What are examples of realism in Renaissance art?

The figures in the above painting show some 3-D effect with a bit of shading, but there isn't much depth in the painting. However, traditional realism changed this lack of depth, mostly due to advances in painting techniques and skills. read more

* Use (revival and further refinement) of linear perspective. (See Albert’s treatise On Painting for more. Get the paperback if you want to be able o view the diagrams easily. read more

Examples of realism in art include: Leonardo da Vinci's"Mona Lisa," the works of Winslow Homer and Gustave Coubert's"A Burial at Ornans." Examples of realism in literature are the works of Mark Twain and Henry James. read more

Realism in this sense is also called naturalism, mimesis or illusionism. Realistic art was created in many periods, and it is in large part a matter of technique and training, and the avoidance of stylization. It becomes especially marked in European painting in the Early Netherlandish painting of Jan van Eyck and other artists in the 15th century. read more