Savoldo:
Girolamo Savoldo (1480-1548) was born in Brescia. He was also known as Girolamo da Brescia. Savoldo was an Italian painter from the high renaissance. Very little is known about Savoldo, and very few knew about his paintings. He did most of his paintings in Venice, Parma and Milan. He was also part of the Brescia School of painting. When Savoldo lived in Venice he joined the Painters Guild of Florence in 1508.
Savoldo was influenced by Venetian style at the time and he was also influenced by Titan and Lorenzo Lotto. In this time he was drawn to bright colours, and expensive textures. Many of Savoldo paintings were night scenes when studying light in school, and religious paintings. One of his most famous pieces of art is his Saint Mary Magdalen, which shows his use of lighting. After many years of painting, no one seemed to pay attention to him, so he moved on and he and his paintings were soon forgotten.
The Renaissance:
The Renaissance was (from rinascere "to be reborn") was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late middle ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. Although the Renaissance saw revolutions in many intellectual pursuits, as well as social and political upheaval, it is perhaps best known for its artistic developments and the contributions of such polymaths as Leonardo da Vinci and Michel Angelo, who inspired the term "Renaissance Man". Early Renaissance, mostly in Italy, the art period during the fifteenth century, between the Middle Ages and the High Renaissance in Italy. Early Renaissance matured in Northern Europe later, in 16th century. After, painters also developed other techniques, studying light, shadow, and, famously in the case of Leonardo da Vinci, human anatomy. Many artists have learned many things from the renaissance, there is more than just painting a picture you're looking at. There is shadowing, lines (horizon), shape, colour and many more.
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