Art
- Paintings showed nature and peoples feelings
- Artists studied perspective, and used types of form, colour, and shape
- Paintings became more realistic and less religious
Artists – Leonardo Da Vinci:
- Born in 1452 in the village of Vinci
- Most famous works are The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
- Died in 1519
Michelangelo Buonarroti:
- Born in Florence in 1475
- Most famous piece is the giant Statue of David
- Was a sculptor, architect and painter
Donatello
- Born in 1386 in Firenze
- His earliest work was the marble statue of David and was known as a patriotic symbol
Architecture
- Features of Renaissance buildings include: triangular pediments, square lintels, arches, and domes
- They used materials such as brick; and the colour red became common
- Elizabethan style included: characteristics of formal structures, transitions from Medieval to Renaissance
- Jacobean style included: blended Medieval and Renaissance styles, characteristics of formal structures
- Great Renaissance architects include: Andrew Pallidio, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Fillippo Brunelleschi, and Giacomo da Vignola
- Renaissance architecture was inspired by architecture of classical Greece and Rome
Music
- was very important to the Elizabethans
- there was Elizabethan church music, court music, town music, and theatre music
- many people employed musicians as entertainers
- music became part of plays during this age
- the ability to play a musical instrument was an essential skill at the court of Queen Elizabeth
- She herself could play the lute and the virginal which was a tiny piano
- Queen Elizabeth employed at least 70 musicians and singers.
- Music was included in many of Shakespeare’s plays
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Cite this article as: William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team), "Art, Artists, Architecture and Music during the Renaissance," in SchoolWorkHelper, 2019, https://schoolworkhelper.net/art-artists-architecture-and-music-during-the-renaissance/.
