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Discussion: The Renaissance Era
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We begin with the Renaissance era. In this Discussion, identify some of the basic characteristics of Renaissance art and share your opinion on how Renaissance art differs from the artwork created during the historical periods that came before it.
This is not a research essay assignment, so write from your own point of view and in your own words. The following materials below are instrumental in our Module 1 Discussion. They are also provided in the Module 1 “Background” page:
Brief History of Western Art
Pay special attention to the Renaissance section
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/start-here-apah/brief-histories-apah/a/a-brief-history-of-western-culture?modal=1
History of Renaissance (Video)
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/approaches-to-art-history/very-beginner/renaissance-to-modern-art/v/renaissance-art-introduction?modal=1
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Cynthia Castillo posted Jun 22, 2024 7:53 AMThis thread is pinned
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Retha Richard posted Jun 26, 2024 9:16 AM
Hello Dr. Castilo and classmates,
After the Middle Ages, Europe had a passionate time of artistic, political, cultural, and economic renewal during the Renaissance. The Renaissance, generally understood to have occurred between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, encouraged the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art. Renaissance, which translates to rebirth, was a period in European history when the Middle Ages’ rigid ideologies were abandoned and the foundations of the contemporary world as it was known. The rediscovery of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations spurred interest in Classical education and posed a challenge to medieval notions and beliefs.
The Renaissance saw significant breakthroughs in literature, linguistics, artwork, construction, and various other creative fields. Beyond that, though, the Renaissance was a watershed because it gave people a renewed faith in the potential and accomplishments of humans. Even though Renaissance society was moving toward becoming a more secular society, religion continued to play a significant role in day-to-day activities, particularly in Italy, the home of Roman Catholicism. A significant amount of Renaissance art was either commissioned by the church or featured scenes from the Bible.
Renaissance themes comprise individualism, humanism, rationalism, reformation, secularism, rebirth, and rediscovery. Europe’s escape from the Middle Ages to become, in a sense, reborn gave rise to themes of rediscovery and rebirth.
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Ronniesha Miles posted Jun 24, 2024 7:35 AM
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As we all know the Renaissance is a huge part of the Art worlds history. Renaissance art consists of paintings, sculptures, architectures, music, and literature produced during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in Europe under the combined influences of an increased awareness of nature, a revival of classical learning, and a more individualistic view of man.
The Renaissance Art was very elegant and detailed. You can tell that they cared about their artwork and took their time inserting numerous small details to make their Artwork come to life. They were also very good at using their imagination to enhance things that may have been simple and turn it into something amazing to look at. Even looking at pictures of some of the statues, canvasses and other artwork that was done back then today it is still very intriguing to view. I don’t believe that there is an era that can ever replace or be better than this era which is why it is considered one of its own.
10 Most Famous Paintings of The Renaissance | PARBLO Digital Art Blog …
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