Renaissance art Flashcards
(5 cards)
- refers to “rebirth”
- Artists gained prestige, no longer anonymous
Renaissance
financed and protected artists
Patrons
were the most famous and wealthy patrons of the renaissance in Florence
Medici Family
The most important Italian city-state
Florence
Characteristics of renaissance art
- classicism
- Emphasis on human figure
- Realism and expression
- Perspective
- Light and shade