Arts
The arts exploded during the Renaissance - painting, sculpting, printing, architechture, music, and literature.
Art History Site 
Learn about Art History right here at BellaOnline.com. Comparing Michelangelo's Bacchus and Victory Works
Both are sculptures created by Michelangelo that deal with historical subjects. However, Victory deals with the depiction of the religious story of David and Goliath and Bacchus is the mythological representation of the god of wine. Both works also deal with key beliefs in the Renaissance. Donatello and the Art of Rilievo Schiacciato 
The depiction of a Madonna and Child was a leitmotiv or dominant, recurring theme in Italian Renaissance art during the Quattrocento or fourteenth century. Many of these works were created as private devotional items. Donatello’s Madonna of the Clouds is one of several half-length Madonna reliefs Donatello and the Art of Rilievo Schiacciato
Many works depicting a Madonna and Child were created as private devotional items. Donatello’s Madonna of the Clouds is one of several half-length Madonna reliefs that may have been in the collection of the Medici family or one of their contemporaries. El Duomo - Florence's Cathedral
Unlike the Gothic style of religious edifices which had a strong vertical movement, the Florence Cathedral emphasized a horizontal movement which was prevalent in Italy, particularly in the Renaissance. Female Artists in Bologna
How did female artists develop to such an extent in Northern Italy when the remainder of the Italian city-states' guilds were strictly dominated by men? Five Ways to Recognize Renaissance Art
In a previous article, I discussed the Madonna of the Clouds, part of the collection at the Boston MFA. As a second part to that article, I wanted to discuss how to recognize a work of art from the Renaissance. A little over simplified perhaps, but if nothing else I hope that this gives you the ab Five Ways to Recognize Renaissance Art 
Five ways to distinguish Renaissance art from that of the Middle Ages. Luminarium [offsite link]
An online anthology of Renaissance Literature, featuring quotes, biographies and works. Michelangelo...the poet?
Michelangelo Buonarroti lived from 1475 to 1564. He created many fabulous and famous works of art: David, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, The Last Judgment mural on the back wall of said chapel, but did you know that he was also a poet? Links marked with the [offsite link] designation point to websites not associated with BellaOnline.com. BellaOnline.com is not responsible for the material found there.
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