The Renaissance Movement first started in Florence in Italy. It was the right perspective of the artists of the 15th century that brought about the renaissance, which represented ‘rebirth’ of the art, culture, Italian civilization and architecture that faced a serious setback during the middle ages thus reviving the missing glory of the Italian art.
Fillippo Brunelleschi even though an architect by profession pockets the credit for bringing about the renaissance in Italy despite the fact that he was not the most famous man in relation to renaissance art. He is well remembered for having laid down the scientific laws of perspective that laid the foundation for renaissance art in Italy.
Art of Italy had always been two-dimensional apart from the exploits of Giotto di Bondone, a powerful participant in the Christian Art Movement in Italy in the 13th century.
Renaissance art from Italy is worthy of attention because it was making use of the laws of perspective that Italian artists were able to take huge strides in the development of art in Italy. For the first time, renaissance art was producing art in Italy that reflected very precisely nature and the real world.
During the ancient Roman period, art in Italy was more a tool of the state and it dealt with only religious subjects under the favour of the Catholic Church. It was renaissance art that really widened the field of art in Italy. Though religious themes dominated the renaissance art in Italy, nature and the description of the world in reality found placement in the renaissance art in the later period.
Human form was reproduced to perfection by the artists of that period since anatomy was given primary importance by them. Donatello was a champion carver of the Renaissance period and his sculpture of St. George is worth of attraction even today in Italy.
Art Renaissance in Italy was at its apex in the 16th century as the country witnessed the woks of some greats who made headway in that period. There were the likes of Raphael, Da Vinci and Michelangelo who were contemporaries to name a few.
Renaissance artists from Italy gained popularity gradually and were always preferred by the state-heads all over the country to produce magnificent work in their respective states.
Thus the art in Italy is no longer religion-bound as churches do not control them any more in secular ambience now. Still there are some Italian artists like Giacomo Manza of the 20th century who deal with Christian themes. The Bronze door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican is a design of this sculptor.
Renaissance art in Italy is amongst the finest in the world. If you would like to view some good examples, read our page on fun things to do in Pisa.
