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Why is the human figure so important to renaissance art?
the human figure was so important to the renaissance because the thought the human body was a beautiful thing back then
What were common medical experiments during the Renaissance?
human body experimentnobody knew that much about the renaissance - because people before had only disected pigs and rats ! so everybody just thought that the human body was like that. until somebody stole a body from the gallows and disected them- they found out all about the human body
In what way did northern renaissance paintings differ from Italian renaissance paintingss differ from Italian renaissance?
Northern Renaissance versus Italian Renaissance Italian Renaissance's main medium were Frescos. In Northern Europe, they used oil. (See DaVinci's "The Last Supper" and Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Wedding") During the Reformation and Counter Reformation, Italian painters made Catholic Church commissioned paintings. In the North, the paintings had far more secular subjects, and they had darker religious themes (if indeed the subject were religious). See artists/architects: Italian Renaissance Artists: Giotto, Donatello, Ghiberti, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Boticelli, DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Palladio, Caravaggio, Gentileschi*, Bernini* Non-Italian Renaissance Artists: Limbourg Brothers, Christine de Pizan, Campin, Van der Weyden, Durer, Grunewald, Bosch, Bruegel, Rubens*, Rembrant*, Vermeer* * indicates a post Renaissance theme (Mannarism, Baroque, etc)
Why was Andreas Vesalius important to the renaissance?
Based on Galen's earlier medical writings, Vesalius produced the most comprehensive book (with illustrations) of human anatomy known at that time (mid-1500's), "On the Workings of the Human Body." This became the most widely used text for training of physicians and surgeons until Virchow's later work on pathology.
What is the importance of liver in human body?
it helps the human body digest food and can reproduce cells that have been hurt/injured.
How did the Renaissance artists portray the human body?
renaissance artist portray the human body by showing bone structure becuz they studied anatomy...meaning they would look at dead bodies without heads, and study their structure. Leonardo da vinci and Michelangelo which were famous artists and sculptures of the renaissance time did this for their paintings and sculptures.
How does the Renaissance impact todays art?
The Renaissance contributed by their creation of water colors, portray the human body more realistically.
How did renaissance artist protray the human body?
Renaissance art really glorified the human body and thought of it as an object of beauty and wonder: hence, the Statue of David by Michaelangelo
What did Greek artists try to portray?
Their goal was to help people with their psychological problems
Why is the human figure so important to renaissance art?
the human figure was so important to the renaissance because the thought the human body was a beautiful thing back then
Did the doctors in the renaissance dissect the human body?
yes, they did dissect it.
Prior to the Renaissance the human body was seen as-?
A prison for the soul
How did Greek art portray the human body?
In the Classical period, Greek art portrayed the human body as perfect and life-like. Later, during the Hellenistic period, Greek sculptors changed to portray the human body as realistic, including adding blush to the cheeks and color to the eyes.
What qualities did Greek sculptors and architects seek to portray?
The perfect beauty.
Prior to the Renaissance the human body was seen as?
It was seen as a prison for the soul.
Who drew the human body during the renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci .
Which Renaissance artist also filled notebooks with plans for flying machines and armored cars observations of plants and animals and anatomical drawings of the human body?
Leonardo da Vinci
