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Early Renaissance and Baroque Styles:Botticelli and Rubens
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The Renaissance began in Italy in the fourteenth century, flourished in the fifteenth, and in the sixteenth reached apogee and then crisis in Italy while it spread through most of Europe. The latter period is considered by most to be the Baroque period. Botticelli was an influential painter of the early Renaissance while Rubens painted in a classic Baroque style. This 6 page paper explains the characteristics that define the paintings of the Renaissance and the changes that defined the Baroque period. It gives examples of why Botticelli was considered a Renaissance artist and Rubens a Baroque artist, then compares two of their paintings in terms of the characteristics of the period. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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