Discuss the changes in depicting religious stories in Renaissance Art with reference to one Early ( or Proto) Renaissance and one High Renaissance artist”

Analyse two examples of each artist’s work to explain the reasons for this development of realism in people and backgrounds and the methods used.

Word limit : suggested 800 words ( within 500-900)

relief sculpture - images are set against a flat background.

a coin is a good example: the inscription, the date, and the figure are slightly raised above a flat surface. the ancient egyptians sometimes carved figures into a flat surface.  

pro: they take significantly less time to make and do not require as much tools or skills as free-standing

cons: not nearly as realistic, as it is not fully 3-d, and does not have the details that a free-standing one does.

freestanding sculptures (also called  carved in the round) are not attached to any  background.   they are 3-dimensional  and fully rendered.