Renaissance Art and Architecture (Robert Campin & Massacio).
Title: Renaissance Art and Architecture (Robert Campin & Massacio).
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 643 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Renaissance Art and Architecture (Robert Campin & Massacio).
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 643 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Renaissance covered the period between 1400 and 1600, although some disagree on exact dates. The word renaissance literally means 'rebirth' and is the French translation of the Italian rinascita. The two principal components of Renaissance style are the following: a revival of the classical forms originally developed by the ancient Greeks and Romans, and an interest in humanism and assertion of the importance of the individual. The Renaissance period in art history corresponds to the beginning
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t to life. Creating more detail and letting the eye venture out into the depths of the work was his great accomplishment and use of a 'new' technique. Masaccio used a different type of perspective - a 'smoke-and-mirros' technique. Tons of symbolism flooded the Annunciation, small mundane objects with hidden meanings scattered about the canvas. Both artists made vast contributions to the Renaissance using the same basic application, but in two very distinct ways.