HIST 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Sandro Botticelli, Oil Painting, Masaccio
29 Nov 2016
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The enduring legacy of the italian renaissance: art. Creative and economic opportunities of painting on wood and canvas. Oil painting also revolutionized the painting style: added the mystery of one-point perspective paintings. There was a glorification of artists as a new type of hero. Studying of anatomy and proportions of the human body through sculpting. Beautiful art took away from the harsh political and economic reality. An increase in private wealth and growth of lay patronage opened up new markets. There was a big demand for buildings and objects that increase the prestige of ambitious men. Princes and merchants wanted to glorify themselves and their families: competed with neighbors and rivals. Leonardo da vinci (and other good artists) were prized for inventing deadly weapons that they incorporated in their artwork. 15the century~ most great painters were florentines. Masaccio followed by his obvious successor~ sandro botticelli depicted graceful motion and a sensuous pleasure of nature.
