Italy is where the Renaissance began around 1400 A.D. lasted until 1600 A.D.. The word Renaissance literally means, "re-birth." ... The works of the Renaissance are religious and non religious. ... A radical break with medieval methods of representing the visible world occurred in Italy during the Renaissance. ... Today artists from the Renaissance are still highly esteemed. ...
Italian Renaissance writers originally used the word gothic as a derogatory term for all architects and artists in the middle ages, which were compared to the works of the barbarian Goths. ... While the west spires were the work of Hans of Cologne, and later during the Renaissance, sculptor Diego! ... This popular form of decoration continued to cover surfaces from Gothic in to Spanish Renaissance architecture. ... Few Italian architects accepted the new Northern Gothic Style north of the Alps. ... In comparison to the virgin soil of England, Italy had earlier civilizations upon it- Et...
Gothic Art Gothic Art is the style of art produced in Europe from the middle ages up to the beginning of the Renaissance. ... In the late 14th century, anticipating the Renaissance, Gothic Art evolved toward a more secular style known as International Gothic. Although superseded by Renaissance art, there was a Gothic Revival in the 18th and 19th centuries, which was largely rooted in nostalgia. ... One of Giotto's best known works is Christ Entering Jerusalem 1304-1306 Fresco.Capella degli Scrovegni, Padua, It...
As one walks to the main doors, one will observe the distinguishable Renaissance Doors of Paradise. ... Rose windows spread to England, Italy, Spain, and Germany, but never reaching the same heights it did in France. ... Gothic styled architecture faded out by Renaissance. ...
