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Question
Renaissance artists tried to depict life on canvas and stone. With reference to this statement, describe the following:
Progress in the art of sculpture.
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Solution
The revival of the study of antiquity left a great impact in the field of sculpture. Some of the Renaissance artists copied the great masterpieces of the Greeks and Romans, while the others produced outstanding pieces which could rival the Greek creations.
Some of the outstanding sculptors of the Renaissance period were:
- Donatello (1386-1466) – a bronze statue of David.
- Lorenzo Ghiberti, bronze doors for Baptistery at Florence.
- Michelangelo, ‘Pieta’, showing Mother Mary and Jesus. Statues of David and Moses.
- Many Italian sculptors worked to decorate churches and palaces. In this way architecture developed was very much in this period.
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