Met Visit- Renaissance

I can't even count the number of times I have been to the Met. Even though every time I go it is always too crowded, I really enjoy going. Renaissance art is always part my trips to the famous museum.

If any of you have studied at least the littlest bit of art history, or any history, you should know that the Renaissance, or the rebirth, have many paintings on nature. One of my favorite paintings is "The Four Seasons" by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. (Sorry for such a crummy picture, I was taking it with my phone)

I love how the facial features are defined by fruits and flowers. Perhaps it is spring. I also find it amusing that the face is supposed to be that of an elderly person. I do not know if it is an old man or woman, but it can be either. Mother Nature or Father Time.

Another thing topic that Renaissance artist loved to paint was Ancient Greek and Roman gods and goddess. They were fascinated with these gods. Another amusing, yet a bit disgusting work of art is titled "Venus and Cupid" by Lorenzo Lotto. (I didn't take this picture because my phone died. Just my luck. But I did see it and it's quite a large painting.)

Yes, that's right, the little brat is peeing on his Mom. How adorable.

This last painting is just of a boy. It called "Boy with a Greyhound" by Paolo Veronesa. The only reason I picked it is because it is what I would probably think Hamlet would look like. The various Renaissance artist did paint a lot about literature, but since Hamlet was written during this time there wouldn't be any paintings about the characters from the play. (I asked one of the guards about Ophelia.)

Religion is a very obvious art topic in the Renaissance, and Jesus is cool and all, but kind of a boring subject. No offense dude. I do love the Renaissance though. If you look at paintings before the time and compare it to this movement it is amazing how wonderfully and even magically advanced the artist became. This art aperiod and its works definitely should have a spot on your Met museum "To See" list.