Topic: Who is your favorite Renaissance painter, and why?
Walrus Johnson !!nA4vUO/nd started this discussion 15 years ago #1,367
I would have to choose Leonardo Da Vinci. I know it sounds cliched, but his depth of detail, background, and proportions, and is ability to literally play with these things as if they were easy, set him apart in my mind. What about you?
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #26,527
ionize op
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I don't know.RedFox !rFox/iQSaQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 44 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,532
Michelangelo
Painted the whole fucking Sistine Chapel ceiling on his back by himself. Hardcore.
Painted the whole fucking Sistine Chapel ceiling on his back by himself. Hardcore.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,537
Hieronymus Bosch. Surreal.
Walrus Johnson !!nA4vUO/nd (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 7 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,547
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He is a great one. Very complex paintings.
@26,532 (RedFox !rFox/iQSaQ)
He was a genius, no doubt.
Anyone else?
He is a great one. Very complex paintings.
@26,532 (RedFox !rFox/iQSaQ)
He was a genius, no doubt.
Anyone else?
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Why so?
Why so?
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Jack the Dripper
AC !tyLmN8C16E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 17 minutes later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,598
Jan van Eyck
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AC !tyLmN8C16E replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,605
@previous (Walrus Johnson !!nA4vUO/nd)
His work has been extensively catalogued, so it’s easy to enjoy and view. He uses a lot of the classic means of rendering a scene (e.g. the ascending triangle, colors representing the trades/positions, and more), has dimensional work, painted a lot of portraits in great detail, has a lot of scholarly analysis, and his self-inclusion in the wedding portrait is just brilliant.
There are also many well-made books that summarize his works; it’s just plain accessible.
His work has been extensively catalogued, so it’s easy to enjoy and view. He uses a lot of the classic means of rendering a scene (e.g. the ascending triangle, colors representing the trades/positions, and more), has dimensional work, painted a lot of portraits in great detail, has a lot of scholarly analysis, and his self-inclusion in the wedding portrait is just brilliant.
There are also many well-made books that summarize his works; it’s just plain accessible.
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totoforhire !!Phkn/3Gic joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 49 seconds later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,606
Can you post some pics of your favorites?
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Has anyone heard of the camara obscura theory in relation to the Renaissance painters?
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@26,613 (AC !tyLmN8C16E)
I really like this painting because of the fish eye reflection on the mirror on the wall. The artist snuck himself into this piece really well.
I really like this painting because of the fish eye reflection on the mirror on the wall. The artist snuck himself into this piece really well.
Walrus Johnson !!nA4vUO/nd (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 55 seconds later, 42 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,630
Has anyone heard of the camara obscura theory in relation to the Renaissance painters?
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Bobby2Sox !dinhUJfbqA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 56 seconds later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,637
Do you mean that they used a camera obscura and similar techniques to effectively copy a given scene? Apparently there is evidence to this effect
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Yes. The theory is that stood in a dark room with just a pinhole in one side. A real image would be displayed on the wall, which they would use as a guide. The idea is that their perspective was too perfect for the human eye, too real.
Yes. The theory is that stood in a dark room with just a pinhole in one side. A real image would be displayed on the wall, which they would use as a guide. The idea is that their perspective was too perfect for the human eye, too real.
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@26,640 (Walrus Johnson !!nA4vUO/nd)
Mind you they still had to paint it..Its a bit more difficult than painting by numbers
Mind you they still had to paint it..Its a bit more difficult than painting by numbers
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AC !tyLmN8C16E replied with this 15 years ago, 41 seconds later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #26,667
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I wasn’t sure, but Wikipedia says he was part of the Renaissance movement.
I dunno.
I wasn’t sure, but Wikipedia says he was part of the Renaissance movement.
I dunno.
Depressionmanâ„¢ !!fNJHcIUn0 (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 15 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #26,698
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He was. There is valid, scholarly debate over where the Middle Ages ended, and the Renaissance began.
He was. There is valid, scholarly debate over where the Middle Ages ended, and the Renaissance began.
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lol there is great scholarly debate on when it ended.
lol there is great scholarly debate on when it ended.