The renaissance saw an inflow of new ideas and new practices and left a profound cultural legacy. The renaissance was a cultural movement which saw a flowering of education literature art and sciences. Famous people of the renaissance.
However before we discuss the famous renaissance paintings let s look back at the origins of the famous cultural movement. From the early days of proto renaissance to the spread of early netherlandish art there are plenty of famous renaissance paintings worth mentioning. Born in florence in 1500 his life was a mix of violence and supreme artistry which saw him imprisoned for looting and by contrast producing the famous golden saltcellar for cardinal ippolito d este.
Benvenuto cellini was a sculptor and goldsmith. Renaissance sculpture benvenuto cellini. Perfectly capturing the classical spirit that the renaissance period is famous for this is a simply stunning work of art.
All the main famous philosophical figures are found within it with plato and aristotle at the centre. The painting is meant to represent the golden age of greek philosophy when the discipline was at its peak. And along with the last supper it is the most replicated religious painting of all time.
The popularity of the painting is second only to mona lisa. The work done by michelangelo on the sistine chapel ceiling is a cornerstone of renaissance art and the creation of adam is the most famous fresco panel of the masterpiece. Renaissance art painting sculpture architecture music and literature produced during the 14th 15th and 16th centuries in europe under the combined influences of an increased awareness of nature a revival of classical learning and a more individualistic view of man scholars no longer believe that the renaissance marked an abrupt break with medieval values as is suggested by the french.
Our list of the top famous sculptures of all time spans antiquity to the present and includes michelangelo s david from pre history and the renaissance to 20th century modernism and the present. Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the emphasis on the depiction of the human body with the making of constructed sculpture and the presentation of found objects as finished art works. The revival of classical models in the renaissance produced famous sculptures such as michelangelo s david.
