in the middle ages, they used symbolism.
eg. gold background = heaven, rocks = earth
in the renaissance, they used much more realistic techniques. what you see is what it is like in reality (or close to it) and also they tend to use local landscape in the early renaissance artworks like The Tribute Money by Masaccio in c1427 where the landscape is of the Arno Valley whilst the painting is about St Peter paying a tax collector with money from a fish.
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)
There were only two major Renaissances in Europe. There was the Northern Renaissance and the Italian Renaissance. If you want to know the differences, there is a link below to help you learn the difference between the two and what caused them to happen in different time periods.
Medieval paintings of Jesus typically feature religious themes, symbolic imagery, and a focus on spiritual significance. These paintings often portray Jesus in a traditional and reverent manner, emphasizing his divinity and role as a religious figure. In contrast, depictions of Jesus in other art forms may vary in style, interpretation, and cultural influences, leading to a wider range of representations that may not adhere strictly to traditional religious iconography.
The 14th-17th century Renaissance was a cultural movement. The 12th century Renaissance was more of a political and economic movement
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Renaissance paintings show figures in earthly settings; figures in medieval paintings have heavenly gold backgrounds.
They featured more realism and emotion
They featured more realism and emotion
They featured more realism and emotion.
They featured more realism and emotion
SIZE
they featured more realism and emotion
they featured more realism and emotion
Size They were done on a smaller scale
Size They were done on a smaller scale
perspective instead of only two dimensional
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)