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Michelangelo, better than most of his contemporaries, who were students of the Florentine tradition, successfully used the natural beauty of the real world in order to honor God.
Michelangelo's influence led to the development of Mannerism as a period of art. Mannerism abandoned the style of art that relied upon depictions of subjects in their natural form and began to depict the subjects in a more harmonious and ideal form. It was characterized by an abandonment of the classical form and the development of a new method of painting and sculpting.
Like all artists, Michelangelo's life and artistic...
He began his career adhering strictly to the traditions that he learned during his tenure in the Medici court in Florence but as his career progressed he began to depart from the strict standards that had dominated Renaissance art. As Michelangelo began to use his subjects and figures as depictions of the ideal and not as representations of their natural state he ushered in new era in artistic expression. As he did, artists were freed from the shackles of being mere craftsman and freed to become true artists. Art began to become a form of expression.
The art of Michelangelo
Art Since the Greek kouros, sculpture has depended on at least a basic understanding of human anatomy. Anatomy was in fact studied by ancient civilizations independently of its relevance to rendering the human body in two dimensions or three for art. The fusion of anatomy and art reached its first peak during the Renaissance, when artists in Europe longed to deepen their technique and enhance the realism of their human forms
Art During Renaissance The Evolution of Art During the Renaissance The Renaissance period is defined as a cultural movement that spanned approximately from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe (Brotton 2006, p. 6). This period in the history of art included the painting, decorative arts and sculpture of the period and for many was considered a
Art of classical antiquity, in the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, has been much revered, admired, and imitated. In fact, the arts of ancient Greece and Rome can be considered the first self-conscious and cohesive art movements in Europe. Style, form, execution, and media were standardized and honed to the point where aesthetic ideals were created and sustained over time. The art of classical antiquity in Greece and Rome
The Medici family was heavily involved in the excavation of priceless artifacts from around the Florence area. Exposure to these excavations, many of which were financed by Michelangelo's key patrons, undoubtedly had an affect on his affinity for classical art and art forms. Through his use of ancient works in his own art, as well as his propensity to copy the style of these ancient artifacts, Michelangelo managed to
Michelangelo Biography and Detailed Information About One of His Art Works Michelangelo was one of the most influential artists of the Rennaissance and of art history. Painter, sculptor, poet and architect, Michelangelo dominated the art scene for almost the whole of the 16th century. Born in 1474, he lived to be almost ninety years of age, time in which he left an unparalleled creation to the world. In Michelangelo's time, the Renaissance
Art History The clouds gleamed gloriously, as if they were smiling to greet newcomers to heaven Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti. The two artists sat rather impatiently in the heavenly waiting room, and they refused to pick up any of the literature that lay strewn on the gilded coffee table before them. This is ridiculous," grumbled Leonardo, who in spite of his age lacked no luster in his eyes. "I am