RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE COMPARISON 2 RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE COMPARISON 5 Running head: RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE COMPARISON 1 Renaissance and Baroque Comparison There are two eras in the history of Western Art that had many achievements from art to music and literature. The period following the middle ages called the Renaissance was a cultural movement that began from the late 13th century to the 17th century. The arts‚ music and literature that came out of this period helped in developing the
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Renaissance: the development of linear perspective and other techniques of rendering a more natural reality in painting‚ and gradual but widespread educational reform . In politics the Renaissance contributed the development of the conventions of diplomacy‚ and in science an increased reliance on observation. Renaissance scholars employed the humanist method in study‚ and searched for realism and human emotion in art Florentine painters led byMasaccio strove to portray the human form realistically
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middle ages and entered a time period now known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance (meaning ’re-birth’) began in Italy and was a revival of classical learning and powerful innovations‚ some of which have affected our lives today. Towards the end of the 16th century‚ however; came another wave of transformation called the Baroque era. Baroque‚ in Latin meaning ’irregular’‚ was more impressionistic‚ mostly in the field of art. The Renaissance and
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The term "Baroque" was initially used as a disparaging term to call attention to its use of irregular forms‚ myriad of fine detailing‚ and exuberance of spirituality which was considered to be extremely different from the finesse of Renaissance classicism. Heinrich Wölfflin‚ Vasari‚ and many others praised the period of rebirth while somewhat denouncing the work of Baroque artists. The Renaissance tended to be more rational stylistically while the Baroque has often been described as irrational with
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Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods Western Governors University Comparisons of the Renaissance and Baroque Periods It was the 14th century and Europe was shrouded in creative and intellectual “darkness” as a result of corrupt and oppressive religion. People lived with the burden of twisted theological rules that permeated both business and personal lives. In a small town in Italy‚ a group of educators and philosophers started re-examining the Classical
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Renaissance architecture is split into three periods: Early Renaissance (ca. 1400-1500)‚ High Renaissance (ca. 1500-1525)‚ and Late Renaissance (ca.1525-1600). Renaissance architects moved away from the intricacy and verticality of the Gothic architecture style in favor of the simplicity and balanced proportions of classicism. The classical orders were revived‚ including rounded arches and domes; this was done through observation of Roman ruins and study of the treatise Ten Books on Architecture
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Known as “the two greatest and most influential periods of Italian art…”‚ the Renaissance and the Baroque periods were ones that relied heavily on the Classical art style‚ along with its ideals (Mules‚ n.d.). It affected art all the way through the 1700s‚ up until a new wave of artists decided to get brave and try new things. One on the ways that showed the Classical tradition was still alive was that they still used the Church as the biggest influential patron of art. Many paintings and sculptures
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When I first began comparing the two different statues of David‚ Bernini’s Baroque "David‚ and "Michelangelo’s Renaissance "David" the first thing that came to my attention was the facial features. As you study the face of Michelangelo’s "David" there is a sense of calmness to it. There is little or no emotion depicted in his face whatsoever. Here is a man‚ ready to face a giant with nothing more than a sling‚ a stone‚ and his faith in God‚ yet there is no emotion on his face. No signs of fear‚ anger
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stringed instrument with a long neck bearing frets and a rounded body with a flat front that is shaped like a halved egg. The lute is used in a great variety of instrumental music from the Medieval to the late Baroque eras and was the most important instrument for secular music in the Renaissance. What is a harpsichord? Where were these instruments often found? A keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of
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Baroque Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Baroque Art and Architecture‚ the style dominating the art and architecture of Europe and certain European colonies in the Americas throughout the 1600s‚ and in some places‚ until 1750. A number of its characteristics continue in the art and architecture of the first half of the 18th century‚ although this period is generally termed rococo (see Rococo Style) and corresponds roughly with King Louis XV of France. Manifestations of baroque art appear
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