Michelangelo and Leonardo DaVinci are used as examples of Renaissance men because they also contributed some great idea to the later period and they also did lots of famous works that can influence people's thought in nowadays.
Leonardo DaVinci made two masterpieces, The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa. And in his painting, he developed a new painting style that is a dark three-dimensional effect. This style made the chief object looked sharper and more realistic. This new painting style influenced the artists in later time.
Michelangelo’s famous work is he designed the dome of ST. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. It’s the also influenced architectural style in later time.
Their common characteristic is their work also influenced people in later time.
Renaissance men are different from the typical characters in the middle Ages because the Renaissance men's work is more colorful and more hopeful than the work in the Middle Stone Age. In the Middle Stone Age, people’s work only about religion, there was no other theme. But the Renaissance men made lots of colorful and realistic.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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Ok, like Nathania, you make the comparison between light and dark styles; furthermore, you mention realism in later Renaissance works - a good extra credit point!
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