Discuss the characteristics of metal craft in Renaissance with examples.

A: During the Renaissance, remarkable achievements were made in metal technology.

(1) In Italy, metal technology developed to a certain extent in the late15th century and16th century with the prosperity of citizens' life. At that time, the most famous metalworker Bevinu Cerini's outstanding masterpiece was "The Royal Salt Pot Made of Gold". Cylinders are all made of gold. On the oval base, there are two statues (the land god and the sea god) sitting opposite each other, surrounded by embossed elephants symbolizing the four seasons. The whole work is brilliant and exquisite, forming a decorative feature different from the medieval precious metal craft style.

(2) France is the center of precious metal technology. What is different from the medieval precious metal technology here is the kind of utensils and the content of decoration. Most of the gold and silver products in the French Renaissance were tableware, candlesticks, swing parts, decorations of swords and armor, fireplaces and so on. , thus replacing the production of religious items in the Middle Ages. Although the local imitation Gothic architecture is also very common in decoration content, it is mostly decorated with figures or animal and plant images, with historical stories and myths and legends.

(3) German john turner was a famous metal worker during the Renaissance. His "luxury silver cup" is full of change, momentum and luxurious and elegant palace atmosphere. The decoration is dominated by complex and changeable plant patterns, which are distributed in every part of the vessel, adding a sense of elegance and luxury. The obvious curve change in the upper part of the cup not only enriches the linearity of its modeling, but also strengthens its practical function. The concave part can make the cup more firm and comfortable when held by hand, and the mouth of the cup is not only beautiful, but also convenient to drink, like a blooming flower. The work seems to bid farewell to the cold religious sentiment in the Middle Ages and usher in a vibrant, clear and elegant atmosphere. Wensel Jamny invented a rotary seal for making skirts and repeating trimmings, which enriched the decorative techniques of metal technology. Zhan Mu Nize not only has perfect metalworking skills, but also absorbs some characteristics of "pastoral pottery" in decorative techniques, and expresses insects or other reptiles in a realistic and meticulous way, thus forming an interesting and unique decorative effect. In "Silver Pot with Rolled Shell", he skillfully used the curly shape and crystal luster of the shell to compare the natural material of the shell with the meticulous gold-plated silver pieces, thus obtaining an extremely gorgeous and unique decorative effect. Such a clear, elegant and interesting work has completely got rid of the bondage of medieval metalworking design style and embodies the characteristics of the new era. Combining metal materials with ivory, jade, enamel, ceramics and other materials is a common technique in German metalworking design during the Renaissance.