Framed High Renaissance Artwork
The art of the Renaissance is among the most widely beloved art in the world today, as it was when it first was created. As a result, collections of framed high Renaissance art typically contain pieces that can be recognized and appreciated by even those with a very limited art background, as many of the more notable works have found their way into educational settings, TV and movies, and other forms of pop culture.
Leonardo da Vinci was an extremely prolific painter and contributor to the body of framed high Renaissance paintings, even as he was also pursuing discoveries in science and philosophy. His works often unified these seemingly unrelated aspects of his life, as is evidenced in his sketchbooks, where pieces like “Studies of Hydraulic Devices” and an anatomical rendering of the human “Heart” co-exist with the inspirations and early stages of paintings like “The Mona Lisa.”
Michelangelo Buonarroti, better known by his first name alone, created works of art that have lasted centuries, from sculptures currently residing in museums to grand framed high Renaissance art similar to his mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Excerpts of that work exist today in singular pieces, such as the “Creation of Adam” or even just the “Hands of God and Adam,” which has in itself become a famously recognizable tableau.
Another famous contributor to framed high Renaissance art paintings was the painter Raphael. A contemporary of both Michelangelo and da Vinci, Raphael was not nearly as famous to non – enthusiasts today but his work remains very recognizable. Many of his pieces feature childlike angels in various stages of mischief or innocence. The subjects of “The Cherubim Putti Angels of the Sistine Madonna,” for instance, look as if they could be either!