"The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events." -Arthur Erickson
Renaissance and Baroque Art
The Renaissance and Baroque periods were yet two more that came to show the great use of birds throughout their art. Although birds were still used during this time for religiously symbolic value, the paintings within this exhibit displayed how the use of birds had evolved from mainly being painted for religious reasons, to how they were mostly used for decorative purposes or to mark important historical events, such as the age of the Dodo bird and the entry of animals into Noah's ark.
This Baroque painting, Edwards's Dodo, depicts the now extinct Dodo bird with two other parrots. This work of art painted by Roelant Savery in 1626, is currently housed in the Natural History Museum in London, England.
Created by Jan Brueghel the Elder, The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark was painted in 1613 during the early Baroque period, and is currently located in the Getty Museum.
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This religious painting created from 1297-1299 during the Proto Renaissance Period (Early Renaissance) is titled St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, and is located in the San Francesco Upper Church Gallery in Assisi, Italy.
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Currently Located in the Elisha Whittelsey Fund, this work of art was created by the Dutch (Baroque period) print publisher Claes Jansz in 1620, and is titled Oval Print with Birds, Insects, and Fruits.
Titled A Hunting Scene, this work of art was created by Piero di Cosimo around 1507-1508 during the Renaissance period, and is currently on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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