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Heinrich Aldegrever | Hercules Fighting the Hydra of Lerna, from The Labors of Hercules | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Signature: AG [monogram of the artist: A over G]

Inscription: across bottom: PRAELIA LERNAE TIBI PERFICIENDA COLUBRI / TIRINTHI MINIME FORTIA CORDA PAUENT; at top left: 1550 / AG

Marking: on verso, at lower left: collector’s mark o…

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European art of the 16th century was marked by the spread of Renaissance culture and ideas from Italy through the rest of the continent, resulting in a number of new styles. The High Renaissance(roughly the first two decades of the 16th century) and Mannerism are the movements most often associated with this period. Generally, it is the artists that created work during the early 1500s—Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Albrecht Durer, El Greco, and Titian—who dominate the discussion of 16th century art.

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“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”― Leonardo da Vinci

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“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”― Leonardo da Vinci

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How much time do you think it took Alonso Berugette to complete this stunning piece of work? 

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High Renaissance art was the dominant style in Italy during the 16th century. The High Renaissance period is traditionally taken to begin in the 1490s, with Leonardo’s fresco of The Last Supper in Milan, and to end in 1527, with the Sack of Rome by the troops of Charles V. This term was first used in German (“Hochrenaissance”) in the early 19th century.

High Renaissance art is deemed as “High” because it is seen as the period in which the artistic aims and goals of the Renaissance reached their greatest application. High Renaissance art is characterized by references to classical art and delicate application of developments from the Early Renaissance (such as on-point perspective). Overall, works from the High Renaissance display restrained beauty where all of the parts are subordinate to the cohesive composition of the whole.
Many consider 16th century High Renaissance art to be largely dominated by three individuals: Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo excelled as a painter, architect, and sculptor and demonstrated a mastery of portraying the human figure. His frescoes rank among the greatest works of Renaissance art. Raphael was skilled in creating perspective and in the delicate use of color. Leonardo da Vinci painted two of the most well known works of Renaissance art: The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci was a generation older than Michelangelo and Raphael, yet his work is stylistically consistent with the High Renaissance.

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Beautiful colours can be bought in the shops on the Riatlo, but good drawing can only be bought from the casket of the artist's talent with patient study and nights with out sleep.
-Tintoretto

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Flower Still Life Painting Ambrosius Bosschaert

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Flower Still Life Painting Ambrosius Bosschaert

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"You may have the universe if I may have Italy" -Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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"You may have the universe if I may have Italy" -Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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I bury my head in the pillow, and dream of my true love… I am rowing to you on the great, dark ocean. - Caravaggio

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Globalisation was rife in the 16th century – clues from Renaissance paintings

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Globalisation was rife in the 16th century – clues from Renaissance paintings

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For many, the Renaissance was the revival or “rebirth” of Western classical antiquity, associated with great artists painting the Sistine Chapel and the invention of the printing press in Europe. These local, European phenomena seem rather parochial compared to today’s world, where a hashtag on Instagram connects pictures across the world in an instant and aeroplanes take off every second from airports around the globe. Globalisation means that we can purchase a Starbucks coffee almost anywhere in the world and an enormous amount of goods available in Europe are made in China. My interest in all this may not seem all that obvious. What do famous paintings by Italian Renaissance artists have to do with China or global trade? Art of the Italian Renaissance is often seen as the product of one culture — Italy — but in fact Italian art was the result of interactions with cultures from around the world. Our own experience of globalisation has led scholars such as me to look twice at Renaissance paintings – and the objects they depict – to consider whether a global, connected world is indeed a new thing....DR DIPTESH

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Diptesh-MS Paint Painting-In Love with Ocean

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Imagine looking at a deceased bird and thinking-"this is art."

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Created by Albert Dürer, the year of creation is debatable-some say 1500, others say 1512. His medium of choice was watercolor on vellum.

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Another edition to the wonderous Sistine Chapel 

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A sculptor, architect and painter- El Greco crafted this haunting piece in 1586.
Widely considered among his finest works, it illustrates a popular local legend of his time. An exceptionally large painting, it is divided into two sections, heavenly above and terrestrial below, but it gives little impression of duality, since the upper and lower sections are brought together compositionally.
El Greco’s style differs between the two realms. In the upper heavenly realm, the artist used looser brushwork to give the figures a more ethereal and dynamic quality. He also chose cooler colors, including silvers and lilacs, that appear to shimmer and reflect light. The lower half of the canvas has a darker, more earth-tone palette (except saints Stephen and Augustine), giving it a more naturalistic appearance. Differences also exist between the way the figures in each realm are painted. Christ, Mary, and John the Baptist are more angular and elongated than those below. These figures are often described as dematerialized—less material or solid. We certainly get this impression from some of the wispy, insubstantial figures among the clouds.

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Not me struggling to draw hands while this guy draws people so intricately 

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This piece of work was made for interpretation by Giovani Bellini in 1514, attracting the eyes of thousands of people around the world. It is one of the more notable artworks of the early renaissance era.

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A beautiful blend of colours and techniques 

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This is one of Michel Angelo's most famous pieces-it has decorated the walls of the Vatican since 1512. The world renowned artist spent four years curating this masterpiece. The Sistine Chapel welcomes hundreds of thousands of people everyday-most of whom come to view this masterpiece. This artwork served as the primary example of what 16th Century Art involved.
The narrative begins at the altar and is divided into three sections. In the first three paintings, Michelangelo tells the story of The Creation of the Heavens and Earth; this is followed by The Creation of Adam and Eve and the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden; finally is the story of Noah and the Great Flood.