This picture uses Renaissance characteristics because it shows how they started to focus

on science and the arts instead of religion. In the painting, you can see a skull and a book which

shows that people of that time period concentrated on literature and science. Also, it focuses on

human sims since there is a skull. The old man in the picture is Saint Jerome and he translated

Greek Bible texts into Latin versions. This shows that the painting was painted during the time of

the Renaissance because that is when classicism was very popular. Another aspect of

Renaissance art is the use of dark and light colors. Behind the old man there are lighter colors

and in front of him, near the skull, are darker colors. Lastly, perspective is a technique most

commonly used during the Renaissance and it is also used in the painting. All the images in the

painting are pointing towards the center, which is the old man reading the book.
 This painting displays characteristics of Renaissance art because the figures look realistic

and are painted to look like humans. The figures look real and have details that make them look

human. Also, the background is a realistic landscape that takes place in Rome. Adding on, the

background uses a mixture of dark and light colors which gives depth to the painting. Another

characteristic is that both sides of the painting are symmetric. There is one adult on each side and

one baby on each side. This shows that both sides are equal and symmetric. The people are also

three dimensional and the colors are earthy colors. The painting also uses perspective because

the mountain and trees in the middle and perceived as being farther away than the people in the

front of the painting.

 This painting shows characteristics of Renaissance art because the setting is very realistic

and has a lot of detail to it. The background has a lot of details which include the town behind

the fighting men and the detailed use of colors in the sky. For example, the people fighting look

scared and worried which are human emotions. Also, there is no religious aspect of the painting

and its main focus is the fighting. The painting also shows depth since the buildings are three

dimensional. In addition, the colors in the sky respond to the light that falls on them, meaning

that the colors are blended well together. The painting shows humanism because it is real people

performing real tasks such as fighting. To add on, the left side of the painting uses darker colors

than the right side which shows that there is more fighting on the left side. This is a characteristic

of Renaissance art because the painting uses the colors as symbols to represent something in the

painting.