Northern/Italian Renaissance

Art Analysis Paper Northern Vs. Italian Renaissance Art The characteristics of art that seem the most prevalent during the Renaissance are Classical Revival (going back to Greek and Roman times for subject matter and inspiration), Humanism (the idea that humans are focus), Window of Nature (the idea of including nature in the pieces), Syncretism (including Greek and Roman mythology and/or characteristics in Renaissance art), Cult of Beauty (Plato's notion of ideal beauty and love), …

…paint them in an exaggerated fashion. Characteristics, though apparent in both, are more easily recognized in the works of Italian Renaissance artists. It is my belief that perhaps values and norms had shifted by the time that the Renaissance reached the North. My favorite of the two pieces is Raphael's because it is more aesthetically pleasing, however, I enjoy how Brueghel is not afraid to stray from the traditional ways of artists during his time.