六合彩预测

Something changed in European painting during the second quarter of the 15th century. For hundreds of years artists had occasionally used oil as a medium for painting on wooden panels but around 1425 a new generation of painters from the Low Countries pushed the boundaries of what the technique allowed them to do.

The first half of the 16th century was a period of rapid change in Northern Europe. It was a time of global voyage, religious conflict and new learning. During the 1400s, artists increasingly looked to nature for inspiration. Painters observed the world around them at first hand to perfect their art. This was partly in response to legends about the painters of Antiquity, who were praised for their skill in imitating the natural world. By the 1500s, artists were using landscape for expressive purposes.

Florence became a bustling city with ambitious painters and sculptors who explored nature, mathematical perspective and Classical sculpture. Leonardo da Vinci鈥檚 paintings and Michelangelo鈥檚 sculptures had a profound impact on artists such as Raphael.

Large workshops headed by leading artists met the rising demand and a desire for ever more ambitious projects. Many painters also worked as goldsmiths, sculptors or designers of stained glass and textiles. Collaboration was key to the workshop鈥檚 success. Painters and their juniors often worked in partnership, even on small-scale projects. As well as learning from each other, artists were also inspired by innovations elsewhere.

Discover how the Renaissance began to take shape.