Renaissance Art Vs. Medieval Art Vs. Classical Art
Renaissance Art
Renaissance art was time when artists focused on the human body. They made statues and paintings look like actual humans. The models that artists used were not always religious but rather the average person. In paintings, people looked like average people doing normal things such as cleaning the house rather than looking like Greek and Roman god(s). However, this is not to say that sometimes artists during the Renaissance period depicted god(s) in their art work. People in the art had expressions on their faces rather than looking emotionless. Viewers could see how the subject of the painting/sculpture was feeling. Often paintings consisted of many different colors. Renaissance art's main purpose was to show the importance of people and nature.
Medieval Art
Medieval art was more focused on religion than Renaissance art was. Statues often looked very stiff, often there did not appear to be very much movement. Subjects that were being painted often looked flat and emotionless. They often did not look very realistic. Bright colors were used in paintings but there were usually not very many colors involved in the paintings. Basically, the purposed of Medieval art was to teach religions to those who did not know how to read or write.
Medieval art was more focused on religion than Renaissance art was. Statues often looked very stiff, often there did not appear to be very much movement. Subjects that were being painted often looked flat and emotionless. They often did not look very realistic. Bright colors were used in paintings but there were usually not very many colors involved in the paintings. Basically, the purposed of Medieval art was to teach religions to those who did not know how to read or write.
Classical Art
Classical Art was usually based on people or figures that were idealized. Statues and paintings of people often made people seem like they were active or they moved. The biggest difference between Classical art and Renaissance art is that in Classical art people depicted in the art did not seem to show emotion. Paintings done during the period often seemed to be of a heroic scene or real people doing different jobs. The main purpose of Classical; art was to show the importance of certain people like leaders. It also was to show the importance of god(s).
Classical Art was usually based on people or figures that were idealized. Statues and paintings of people often made people seem like they were active or they moved. The biggest difference between Classical art and Renaissance art is that in Classical art people depicted in the art did not seem to show emotion. Paintings done during the period often seemed to be of a heroic scene or real people doing different jobs. The main purpose of Classical; art was to show the importance of certain people like leaders. It also was to show the importance of god(s).