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8.2 THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY - Coggle Diagram
8.2 THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY
Definition
New artistic approaches
Revived the styles of Ancient Greek and Roman art.
The basis of Renaissance
Linked to the artistic changes that occurred in the 15th and 16th centuries
Architecthure
Innovations in architecture departed from older Gothic forms.
Characteristics
The Growth Of The Civil Architecture
Although churches continued to be built
Civil buildings, such as hospitals and palaces, gained importance
A Return To Classical Structural Elements
Architects returned to the use of columns imitating Ancient Greek and Roman designs.
Building Concept and Design
Architects designed buildings which found harmony in shapes and proportion
Quattrocento
Most important architects
The Catedral di Santa Maria del Fiore
Made by Brunelleschi
Cinquecento
Bramante designed the most important building of the century
St. Peter’s Basilica
Painting
Advances in painting techniques, as they tried to produce very realistic pictures
Characteristics
Proportion
Proportion was considered the essence of beauty
The command of drawing was more important than the colour.
Balance
The position of the figures could not disrupt the harmonious balance of the painting.
The Use of Light
Light was used to depict areas of light and shadow, perfecting the illusion of depth.
The Ilussion of Depht
Artists experimented with and developed the technique of perspective.
Quattrocento
The Birth of Venus (1484)
by Sandro Botticelli.
Cinquecento
The Creation of Adam
By Michelangelo
