Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Renaissance

Renaissance: Began in the early 15th to mid 16th Centuries. Can be divided into three main sub-periods: Proto-Renaissance, Early-Renaissance, High-Renaissance.

Artist: Proto - Giotto, 1267 - 1337
Early - Masaccio, 1401 - 1428
High - Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 - 1519
Artwork: Proto - The Lamentation, 1305
Early - Holy Trinity, 1425, Fresco
High - The Last Supper, 1498, Fresco

Frames: Cultural, most of the artworks of this period depicted religion, this is shown by the use of halos. Structural, the artworks of the time were balanced in composition.











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