Italy Art
Italy is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period that started in the late 14th century and lasted until the 17th century. This period is famous for its art. Instead of only focusing on religious stories and figures, artists started to focus on individual humans and human emotions. The philosophy that changed and encouraged art was called Humanism. These ideas started in Italy and then spread across Europe. The Renaissance started in Italy and then spread because all the trading that happened in Italy. Trading made the Italian people wealthy and made it easy for ideas to travel around the world. Some of the most famous artists in human history came from the Italian Renaissance.
Renaissance means rebirth.
• The movement started in Florence.
• Wealthy Italian families would support artists to show off their wealth and power.
• People supporting artists were called patrons.
• Painters started to capture human emotions in their work and made their paints brighter.
• Being an artist was highly competitive. They would compete for jobs.
• Many artists were also scientists, philosophers, inventors and mathematicians.
• One of the most famous works of art from this period is Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment.” It was painted on the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
• The Catholic Church was one of the biggest patrons of the arts.
• Renaissance art came in many different mediums, like paintings, sculpture, drawings and architecture.
• Greece and Rome inspired many Renaissance artists.
