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Was Michelangelo Buonarroti a northern renaissance artist?
No, he was an artist of the Italian High Renaissance.
Which of the following is true of Northern Renaissance painters but not Italian Renaissance painters?
Moved religious stuff to the background
Was Mona Lisa painting done by an Italian or Northern Renaissance individual?
The Mona Lisa was painted Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian Renaissance painter and inventor.
How was northern renaissance art similar to and different from the art of the Italian renaissance?
The art of the Italian and Northern Renaissance shared similar qualities, but also had its differences. As the Italian Renaissance focused more on a rebirth of classic Greco-Roman culture, the art of the time was based off of classical mythology and included famous classic philosophers. In Raphael's School of Athens, Aristotle and Plato are featured in the center of the school. On the contrary, the Northern Renaissance art was characterized by domestic interiors and portraits. Northern Renaissance artists, starting with Jan Van Eyck, began to use different mediums, such as oil paint, to create the art of the movement. The two different eras share a commonality in art through religious themes throughout the art. Christian religious stories and figures were the predominant artistic theme in both times.
How was Northern European art different from Italian art?
In Northern European art renaissance, they a held a very strong tie to Gothic Art. Also the Italian art renaissance had a lot more freedom than the Northern European Art because of all the numerous Duchies and Republics which gave rise to a wealthy merchant class that spent time and money on art. While Italian art was surrounded by the idea of humans and their rational thinking, and with that they study/practice much humanism. arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/north_ren.htm
