Renaisance

A detailed Summary of Renaisance

The Renaissance was a period of rebirth in the arts. Yet this does not suggest that

the new techniques and styles came directly from this period but rather an integration of

old methods and new. This resulted in realistic, vivid, and emotional portals in works of

art. Such example is the engraving titled "Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Durer. It was

created in c1504 during the Renaissance period. Throughout this period the ideas formed

were expressed in music, the arts, and literature.

Durer was a religious man like many of the Early Renaissance Artists. This

engraving shows the event when Adam and Even ate from the fruit of the Tree of

Knowledge. In the beginning many people were still illiterate and could not decipher the

bible by themselves. So many portraits were made to become a "visual bible."

This black and white engraving depicts when Eve breaks off a branch from the

Forbidden Tree, and Adam is outstretching his hand to accept the fruit. They are lying

against the tree while the Four animals assembled around the tree. The animals are the

cat, ox, rabbit, and elk. They represent the medieval idea of the four temperaments, which

is symmetrical, which balances the whole image out.

that was taught in ancient Greek and Roman schools. Humanities along with other classes

then smudge the top layer and use the luster to shade into the figures where appropriate.

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