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Bernini's statuary group is a combination of lyric and mimetic representation depicting both a mythical episode and vital energy which is best felt when looking at Persephone's hand pushing against Pluto's face. In fact, even this apparently simple detail is dual in the sense that on one hand, it is meant to give the impression of despair and struggle, and on the other, this gesture results in creases in Pluto's skin. Bernini's sculpture incorporates the twisting pose belonging to Mannerism, a reaction to the perfection of forms that can be identified during the Renaissance in the works of its greatest exponents, such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.
The middle ages were marked by strictness imposed by the Catholic Church which exerted control over society. Artistic expression was reduced to a minimum because the doctrine of the church encouraged religious meditation, and austerity. The end of the middle ages brought about a drastic change in mentalities. The decline of traditional values, along with the rise of the market economy, and the implied development of certain city-states such as the Italian ones, created a very favorable climate for the birth of the Renaissance, with its emphasis on art and science.
Renaissance painting approached a wide variety of themes; however, most paintings depicted biblical events, as well as episodes in the life of saints. Historical paintings were also very popular; the rebirth of classical Antiquity also generated a revival in mythological paintings.
As far as the techniques developed during the Renaissance, chiaroscuro is perhaps the most prominent. This technique consisted of using contrasting...
Its opposite, sfumato, focused on bluring or softening sharp outlines in paintings by the blending of one tone into another giving the impression of three-dimensionality. It was, to a great extent, the invention of Leonardo da Vinci, who also coined the term. Another important characteristic of Italian Renaissance painting was proportion. However, although very detailed and well-represented, human anatomy was not necessary as perfect as it had been during classical Antiquity
The Italian Renaissance ended towards the middle of the 16th century. Nevertheless, its effects were far reaching; its ideals were not crushed along with the movement itself, and the works of art produced during this period of time did not lose their value. In fact, the amount and value of the artwork created during the Renaissance have not been equalled by any other period of time in human history.
Works Cited
Barolsky, Paul.As in Ovid, So in Renaissance Art. Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Summer, 1998), pp. 451-474
Huber, Lorraine G. The High Renaissance period 1495-1520.
Available: http://www.abstractloft.com/expressionist/artcrit.html
Johnson, Paul. (2003). The Roman Climax of Art and Its Confused Aftermath. In Art: A New History. Harper Collins. 273-310.
Looking at the Renaissance. The Open University. http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/renaissance2/economic.htm
Works Cited
Barolsky, Paul.As in Ovid, So in Renaissance Art. Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Summer, 1998), pp. 451-474
Huber, Lorraine G. The High Renaissance period 1495-1520.
Available: http://www.abstractloft.com/expressionist/artcrit.html
Johnson, Paul. (2003). The Roman Climax of Art and Its Confused Aftermath. In Art: A New History. Harper Collins. 273-310.
Looking at the Renaissance. The Open University. http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/renaissance2/economic.htm
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