Question

What efforts did the artists make to achieve realism in their painting and sculpture?

Answer 1

• They found the knowledge of geometry helpful. 
• They understood the quality of lights to improve quality of their work. 
• They made use of oil paints and are influenced by Chinese and Persian art. 
• They took help of the subjects like anatomy, geometry, physics as well as a strong sense of what was beautiful.
• They adopted ‘perfectly’ proportioned figures of men and women. 
• They imported the pigments of colours from China and Persia. 
• They observed nature and people and places and represented them.