How The Renaissance Changed Over The Time - 1287 Words

The renaissance to me is a very interesting topic and a very important era. A lot changed during this time period that caught my attention. My research will be on the renaissance and on 1 artists from that time period. I will begin by discussing how the renaissance changed over the time and how art was involved. In addition, I will be discussing about 1 artist and there history, following by the materials and techniques he use. The renaissance is also known as the new birth of resurrection. During the 200 years between 1400 and 1600, Europe had some great reveals of drawings, fine art paintings and architecture mostly in Italy. During this era there were lots of discoveries. There was a desire to explore the features of nature and the†¦show more content†¦Around the age of 14, da Vinci began a lengthy apprenticeship with an artist named Andrea Del Verrocchio in Florence. Where he then learned a variety of skills like metal working, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting. His earliest known work is a pen and ink drawing of a landscape in the Amo valley. He later started his own work shop. Using his inventive skills, da Vinci sketched war machines such a war chariot with blades mounted on the sides, and armored tank propelled by two men cranking a shaft and even an enormous crossbow that required a small army of men to operate. He believed studying science made him a better artist. Leonardo thought the ability to see was mankind’s most important sense and most important organ. Da Vinci began to seriously study anatomy and dissect human and animal bodies. He’s drawings of fetus in utero, the heart and vascular system, sex organs and other bone and muscular structures are some of the first human records. In addition, to his investigation da Vinci studied botany, geology, zoology, hydraulics, aeronautics and physics. He also sketched His observations on loose sheets of papers and pads that he tucked inside his belt. He placed the papers in his personal notebook and arranged them with four themes, painting, architecture, mechanics and human anatomy. His filled dozens of notebooks with drawn