Chapter 7, Section 3 Renaissance Art
Artists in Renaissance Italy Medieval art used symbolic images
Cont. Renaissance art showed people as they would appear in real life
Cont. Renaissance artist also used perspective, or a method that makes a drawing look three dimensional
Sandro Botticelli Born in 1445 Famous Florence Artist Well known for painting frescoes, or paintings on wet plaster with watercolor paint
Leonardo da Vinci Born in 1452 His work as an artist alone would have made him famous Most famous works are The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa
Raphael Sanzio Famous for his frescoes in the Vatican Palace
Michelangelo Buonarroti A rival of Leonardo da Vinci Famous for his paintings and his sculptures, including a sculpture of Moses
Titian Artist of the late Renaissance from Venice Extremely famous and wealthy during his time Painted portraits as well as religious and mythological scenes Used rich colors that were contrasted with extremely dark shadows
Jan Van Eyck Birth date unknown Worked in Bruges, Belgium (Known as Flanders during the Renaissance) Master of oil painting Created brilliant colors that were said to sparkle like jewels or stained glass
Albrecht Dürer From Germany One of the greatest artists of the Northern Renaissance He was a master painter, but he is best known for his engravings, or an image carved of metal, wood, or stone. From the engraving, the image is printed onto paper