Class Discussion- Symbolism in Renaissance Art
What is Symbolism?
Click HERE for a list of Renaissance symbols and their meanings
When was the Renaissance art movement?
1300AD - 1500AD
The word "renaissance" means rebirth in Italian. Often it was considered to move away from religion-dominated Middle Ages and to turn its attention to the plight of the individual man in society.
Jan van Eyck
"Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Jan Van Eyck"
