What is Italian Renaissance art?
[[Image:Raffaello - Spozalizio - Web Gallery of Art.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Raphael]], ''The Marriage of the Virgin''.|alt= Oil painting. A Jewish Priest stands centrally to join the hands of the Virgin Mary who approaches from the left, followed by maidens and St. Joseph who stands to the right. Behind Joseph are young men who have been unsuccessful in winning Mary's hand. Joseph carries a flowering branch. Behind them is an open square and circular temple, in perspective. ]] '''Italian Renaissance art''' is a style of [[painting]] and [[sculpture]] that began in the late 13th century (1200s) with the work of the painter [[Giotto]] and a sculptor [[Nicola Pisano]]. The Renaissance way of painting and sculpting did not become the usual style until about 100 years later. From 1400 to about 1600 many artists in [[Italy]] used and developed the style. [[Leonardo da Vinci]] is a very famous example of an artist in this style. The city of [[Florence]] is a birthplace of the Renaissance and in particular, of Renaissance art. Italian Renaissance painting can be divided into four periods: * Proto-Renaissance, 1300–1400. * Early Renaissance, 1400–1475. * High Renaissance, 1475–1525. * [[Mannerism]], 1525–1600. The Proto-Renaissance begins with the works of the painter [[Giotto]] and includes [[Taddeo Gaddi]], [[Orcagna]] and [[Altichiero]] and the sculptor [[Nicola Pisano]]. The Early Renaissance was the time of the painters [[Masaccio]], [[Fra Angelico]], [[Uccello]], [[Piero della Francesca]] and [[Verrocchio]], and the sculptors [[Ghiberti]] and [[Donatello]]. The High Renaissance was the time of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Raphael]] and [[Titian]] as well as [[Michelangelo]] who was famous as a sculptor and as a painter. The Mannerist period was the time of [[Andrea del Sarto]], [[Pontormo]] and [[Tintoretto]] and the sculptors [[Giambologna]] and [[Cellini]]. ==Background== [[Image:Izokefalizm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.50|''[[The Tribute Money]]'' for the Brancacci by [[Masaccio]]|alt= Fresco. Jesus' disciples questi