High Renaissance Paintings: Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, And Raphael
The High Renaissance paintings are a style of italain paintings that represent the summit of Renaissance art and the culmination of all the activities of the quattrocento. It is characterized by the qualities of harmony as well as balance. Movement is usually calm and dignified gving the viewer’s eye a point of focus. The artwork is balanced. The film talks about the three most influential artists during the High Renaissance. Its greats exponents were Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. The High Renaissance is associated with the Renaissance in Rome where Popes includuding Julius the 2nd and Leo X financed a wide range of public art projects to make sure that the city surpassed Florence as the greatest cultural center in Italy. The
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The film talked more about the artists towards the end of their life than the book did. The book only mentions the works they did and the places they went to whereas the film mentions their work, their life, and their death. I would have liked to see Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa in the film as it is a well known painting of his that still holds lots of mysterys. It would fit best in the film where they were discussing da Vinci and his works. They mentioned The Last Supper but they didn’t talk about significance of the painting or why he did it. I think it would improve the film because the audience would better understand the da Vinci’s intentions in his paintings. There are few people who have not heard of the Mona Lisa, so discussing this painting would include more people as most people know of this work. The film mentions Virgin and Saint Anne of 1507 to show the qualities that made him influential but I don’t think that many people are familiar with this painting. I have taken an art class every year for the past four years and I know very little about this painting, and have only heard it be mentioned a few
The film talked more about the artists towards the end of their life than the book did. The book only mentions the works they did and the places they went to whereas the film mentions their work, their life, and their death. I would have liked to see Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa in the film as it is a well known painting of his that still holds lots of mysterys. It would fit best in the film where they were discussing da Vinci and his works. They mentioned The Last Supper but they didn’t talk about significance of the painting or why he did it. I think it would improve the film because the audience would better understand the da Vinci’s intentions in his paintings. There are few people who have not heard of the Mona Lisa, so discussing this painting would include more people as most people know of this work. The film mentions Virgin and Saint Anne of 1507 to show the qualities that made him influential but I don’t think that many people are familiar with this painting. I have taken an art class every year for the past four years and I know very little about this painting, and have only heard it be mentioned a few