Renaissance and Baroque Art

      

            Renaissance and Baroque are two different types of art work made years and years ago. They are both beautiful with unique features and yet so different from one another. Baroque represents a type of art that is asymmetrical, dramatic, and includes a  high contrast of high and low. However, the renaissance is quiet the opposite. Renaissance and pre-renaissance's art was still symmetrical at some point. They focused more on shading and mimicking human figures. They didn't want the human figures to look exactly like humans. They just wanted to make sure the viewers knows its a human figure.

                                                    

                                       

             One art work from baroque that is interesting is Cigoli [ludovico Cardi) Italian, Castello de codi made in 1559-1613 Rome, is a piece made using oil on canvas. It is stating that it is a representating the adoration of the shepherds with saint Catherine of Alexandria. This art work has baby Christ surrounded by different people, religious figures. It was meant to represent nature. It is showing Mary holding a while Blanket, probably to cover baby Christ, as everyone was staring lovingly at the child. There is light shining from above with angelic figures flying around. Everything in this art work seems so peaceful and loving.
           

            At the time Cigoli became one of florance best painters  in the 16th century and in this piece, he used a lot of emphasis on the color. Colors brought more warmth and nature to life. The imagine is pretty large. It is so big, that you can feel the life of the image almost. It gives a warm feeling when staring at the piece. It is also very asymmetrical with its figures.

             Renaissance art was different but also very beautiful. An example of Renaissance art is Venus and Cupid, it is almost made from oil on canvas. It is a beautiful picture of cupid and his mother Venus. He is urinating through a rount little floral hole. This means fertile and loyalty of marriage. This piece represents a lot of humor and fun between mother and child. It was created by Lorenzo Lotto  in Italian, Venice ca. 1480–1556 Loreto. It relates to goddess and marriage. Venus is nude, with only a bridal cap around her hair and a shell above her hair, symbolizing fedility. She has pink rose petals all over her lap as she holds  the round leaf type item with a bell under it. She is laying on a blue blanket. Cupid has a leaf wrapped around his forehead as he smiles. The image was large and gives you goosebumps when you stand by it. Because it feels so realistic, almost like youre in that scene. This is a little different than Baroque because it is made differently. It has different colors used and it is still a tad bit symmetrical.