Editing Renaissance Art (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Renaissance art is understood through '''Perspective''' and '''Human Anatomy'''.

'''1. The Window to the World (Perspective)''':
Before the Renaissance, medieval art was "flat." Important people were drawn large, and unimportant people were drawn small, regardless of where they were standing.
* '''Filippo Brunelleschi''' discovered the math of perspective.
* By using a single "Vanishing Point" on the horizon, artists could turn a flat canvas into a "Window" that looked like real space.

'''2. The Divine Machine (Anatomy)''':
Renaissance artists weren't just painters; they were scientists.
* '''Leonardo da Vinci''' and '''Michelangelo''' famously dissected human bodies to see exactly how muscles, bones, and tendons worked.
* They believed that by showing the "Human Body" in its perfect, natural form, they were honoring the creator and the potential of man.

'''3. The Shift in Subject''':
* '''Middle Ages''': Almost 100% religious. The goal was to teach the Bible to people who couldn't read.
* '''Renaissance''': Included religion, but added '''Portraits''' (rich people), '''Mythology''' (Greek and Roman gods), and '''Landscape'''.

'''The Medici Family''': They were the "VCs" of the Renaissance. By using their banking wealth to fund artists like Botticelli and Michelangelo, they turned Florence into the artistic capital of the world. This proves that great art usually requires a stable, wealthy "Infrastructure."
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