"The Decameron" in Italian vernacular supporter of Petrarch Sandro Botticelli Florentine painter "Birth of Venus‚" "Primavera" Filippo Brunelleschi Florentine architect designed duomo of Florence cathedral‚ chapel of Pazzi family Michelangelo sculptor by nature‚ painted but hated it; incredible realism introvert‚ hated but thrived on competition work includes Sistine Chapel ceiling‚ marble David‚ and the Pieta studied but criticized da Vinci-equally/more talented Baldassare Castiglione Italian
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how many times you have looked at it you find something new and beautiful each and every time. My three masterpieces that I have chosen are; the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci‚ The Cathedral of Notre Dame‚ and last but‚ most certainly not least the Pietà by Michelangelo. The Mona Lisa‚ so many things being said without a single word. Mona Lisa Gioconda is who Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint and who became this beautiful masterpiece known as the Mona Lisa. Her mysterious smile which
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vs. Leonardo da Vinci ART 101 Art Appreciation August 15‚ 2011 The works of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo influenced the art of the 16th century in Italy and Europe in many ways. Three of Michelangelo’s works such as: The Last Judgment‚ Pieta‚ and David were great works during his time. Leonardo da Vinci also contributed great works to the 15st century such as: The Last Supper‚ St. James in the Wilderness‚ and The Mona Lisa. Although there were some similarities in Leonardo da Vinci
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Pistoia shows markedly classicizing tendencies‚ probably influenced by the familiarity of these artists with ancient Roman sarcophagi. Their masterpieces are the pulpits of the Baptistery and Cathedral of Pisa. Contemporary with Giovanni Pisano‚ the Florentine painter Giotto developed a manner of figurative painting that was unprecedentedly naturalistic‚ three dimensional‚ life-like and classicizing‚ when compared with that of his contemporaries and teacher Cimabue. Early Renaissance in Italy‚ 1400-1479
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David sculptures‚ these contributions alone prove that Michelangelo was one of the major contributors to the renaissance era. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. His father was employed by the Florentine government‚ and soon after Michelangelo’s birth his family returned to the city of Florence. Michelangelo’s new
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Castiglione B) Petrarch C) Alberti D) Leonardo Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): D 7. The Biblical character is one of the subjects in Michelangelo’s Pietá. A) Mary B) Sarah C) Martha D) Esther Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): A 8. The strongest criticism of Florentine art was made by: A) Fra Savonarola B) Lorenzo de Medici C) Cosimo de Medici D) Pico della Mirandola Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): A 9. This
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where he had once again moved to. In the 1520’s he also designed the Laurentian Library and its elegant entrance hall adjoining San Lorenzo. After the completion of these objects Michelangelo took as a starting point thee wall articulation of his Florentine Predecessors‚ but he infused it with the same surging energy
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Michelangelo Buonarrati Alex Moir/3-15-00 Per.3/Mr. Mikulec The typical stereotype of artists of the past‚ is a lonely‚ tormented outsider‚ who creates his art through his pain and anguish. Well Michelangelo was just that. In fact the stereotype is modeled after him. He was an unsociable loner who didn’t have many friends‚ lovers‚ or even assistants to help him. His temper and rudeness drove others away from him and kept him lonely. However‚ even though he was not the most likeable or
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family of stonecutters. At the age of 13‚ he engaged to the Florentine painter’s workshop because he had no interest in what his family’s business was. There he was introduced to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ and he was exposed to the technique of fresco. On July 4‚ 1496 he began to work on the marble statue of the Roman god of wine‚ “Bacchus.” After that statue was finished‚ it was rejected by the cardinal. In 1497‚ he carved “Pieta.” That is the
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Alex Contreras Art History February 13‚ 2013 Leonard Da Vinci is one of the greatest known artists in the Italian renaissance era. He was the father of the high renaissance. He has such great master pieces such as Mona Lisa‚ Madonna of the rocks‚ and The Last Supper. One of Leonardo’s greatest contributions to painting was his introduction of the idea of sfumato‚ which essentially means smoky‚ and is a way of producing atmospheric perspective in paintings. 1482 he moved to Milan‚ and began taking
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