Renaissance Art The Renaissance was "A revival or rebirth of cultural awareness and learning that took place during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, particularly in Italy,"" according to Art In Focus. ... During the Renaissance, art was a branch of knowledge. ... Also during the Renaissance there were many people who used art as a way to record discoveries and inspired people to take pleasure in the world around them. ... The Renaissance was period of time when art was very important. ... The death of Raphael signals the end of the Renaissance and the rise of mannerism, which lead...

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Michelangelo lived in Florence, which at the time, was the flowering city of the Renaissance. ... The largest fresco of the Renaissance, it depicts Judgment Day. ... Not only did the Renaissance produce artistic talent, but also produced a new breed of thinkers into society. ... Michelangelo was arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and the most potent force in the Italian Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he was a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and in Western art in general. ...

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He was a true Renaissance man who lived a long emotional life. ... This is what makes "The Last Judgment" such a unique and exceptional work of art. ... This delayed the beginning of the work, since Michelangelo declared oil-painting to be an "effeminate art" and insisted on painting "al fresco," as he had done with the ceiling. ... The torment that is so overwhelming in Michelangelo's Renaissance version of "The Last Judgment" is not depicted at all in Cavallini's Proto-Renaissance painting. ... His painting gives a greater understanding of the Renaissance era as well as an insight...

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The issue has engaged historians of art for generations without satisfactory resolution. ... Michelangelo embodied many characteristic qualities of the Renaissance. ... The largest fresco of the Renaissance, it depicts Judgment Day. ... The great Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto wrote succinctly of this famous artist: "Michael more than mortal, divine angel."" ... In conclusion, Michelangelo (1475-1564), was arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and, with Leonardo da Vinci, the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. ...

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The issue has engaged historians of art for generations without satisfactory resolution. ... Michelangelo embodied many characteristic qualities of the Renaissance. ... The largest fresco of the Renaissance, it depicts Judgment Day. ... The great Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto wrote succinctly of this famous artist: "Michael more than mortal, divine angel."" ... In conclusion, Michelangelo (1475-1564), was arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and, with Leonardo da Vinci, the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. ...

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The issue has engaged historians of art for generations without satisfactory resolution. ... Michelangelo embodied many characteristic qualities of the Renaissance. ... The largest fresco of the Renaissance, it depicts Judgment Day. ... The great Renaissance poet Ludovico Ariosto wrote succinctly of this famous artist: "Michael more than mortal, divine angel." ... In conclusion, Michelangelo (1475-1564), was arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and, with Leonardo da Vinci, the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. ...

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Michelangelo considered the male nude to be the foremost subject in art, and he explored its range of movement and expression in every medium. ... The greatest artist of the human figure was also one of Renaissance Italy's greatest poets. ... Like other Renaissance poets, Michelangelo wrote primarily of love. ... One of the most famous works of art, the Pietà was probably finished before Michelangelo was 25 years old, and it is the only work he ever signed. ... Interesting Facts: He was a famous artist and sculptor of the Renaissance period. ...

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Michelangelo was constantly in the presence of art. These experiences gave Michelangelo a true sense of art. ... Michelangelo embodied many characteristic qualities of the Renaissance. ... Michelangelo mastered every art that he approached. ... Michelangelo embodied many characteristic qualities of the Renaissance. ...

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The Renaissance was just starting up, and with this brought the new interests in Ancient Greek and Roman art, reason and science, and humanism. ... At this time, in 1516, Latin was being brought back because of the Renaissance. ... In context of the time which this book was written, Thomas More is assuming that his readers know about the turmoil that lead up to the Renaissance, and what was going on during the Renaissance. ...

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One of the greatest artists of the Italian renaissance was Michelangelo. His full name was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and he was a magnificent sculptor, painter, architect and poet. He was the greatest sculptor since the Roman times. Michelangelo was born March the 6th, 1475 i...

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After about one year of learning the art of fresco, Michelangelo went on to study at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens and shortly thereafter was invited into the household of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent. ... In this famous work of art, Mary is depicted holding her dead son in her hands with an expression of resignation on her face. ... The Last Judgment, which Michelangelo finished in 1541 was the largest fresco of the Renaissance, depicting Judgment. ...

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