The Renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Florence‚ Italy. It inspired changes in art‚ literature‚ mathematics‚ science‚ and even beauty ideals. The Renaissance movement started in the 1400s and then spread throughout the majority of Europe; it lasted till the early years of the 16th century. Having a high hairline was an essential trait of beauty. Women would pluck their hairline‚ so that it was farther back. Blonde hair was an apotheosis of the ideal woman. Women with darker hair would
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What made the 15th-18th century artwork so unique‚ was that artwork began appearing for more purposes than merely that of the church’s benefit. Families commissioned artists‚ inventions were mapped out by artists‚ and psychological expression and shapes took on a new roll without religion forcing its hand. The Renaissance artist‚ inventor and architect that must be mentioned first and foremost would be the great Leonardo da Vinci. Born in 1452‚ the brilliant Italian “Jack of all trades” took to various
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Introduction: The Oxford dictionary states a drawing as ’the formation of a line by drawing some tracing instrument from point to point of a surface; representation by lines; delineation as distinguished from painting...the arrangement of lines which determine form.’ So‚ by following this rule I have selected two drawings‚ one contemporary and one historical to compare. I will be looking at how the time such developments in technology has influenced the artists and how we now draw or produce
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When one considers painters they may think nothing more than painters and that inventors are simply inventors. How can one person have an inventing and painting mind in one? The answer is Leonardo Da Vinci. I chose Leonardo Da Vinci because of the interesting life that he lived‚ his exceptional paintings‚ and for his ingenious inventions. Da Vinci lived in an age where no one studied the world around him in order to understand what a scientist proved. They merely took it as truth even though
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Humanism/Secularism In the Renaissance the main ideas of humanism came from the people opposing the ideas of the bible and of the Christian church. As the period of medieval rule came to an end‚ people became more aware and known to social and humanist ideas. What citizens wanted was the place between god and man to disappear and humanists were the ones that were up to the job. Many humanists decided to look back at what the ancient Greeks and romans had already worked on as that usually provided
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The statue of David produced by Michelangelo represented the republican status of Florence at the time. In this example of David‚ he is represented as an older man with the physique of one with a muscular body and a composure from head to toe that easily emits confidence and mystery. This is all of course in comparison to the rather younger more pre-pubescent version of David done by Donatello. Key characteristics done by Donatello here allow us to assume David is represented as someone much younger
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The Last Supper was a very powerful Biblical event‚ in which Jesus and his disciples gathered for one final dinner together. According to the Bible‚ important events took place during the Last Supper‚ including an announcement by Jesus that one of his disciples would betray him and the first communion. To artists in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ it was necessary to give proper deference to such notable occurrences. Both Leonardo da Vinci and Jacopo Robusti‚ known as Tintoretto‚ took upon
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Pink has presented sharp scientific evidence in his book A Whole New Mind that comes as common knowledge to the majority of us in our society. He also stressed the several capabilities of right-brain thinking such as creativity‚ artistry‚ empathy‚ inventiveness‚ and overall big picture viewpoints. I noticed that Pink failed to mention any historical aspects before the 1900’s. For example; during the European Renaissance numerous right-brain thinking characters sprouted with many ideas for the world
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The main characteristics of Romanesque art:  simple compositions and very linear‚ elongated designs  There is very little sign of figurative imagery or any effort towards naturalistic depiction.  characteristics were meant to inspire the viewer to devout‚ religiously inspired awe and fear of the Creator and of course‚ of His representation here on earth in the body of the Holy Church  religious devotion- scenes of hellish creatures and tormented bodies abound
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“Arnolfini Marriage” is a very famous painting by Jan Van Eyck painted in the early 15th century‚ which is in the National Gallery in London. According to the Catalogue of the National Gallery‚ the painting is just a portrait of the couple Arnolfini that is showing their marriage. Waldemar Januszczak‚ an author and presenter‚ believes that this portrait was wrongly named and it should have been called “the Arnolfini Pregnancy”. Januszczak believes that Mrs. Arnolfini is pregnant and she is dead at
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