Art Movements: From Renaissance to Realism

 Prior to Renaissance there were more of art era than art movements. We arrive at renaissance after Byzantine and Medieval art. 

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Art Movements: Renaissance to Realism Part I

Art Movements: Renaissance to Realism Part II

Renaissance was the golden era of Classical Art. 

Between 1400 and 1600, Europe witnessed an astonishing revival of drawing, fine art painting, sculpture and architecture centered on Italy, which we now refer to as the Renaissance(French for 'rebirth').

There was gradual move from grand high art to art that is more human and down to earth. The major art movements were

            1. Renaissance

In very simple terms, the Italian Renaissance re-established Western art according to the principles of classical Greek art, especially Greek sculpture and painting, which remained unchallenged until Pablo Picasso and Cubism, broadly, modern art.

            2. Mannerism

Mannerists introduced tension and strangeness.

             3. Baroque

Focused on Grandeur, Details, Realism, Strong emotion, and Lighting contrast.

            4. Romanticism

Romantic painters and sculptors tended to express an emotional personal response to life.

             5. Realism

Realism was an artistic movement that began in France in the 1850s, after the 1848 Revolution. Realists rejected Romanticism. Realism revolted against the exotic subject matter and exaggerated emotionalism and drama of the Romantic movement.