view to reality)  iii. The study of light and shadow called chiaroscuro  iv. Beauty of nature (naturalism)  v. Biblical influence (angelic, Jesus Christ, The Virgin Mary)  vi. Illusionism in perspective (exaggeration, distraction in art, alternative point-of-views) ** Pioneers in Art and their Noted Pieces (Early to Late Renaissance) ** 1. //The Creation of Adam //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> (Sistine Chapel ceiling painting) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">2. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">David //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> (strength and perfection of men, Rome, Italy, sculpture) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">3. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Moses //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ( important incorporation of daily life and religion, sculpture) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">1. //The Triumph of Galatea// (joyous cherubim and seraphim angels, angelic, painting) 2. //Sistine Madonna// (the Virgin Mary holding Jesus, painting) 3. //The School of Athens// (classical influence, portrayal of knowledge within the school, painting) 4. Ten large Sistine Chapel tapestries 5. Art within Architecture- chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica
 * Art of the Renaissance **
 * Michelangelo Buonarotti ** (1490s-1510s High Renaissance)
 * Raffaelo Sanzio ** (naturalistic expression/perfection in art)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> 1. //Baptism of Christ// (first famous piece, biblical influence, meaning of baptism, painting) 2. //Mona Lisa// (mysterious, perspective, enigmatic, worldly famous) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3. //The Last Supper// (biblical influence, Jesus Christ and disiciples, painting) 4. //Vitruvian Man// (mathematics, human anatomy, famous sketch)
 * Leonardo da Vinci ** (1480s-1500s High Renaissance)



Donatello ** (1420s- 1450s Early Renaissance) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> 1. Mastered basso rilievo sculpture (shallow relief sculpting) 2. //St. Mark// (Orsanmichelle, Florence, sculpture, the coming of the Messiah or Jesus) 3. //Mary Magdalene// (Florence, Italy, alternative perspective, different religious views of the Virgin Mary, sculpture) 4. //Crucifix// (Jesus Christ in agony, biblical adversity, panting)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">" The painter's mind is a copy of the divine mind, since it operates freely in creating the many kinds of animals, plants, fruits, landscapes, countrysides, ruins, and awe-inspiring places." - Leonardo Da Vinci

This short video on Italian Art in the Renaissance elaborates on the four primary masters of Renaissance aesthetics in Florence and Rome, Italy. media type="youtube" key="rVQBVE9BzYk" height="344" width="425"

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Pristina; font-size: 18pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;">Works Cited <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">"Art in the Renaissance | Italy." //Life in Italy | Italy//. Web. 16 Jan. 2010. <http://www.lifeinitaly.com/art/renaissance.asp>. "Donatello." //Mark Harden's Artchive//. Web. 15 Jan. 2010. <http://www.artchive.com/artchive/D/donatello.html>. "Quotes from Leonardo da Vinci on painters and painting." //About.com Painting -- Learn How to Paint, Painting Tips, Creativity//. Web. 15 Jan. 2010. <http://painting.about.com/library/biographies/blartistquoteleonardo.htm>. "Renaissance -." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 17 Jan. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance#Art>.

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Pristina; font-size: 18pt; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;">Pictures //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Digital image. //Dwellingintheword.wordpress.com//. Web. 17 Jan. 2010. <http://dwellingintheword.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/week-1a-genesis-11-24a/>. //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mary Magdalene //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Digital image. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. <http://www1.fccj.cc.fl.us/cgroves/2236docs/test_1.htm>. //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Mona Lisa //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. Digital image. Web. 16 Jan. 2010. <http://www.sgallery.net/artnews/2007/01/22/evidence-on-mona-lisa-model-found.html>.

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