hysical presence of a work or art. Also, the culmination and fulfillment of the previous period when the problems of perspective, light and shade, foreshortening, space composition, painting in oil, texture and movement were solved. A few artist of genius, among them Leonardo da Vinci, Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian created this period. Their works revealed mastery of the techniques and their goal to transcend nature. Leonardo da Vinci for instance was considered to be the paragon of Renaissance thinkers, engaged as he was in experiments of all kinds and having brought to his art a spirit of restless inquiry that sought to discover the laws governing diverse natural phenomena. Michelangelo, in a different way presented his universal talents in separate fields from sculpture, painting to architecture. Raphael, a man of very different temperament, known for his paintings of Madonnas and frescoes. And Titian, an artist who represented the transition from the Renaissance to Baroque due to his long creative career focusing on genres. Most significant about the artist of the renaissance is that they were disciples of nature. Their desire to re-create the forms and styles of classical art inspired the development of new artistic techniques. They emerged as creators, sought after and respected for their erudition and imagination. Their works did not merely copy nature but instead transcended it. Renaissance artists placed human concerns and feelings at the center of their works. Such optimism combined with intellectual curiosity and increasing worldliness made it possible for art to be valued. This paper is the property of NetEssays.Net Copyright 1999-2002...
