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	Domenico di Pace Beccafumi 1486-1551 "The official painter to the Sienese Republic" Italian Renaissance Painter and Sculptor of the Sienese School Stylistically influenced by the following painters and art styles ; Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia,  Leonardo da Vinci, and Sassetta Mediums - panel painting, mosaic, wood, manuscript illuminator, marble and fresco Cause of Death - Old Age   Buy From Art.com   St. Bernardino of Siena Preaching Buy From Art.com   Portrait of a Young Man, ... Buy From Art.com     Biography   He was born to a poor peasant family and later adopted by  his patron, Lorenzo Beccafumi. Factual details of his youth and artistic training are extremely scanty.   The intense emotionalism and spirituality of Domenico di Pace Beccafumi's art marks him as one of the last and greatest painters of the Sienese School. The prevailing characteristic of his work being intense colour and spatial inventiveness. Beccafumi's figures express spontaneous, unfettered joyfulness--passionate emotions that are not contrived or distracted.  His work is bold, exploratory and intense.  He explored in his  art a new world of emotion and passion, but with a lyricism and profound sensitivity to color. Domenico di Pace Beccafumi subjects, like his predecessors, are all religious – the Virgin Mary, the Life of Christ, the Apostles, Angeles and the Life of St. Francis. Changes in Society The newly emerging painting techniques and styles were a reflection of the transformation that was taking place in Europe, the change from the medieval period to a more enlightened, tolerant society. Artists of the Renaissance were elevated in social standing and their art was no longer looked upon as simple handicrafts, but as divinely inspired creations. The spirit of an era awoke, revitalized with knowledge and creativity. The major painters of the Renaissance were not only artists but men of great genius who gave the world their great intellectual gifts. Florentine and Venetian painting were both formed by extraordinary personalities. These men tackled mathematical, artistic and philosophical problems of the highest interest, and presented solutions that have never lost their value. Leonardo da Vinci asserted "In dealing with a scientific problem, I first arrange several experiments, and then show with reasons why such an experiment must necessarily operate in this and in no other way. This is the method which must be followed in all research upon the phenomenon of nature. We must consult experience in the variety of cases and circumstances until we can draw from them a general rule that is contained in them. And for what purposes are these rules good? They lead us to further investigations of nature and to creations of art. They prevent us from deceiving ourselves and others by promising results which are not obtainable." Key Descriptive Words  and Phrases associated with the Renaissance Movement -  rebirth, rediscovery of the classical world,  publication of Della Pittura, a book about the laws of mathematical perspective for artists,  sfumato, chiaroscuro, Savonarola, spiritually significant,  illuminated manuscript,  idealized biblical themes, scriptorium, illuminator,  Age of Discovery, axonometric drawing, curiosity about the natural world,  realistic use of colours and  light,  Bonfire of the Vanities, Old Testament stories, ethereal and foggy backgrounds, Gospel parables, The Blackdeath, romanticized landscapes,  Christian symbolism. Require more facts and information about the painter and the artists of the renaissance era? Poke around every nook and cranny of the known universe for information this subject. Search Here © HistoryofPainters.com If you like this page and wish to share it, you are welcome to link to it, with our thanks. If you feel you have worthwhile information you would like to contribute we would love to hear from you. We collect essential biographical information and artist quotes from folks all over the globe and appreciate your participation. When submitting please, if possible, site the source and provide English translation. Email to millardmulch@gmail.com