Continuous Assessment. In this assignment, I will examine the German artist Albrecht Durer and Italian artist Sandro Botticelli and review their artistic work from the Renaissance period. Both these skilled, cultivated and creative figures, produced masterly works of art during the Renaissance period which sparked controversy but nonetheless impacted and shaped the artistic world. Unquestionably, Albrecht Dürer is considered one of the great artists of the Renaissance period. Dürer’s artwork embodied both perspective and proportion, key Renaissance theories. Additionally, Durer’s artwork depicted scenes of nature, primarily plants, and animals. His vast body of work include portraits and self-portraits, altarpieces and religious works. Some of Dürer’s notable pieces include, his Self-Portrait in a Fur-Collared Robe, Praying Hands, Adam and Eve, Young Hare and the Apocalypse. Durer was highly innovative. Notably, Dürer used tempera-painting on linen to produce his first series of paintings, also, he produced prominent engravings, both on wood and coper, but especially on the later. It is patent by examining the works of Dürer, that he was highly influenced by the subject of religion. His painting and engraving of Adam and Eve portray this religious impact. His engraving of Adam and Eve in 1504, attempts to convey the idealized illustrations of the human body . The figures of Adam and …show more content…
In essence, the art of both of these innovative figures can be described as aesthetic. In addition, the use of tones, colours, proportion, perspective and contour by both artists convey the artistical and unique qualities both artists possessed during this time. Nonetheless, it is these qualities that distinguished them from other artists during this era and notably established both figures as adroit, innovative and artists during the age of rebirth in