How Did Venice Italy Affect The Renaissance

The Renaissance was a period of time, from the 15th until around 17th, when there was a

rebirth of art and culture. Venice Italy was one of the most affected by the Renaissance because

many new ideas were introduced through the constant trade running through. Venice came to

power through its strong navy forces and were nearly impossible to be attacked because of it;

during the sixteenth century, the republic of Venice reigned as one of the wealthiest and most

powerful cities in Europe. In Venice there were many new artists and painters that were

discovered and new styes that were discovered. The Bellini family, Titian, and Tintoretto were all

famous artists that adopted new styles of art from each other in Venice during the Renaissance,

which in the continued to

spread and pass down through generations and are still used today,.

The Bellini family was the main influence for the rest of the artists to come. Giovanni

Bellini was the main artist in the family that focused his paintings on imaginative altarpieces and

portraits.

His later works focused on landscape and he used a lot of different lights, color illusions

using tempera (a fast drying paint), and different colorful oils on wooden panels. Bellini adopted

the idea of using oil paints from Antonello da Messina when he came to see his work in 1474.

Antonello da Messina was thought to be the the best Italian painter who set high standards for all

the painters that came after him. He used oil paints that, due to the ability of the colors blending

together easier, resulted in vivid colors. The idea to use oil paint was then used by Bellini. One

of Bellini's most famous works was a painting called Feast of the Gods that he was able to create

with Titian, one of his understudies. Feast of the Gods, one of the few pieces of work he did on a

canvas, shows the gods Silenus, Bacchus, Silvanus, Mercury, Jupiter, Persephone, Pan, Neptune,

Ceres, Apollo, Priapus, and Lotis at a banquet in the forest, hosted by the the God of Wine, and

also showed the embarrassment of Priapus. Priapus was painted lifting up the skirt of the god

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Lotus and the donkey in the picture makes a loud noise and wakes up a nymph who pushes

Priapus away. Priapus then attempts to sacrifice the donkey. The painting has a lot of depth by

showing the sunset just beyond the trees and the overlap of multiple gods. Today there are only a

few of his paintings left because a lot of Bellini's work was destroyed in a fire in 1577. Bellini died

two years after creating Feast of the Gods in his home area, Venice, Italy.

Titian was an extremely famous artist who was influenced by Bellini. He is most famous for

Venice was the leading center of art in Northern Italy. There were architects all throughout the

city that were building beautiful palaces and official buildings. Titians real name was Tiziano

Vecellio. He was born and raised in Venice from 1477-1557 and died at the age of 99. He has 2

kids and married his wife in his 50's. Titian was very successful because he trained with the highly

viewed artist, Giovanni Bellini. One of Titian's most famous works was a painting called The

Gypsy Madonna. The painting shows Mary holding Jesus Christ with majestic background that

appears to be a small village in the background. Titian used a technique called chiaroscuro.

Chiaroscuro was using many different lighting and shades. After Bellini died, Titian was awarded

the title of official court painter by emperor Charles V in 1530.

Tintoretto, originally named Jacopo Robusti, was one of the top leading painters in Venice

after Titian died. Tintoretto experimented with wax models on with spotlights for effects of

light and shade. Because his paintings were influenced by Titian, it was assumed that he was

briefly taught by him. Some of his most famous works of art are paintings he did for the Scuola

di San Rocco from 1565 to 1587. He controlled many workshops and worked for many

commissions for the Doge's Palace. He painted scenes from Christ showing depth of hallways

within the church.

The Renaissance brought many new ideas on culture and art to the surface from the 15th

to 17th century. Venice was one of the main places that received many different cultural

influences when trade occurred which was often due to its geographical location. Oils and

tempera were some of the new artistic skills being used by famous painters that were then passed

down through studies. Some of the most famous paintings can still be found in museums today.

Famous Venetian painters during the Renaissance include Bellini, Titian, and Tintoretto.