What Makes Renaissance Style So Special
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Renaissance was one of the most influential cultural movements in history as well as the time when some of the most influential artworks of all times were created. The artists made a clear break with the medieval art forms which can be noticed in paintings and other visual arts as well as political, intellectual, scientific and cultural life of the era. Although the cultural movement was not uniform all over Europe, the historians consider its spread in the mid to late 14th century as the beginning of the Modern era. And it is the break with the medieval world and transition to modern ideals that make Renaissance style one of the most admired styles in art history. |
Renaissance artists created high standards marked by realism that was not seen in Europe since the classical antiquity. But in addition to highly realistic linear perspective which created a trend towards realism in visual arts, Renaissance artworks are marked by an exceptional desire to almost mathematical harmony and beauty that set the standards of aesthetics and elevated art to a higher level. This endeavour to perfection is most obvious in paintings but it can also be noticed in other visual arts including objects for everyday use such as furniture for instance. As a result, most things created during the period of cultural rebirth of Europe as Renaissance is often referred to have a priceless artistic value.
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As already mentioned earlier, it is the end of the old and beginning of the new era that gives Renaissance style the greatest appeal. Every antiquity from the period roughly spanning from the 14th to the 17th century has that unique spirit which gives Renaissance artworks a unique character that creates kind of sophisticated atmosphere. Unlike other artists who pioneered new art forms, Renaissance artists actually believed that they live in a new era and their works reflect that new spirit that laid the foundations of the modern world marked by critical thinking and scientific reasoning. And this makes Renaissance artworks even more special. |
Due to their historical as well as priceless artistic value, Renaissance works are extremely difficult to find including the objects which were intended to have a practical value and were not created by the famous Renaissance artists. In addition, those few items from the period that can be found in antique stores and auctions are very expensive which gave rise to the so-called Renaissance style objects. These can be reproductions of the originals but in the recent years have also become popular unique Renaissance style works which follow the form and standards of the era but in contrary to reproductions, they can have an artistic value as well. This has made them increasingly popular among Renaissance friends who do not want just a copy of a Renaissance masterpiece but an artwork that embodies Renaissance ideals and is unique at the same time.