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Characteristics of Renaissance Art
Change of Subject Matter-continued religious paintings but branched out to other subjects such as portraits, historical subjects, and everyday life
Realism-make paintings look realistic, especially with more emotional qualities
New Techniques and Styles- use of perspective, balance and proportion, and use of light and dark
Leonardo da Vinci was…
A painter
An architect
An inventor
A student of all things scientific (nature, mechanics, anatomy, physics, architecture, weaponry and more)
What Did He Invent?
A bicycle
A helicopter
An Airplane based on the physiology and flying capability of a bat.
(At least on paper)
Michelangelo
Painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Sculpted David
Designed buildings
Wrote poetry
Sculpted the Pieta
Engineered St. Peter’s Basilica
Workshop System
- Collaboration of masters and apprentices
- Family based
- Run like a business
- Apprenticeship started in early years
- Studied under a master for several years
Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci were both products of the workshop system and worked under masters.