THE

RENAISSANCE
ART
MOVEMENT
FOCUS STUDY : MONA LISA
Presented by: Ananya Mishra
WHAT WAS THE
RENAISSANCE?
The Renaissance is a period in
European history marking the
transition from the Middle Ages to
modernity and covering the 15th
and 16th centuries, characterised
by an effort to revive and surpass
ideas and achievements of classical
antiquity.
 RENAISSANCE ART
Renaissance art is marked by a gradual shift from
the abstract forms of the medieval period to the
representational forms of the 15th century.
Subjects grew from mostly biblical scenes to
include portraits, episodes from Classical religion,
and events from contemporary life. Human figures
are often rendered in dynamic poses, showing
expression, using gesture, and interacting with one
another. They are not flat but suggest mass, and
they often occupy a realistic landscape, rather than
stand against a gold background as some figures
do in the art of the Middle Ages. Renaissance art
from Northern Europe emphasised precise detail as
a means of achieving a realistic work.
 FOCUS:
MONA LISA
 ELEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANCE
The Mona Lisa shows the Renaissance ideals of
secularism, realism, and individualism. Unlike
other paintings of the 16th century, the Mona Lisa
is a very realistic portrait of a real person.
Scholars have attributed this sort of
accomplishment due to the artist's brush and
colour blending skills. Mona Lisa's softly sculpted
face shows how innovative da Vinci was in
regards to exploring new techniques.
The painting's novel qualities include the subject's
enigmatic expression, monumentality of the
composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and
the atmospheric illusionism. The painting has
been definitively identified to depict Italian
noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo.
The Mona Lisa has influenced countless painters,
from Leonardo's contemporaries to today's
modern artists. In the centuries since her creation,
the Mona Lisa has been copied thousands of
times over by artists around the world.
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