Luca Signorelli was an Italian Renaissance artist who was active during the late 15th century. Many of his works, mostly paintings, include depictions of the afterlife, particularly hell. He is responsible for painting the frescos in the San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto Italy which is a "End of Days narrative" depicting scenes from Signorelli's interpretation of judgement day. He had an intense focus on the study of the human figure as well, and this is the subject of many of his preliminary drawings and sketches. The Renaissance was a time where artists really wanted to gain a greater understanding of the human body in order to create more realistic and proportionally accurate works of art. The image below is just one of the six frescoes on the ceiling of the San Brizio Chapel. Luca SIgnorelli. The Damned Cast into Hell. 1499-1504. San Brizio Chapel. Orvieto, Italy. Thanks to khanacademy.org and wikipedia (for the dates)
if you want to find out more about the works of Signorelli click this link! www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/early-renaissance1/central-italy1/a/signorelli-the-damned-cast-into-hell
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