Question

Which of the following statements best describes painting during the Renaissance?


Painters adopted a more realistic style, depicting figures with perspective and shading


Painters lacked realism


Painters used very abstract non-human styles to depict human emotions


Painters mainly stuck to medieval traditions of art

Answer 1

Painters adopted a more realistic style, depicting figures with perspective and shading.

During the Renaissance artists developed linear perspective, chiaroscuro (light and shadow), anatomical accuracy, and naturalism, moving away from the flatter, more symbolic medieval style.