Renaissance+Art

of Florence, was designed by Brunelleschi. But also with the help of Ghiberti, and it still took ovr 25 years to complete. Ghiberti carved a very intricate design onto the doors of the dome. He created a great sense of depth and space in his carving on the doors. Together the two created and beautiful piece of architecture.Beautiful architecture helped to atract visitors from many parts of the world. This made Florence famous which definitely helped it economically. And politically it showed how they were advancing in the world, especially artistically and creatively. || This sculpture was made by the famous artist, Donatello. He lived from about 1386 to 1466 and was mainly a very talented sculptor. He was the first sculptor to create a free standing nude from the time of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. This statue called, David, shows the Biblical character of David with the severed head of Goliath at his feet. By showing this scene realistically through a sculpture, it really shows how the artists of the Renaissance modeled some of their artworks off of sculptures and paintings of civilizations way before their time. || This artwork called, The Gift of The Mantle, and it's one of the first artworks that was both realistic and beautiful. During the Renaissance a system was developed called, linear perspective. It would create sense of depth in paintings by using the horizon line and vanishing point in a painting. One of the first artists to create a artwork using sense of depth was Giotto. He even gained the name of the "Father of Renaissance Painting" because he gave his paintings such great depth and detail. This type of artwork help to introduce, socially and economically, a new way of painting and creating art in the Renaissance period. || This is a painting of one of the most famous christian humanist, Desidarius Erasmus. He was interested in education and religious reform and believed that all people should study the ancient classics and the bible. This was all in an effort to try to reform themselves and society. In fact, he even translated the Bible to Greek in order to enforce his efforts even more. Erasmus also tried to turn around the trend of the increasing emphasis on ritual and rules of Catholic faith. He did this by creating something that he called "The Philosophy of Christ" in which it encouraged believers and Christians to fully look at Christ's life and words. Examining this would cause people to see examples of ethical behavior and love. Socially Erasmus helped to spread Christianity and what he believed was right. And i really do think all his efforts paid off, or at least they seem like they did. ||
 * Cathedral of Florence || David || The Gift of The Mantle || The Northern Renaissance ||
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 * This dome, the Cathedral