Art of Italian Renaissance

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"This paper will investigate and describe the similarities and differences in four works of visual art from the Italian Renaissance. The works in question include two sculptures: Saint John the Baptist by Donatello, and Moses by Michelangelo. In addition, two paintings will be discussed: The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, and The School of Athens by Raphael.

The Renaissance period was in direct contrast to the medieval period which preceded it. In the earlier period, the symbols of the Catholic Church were the most important elements to be found in the visual arts. In the Renaissance period, this factor began to give way to a growing sense of humanism. Thus, the typical Renaissance artist held that "man was not so much the humble observer of God's greatness as the proud expression of God himself, his natural heir on earth". This new attitude ... "

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