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This 3 page paper discusses the similarities and differences between the Early and High Renaissance, with particular emphasis on architecture, painting and sculpture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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broad terms the Early Renaissance led to the High Renaissance, there are distinct differences between the two. This paper discusses both periods with regard to sculpture, painting and architecture. Discussion
The Renaissance was centered in Italy, and among the principals of the early Renaissance were the sculptor Donatello, the architect Filippo Brunelleschi, and the painter Masaccio (Pioch, 2002). The three
shared a belief in the "theoretical foundations of art and the conviction that development and progress were not only possible but essential to the life and significance of the arts"
(Pioch, 2002). They looked at ancient art in two ways, first as an inspiration, but also as an example of the "trial and error" method that revealed the way in
which the great artists of earlier times worked (Pioch, 2002). It was their intent to understand and recreate the entire creative process of the ancient artists rather than simply copying
the final products (Pioch, 2002). These artists of the Early Renaissance wanted to create "art forms consistent with the appearance of the natural world and with their experience of
human personality and behavior" (Pioch, 2002). They wanted to represent the world accurately with regard to form, and the effects of color and light (Pioch, 2002). They believed in rational
inquiry, which they saw as the "key to success," and believing this they sought to discover the laws governing such things as the correct proportions in architecture and the proper
way to represent the human body (Pioch, 2002). Although these artists were solidly grounded in nature, they wanted to go beyond it, "to instill the work of art with ideal,
intangible qualities, endowing it with a beauty and significance greater and more permanent than that actually found in nature" (Pioch, 2002). Thus, they rendered their paintings, sculpture and buildings
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