The era in which I lived in, was a period known as the "Artistic Renaissance." It marked a new beginning for art as artists began to focus on a realistic imitation of nature. The point of any painter's work was to capture the scene as what it would look in real life. Painters of my time consider a man named Giotto as the person who started this movement. After Giotto, people began to use his style and it eventually caught on with the rest of society. We eventually developed perspective and a geometric system of measurement of space and light. One of the firsts to utilize perspective was Uccello and Donatello. From the year 1480 to the day I am in now, is considered the High Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and I dominated this era. Our works proved our artistic genius and why we were considered the best.
Italy also saw a growth of economy. New buildings were made based on a new type of architecture that was made during this time. An example of a gifted architect is Filippo Brunelleschi. He created new building techniques and was one of the first to create a dome. He also built the Church of San Lorenzo which was completely different from the architectural designs and the Middle Ages..
One thing that influenced our work was the commissions for our projects. The wealthy upper class decided what we painted and sculpted. Paintings were regarded as possessions for the rich. They were used for political purposes, social, and religious reasons.
Sources: Spielvogel
Sources: Spielvogel
Hello fellow artisan, I know what we have been going through because we both experienced parts of the “Artistic Renaissance” when it was thriving. Many of the arts were truly based on nature and the realistic style in paintings. We were definitely both conquering the arts during the High Renaissance along with Michelangelo while our works were known to be the greatest of them all. We both went to workshops where our skills were performed. Other people were just merely well- known artists that either started it all, or continued what was begun. I concur in your saying that we created our works for the higher society men. We were given a task and in that, we gradually developed our masterpieces. Moreover, we both strived to do our best in order to reach success.
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