1. Evaluation of Old Master Painting & Modern Art
Museum is the archive of civilizations. Bangladesh National Museum is
the biggest storage of our culture, history, Art, Archaeology, civilization
etc. it also introduce us about the culture throughout the world.
The Essential Humanities definition of art is “a beautiful human creation”.
Art has the aesthetic quality and it gives us pleasure. Art is the historical
documents. it reflects the society and culture of a particular period. Art is a
means of expression and it also used as a political tools.
In Bangladesh museum I see the Italian renaissance art, modern art etc.
which influenced me to get more interest to know about the art. I have
seen some Botticelli works, Leonardo da vinci works, Raphael works, Picasso
works.
In this paper I am going to discuss, Firstly the emergence of the Italian
renaissance and draw comparisons between the painting of the Italian
renaissance artists.
Secondly, I am going to discuss the secrets revealed by Leonardo da vinci’s
last supper in the movie vinci code.
Thirdly, I’m going to discuss modern art and compare Old Master paintings
with Modern art.
Finally, I am going to present conclusion about my work which I have
analyzed.
Italian Renaissance; painting is the painting of the period beginning in
the late 13th century and flourishing from the early 15th centuries(1300-
1550). Italian Renaissance painting can be divided into three periods:

2. Classical Antiquity, Middle age of renaissance or dark age, and high
renaissance- rebirth of classical antiquity.
Classical Antiquity is the mixer of Ancient Rome &Ancient Greek. It begins
with professional life of a painter. That time artist is trying to get perfection
in their art.
Midd renaissance or Dark Age of renaissance period is only focused on the
rise of Christianity. More god center & less human center. Chars controlled
everything in the society. Scolastism is the education system of the middle
age to directly related to the chars. It never focused on litterateur, history,
philosophy. It only prepared, there was scientific intellectual decline during
the middle age. That time main focused on religion, there have not any
humanism. Due to that reason decline the artist revolution.
High renaissance is the rebirth of classical antiquity. The society of the
renaissance was more human center& less god center. Rebirth of
renaissance in the Italy then it spread in Europe. Humanism is an
intellectual movement which emphasized on the value & importance of
human being. Petrarch is called father of humanism. Humanistic studies or
education it focused on the study of literature, philosophy & history. Ex;
Revile of classical text. Self glorification is an important fetcher, the artist
glorify there self with their work.
Italian renaissance artist; they dissected death body of human beings to
study the details of human anatomy. Which help them to achieve realism in
art. Botticelli, Leonardo da vinci, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Raphael was one
of the famous painter during the renaissance period.
In keeping with the Renaissance man reputation for versatility, the two
leading architects of the Early Renaissance made a vital contribution to the
world of visual art. Brunelleschi worked out the mathematical laws of linear

3. perspective, and Alberti developed a practical system to apply them to
painting. This system, which was refined throughout the Renaissance.
High Renaissance painting was led by three artists: Leonardo, Michelangelo,
and Raphael. While the careers of Leonardo and Raphael peaked and
concluded with the High Renaissance, Michelangelo’s career soared during
the High Renaissance and continued into the Late Renaissance. The
influence of mannerism can be seen in Michelangelo’s later works.
Leonardo da Vinci, He known as master of chiaroscuro; the strong
contrast between light and dark to achieve a sense of volume in modeling
three dimension object. He used Leonardo smoke or shadow for making to
mysterious the painting. He studied on human anatomical detail for
perfection in his painting and also famous for scientific and anatomical
drawing; Fetus as an example of it.
Raphael, was one of the another brilliant colorist at high renaissance. He
examined architecture of classical antiquity & applied them in his painting.
He emphasized on proportion, harmony & symmetrically arranged in his
painting. EX; Madona Virgin Marry as an example of that.
Michelangelo, called as divine, he believes that sculpture is the highest
form of art, because it is associated god of creation. He did not follow the
unit of measurement, does not use liner perspective & chiaroscuro in his
painting and he is not a great colorist like Raphael but his characteristic of
his painting objects so muscular because he studied anatomical detail of
human death body to depict strength accurately in his figures . He also
claimed that Raphael followed his painting technique. Where we can see
both Michelangelo & Raphael’s painting so muscular. But the different is
that Michelangelo used male model for his female nude where Raphael
used female model.

4. In my opinion I like the style of Leonardo da vinci’s work. Whose surviving
works are few but established standard compositional structure for High
Renaissance paintings. He is an universal jennies because of his multi
talent. His scientific & anatomical drawing , portrait painting. Ex; Vitruvius
man, fetus, monalisa(reaction portrait).
Modern Art: Modern art includes artistic works produced during the
period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the
style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is
usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been
thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. Modern artists experimented
with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials
and functions of art. A tendency toward abstraction is characteristic of
much modern art.
As compare with the old muster art and modern art, there have a huge
gap between style of the art. Where old muster art had more naturalistic
then modern art. Because there have absent of naturalism on modern art
painting. Also absent of tactine value. In modern art painting we can’t see
the use of chiaroscuro, absent of linear perspective. But modern art painter
has the freedom of experiment & innovate their art where old muster
painter had not that opportunity; there painting was Biblical and
Mythological. In modern art we see the use of geometric form had been
used. Modern artist distort the line form & color express their inner filling &
emotion. EX; Pablo Picasso- The Brother of Avignon. I like the style of
Picasso.
Raphael Marry Magdalene with Titian’s Mary Magdalene:
The Mary Magdalene is a 1565 oil painting by Titian of saint Mary
Magdalene. Titian has covered Mary's nudity and introduced a vase. Its
coloring is more mature than the earlier work, using colors harmonizing

5. with character. In the background the sky is bathed in the rays of the
setting sun, with a dark rock contrasting with the brightly-lit figure of Mary.
The subject of the Magdalene as a prostitute and fallen woman returned to
the path of virtue by Jesus was very popular in the 16th century, allowing
artists to create erotic compositions without courting scandal.
Raphael, Mary Magdalene; has covered Mary’s emotion. Here the
proportion and measurement are symmetrically arranged. The drapery
softness come out on the painting. As a colorist he depicts the jester much
beautifully. But titian’s Magdalene is more colorful and strong contrast then
Raphael does.
Botticelli’s Three Graces with Picasso’s the Brothel of Avignon:
Celebrates of love in spring lyrical painting the Three Graces painted by
Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. While most critics agree that the
painting, depicting a group of mythological figures in a garden, is
allegorical for the lush growth of Spring, females also in diaphanous white
join hands in a dance. Botticelli was the great master of line. The Three
Graces on the symmetric in line in their position. the clothed, albeit in thin,
transparent garments. He depicted the sexuality in the painting. And easily
we can say he was brilliant colorist.
Picasso, The Brothel of Avignon; Perhaps the most radical painting of the
twentieth-century, The Brothel of Avignon, hangs unobtrusively at the
Museum of Modern Art. This large canvas was to revolutionize modern
painting by charting a new way of depicting reality. Pablo Picasso, broke all
of the rules that the "artistically correct" learned at the art academies. He
disposed of three-dimensional perspective, abandoned harmonious
proportion, used distortion, and borrowed from the art of primitive
cultures. The painting is quite different, these women are not the traditional

6. nudes, Their flesh is not depicted as being soft and inviting but sharp and
knifelike. In fact, their flesh suggests castration and fear of women.
I have analyzed that, Italian renaissance was the revolution of art. That
time innovation of art is growing rapidly and the artist of that time
introduced us the art of painting. They teach that art create the value of
civilization. As we know Art is a historical document.
Reference:
wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_art
Frederick Hartt, A History of Italian Renaissance Art, (1970)
wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_art