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The Early Italian Renaissance art began in Florence and was inspired by ancient Rome. This art form focused on humanism, perspective, classical revival, composition, and fresco painting.
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Northern Renaissance art emerged in regions such as Flanders, the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Itv took inspiration from classical ideas, humanism, and naturalistic representation. This art form is made primarily from oil paint and utilizes hyper-realistic detail, symbolism, and religious themes to convey a narrative.
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Masaccio's Tribute Money utilizes composition and both linear and atmospheric perspective to tell a narrative of Christ and St.peter with the Use of Fresco. Which continues to carry on throughout Early Italian Renaissance art.https://smarthistory.org/masaccio-the-tribute-money-in-the-brancacci-chapel/ -
Jan Van Eyck's extraordinary attention to detail seen in the individual fabrics and reflections with the use of oil paint, creates a realistic environment. Commissioned for the wealthy Italian merchant, Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his first wife. Eyck uses the charm of the northern renaissance art with its use of realism and symbolism, portraying their lives. https://smarthistory.org/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait/ -
Rogier van der Weyden's use of composition and detail creates an emotional and dramatic scene with it's use of color and realism. He utilizes composition as a way for symbolism seen in Christ and the Virgin Mary to further connect the two. -
Botticelli's The Birth Of Venus utilizes composition and symbolism in order to convey Venus's birth and beauty. His linear style creates a dreamy and enchanting atmosphere. This artwork in particular is unusual in this period due to its use of mythology and nudity.