the impressionists. A most notable work of art from the tour was “The Annunciation” by Master of the Retable of the Reyes Católicos. This oil on wood panel painting was created in the late 1500s‚ during the High Renaissance period of the art historical cannon. It portrays the biblical event found in the Gospel of Luke in which the archangel Gabriel announces to Mary that she is pregnant with Jesus‚ the son of God. “The Annunciation” is a religious painting and is an example of the many great works of
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representation of the Annunciation is set in an architectural interior constructed according to a rigorous system of one-point perspective. The panel was almost certainly commissioned as a private devotional image‚ not as part of a larger structure. While the identity of the patron is not known‚ the work was in the famed Barberini collection in Rome in the seventeenth century. Jia Jing lei Art History Professor Boyce November 20‚ 2012 A deeper look into the fine art of the “ Annunciation” As I walk
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The Annunciation in Santa Croce is the first work to reflect Donatello’s new tendencies following his stay in Rome. "It was put near the altar of the Cavalcanti Chapel. For this he made an ornament in the grotesque style‚ with a base of varied and intertwined work‚ surmounted by a quartercircle‚ and with six putti; these garlanded putti have their arms round each other as if they are afraid of the height and are trying to steady themselves. Donatello’s ingenuity and skill are specially apparent
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In your own words‚ explain how Donatello has told the story of The Annunciation in sculpture and why contemporaries were so impressed with his achievement. Donatello is considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 15th century. A member of the innovative group of painters‚ architects and sculptors that revolutionised art in Florence at the beginning of the 15th century‚ he succeeded in becoming perhaps the most successful in his field due to his understanding of the
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Simone Tata [pic] Contents 1. Personal and working life…………………3 2. Struggle…………………………………….5 3. Achievements……………………………….7 4. Future plans………………………………....8 5. Reference………………………………….....10 1. Personal and working life | |Simone Tata‚ Chairperson‚ Trent | | |Reticent‚ shy‚ soft are the words that come to your mind when you meet Simone Tata‚ the 72-year-old
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When I think of works of art I think about the painting in art museum that averages like me can’t do. Art like the Annunciation is my example of what fine art is.My first response to a painting is mainly visual what interests me most is the strong difference‚ color‚ and smoothness not in that order though. That attracts me draws me in‚ so to speak‚ my next reaction really depends on the style of the work. If it’s a convincing‚ realistic work‚ I usually look for an expressive response only if it’s
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This is precisely the situation when comparing the Annunciation‚ by brothers Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi‚ and the Merode Altarpiece which was produced in the workshop of an artist known as the Master of Flemalle. Because of the time and locational differences‚ these pieces are vastly different with respect to their style‚ presentation‚ and culture; however‚ their subject‚ organization‚ and use appear to be quite similar. The Annunciation‚ was produced by Italian Gothic artists‚ with the intention
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Emotional Presentation in Annunciation In 1425‚ Fra Angelico was called upon to produce an altarpiece for the monastery of San Domenico in Fiesole‚ Italy. Angelico would create Annunciation; his perception of the commonly reproduced scene of the announcement of the birth of Christ. Seen in this tempera painted panel are the angel Gabriel as well as the Madonna alongside of a depiction of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Through selection of color‚ positioning and poses of figures
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As a young African American woman‚ Nina Simone faced rejection in various aspects of her life. In the article “Nina Simone’s Time Is Now‚ Again” By Salamishah Tillet‚ Tillet goes into depth on Nina’s life and how the interdependent relationship of race‚ politics‚ and music played a role in molding her life and career as a black woman. Nina Simone had a rough childhood that lead her to experience race‚ politics‚ and music differently than from the people around her. Her life experiences caused her
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Summary of Evidence Simone de Beauvoir Simone de Beauvoir was born in Paris in 1908 to Georges de Beauvoir and Francoise Brasseur.1 Her father was raised in a rich family that drew him to the right on the political scale.1 He was a strong atheist and pushed this on Beauvoir and her sister.1 Her mother on the other hand was a devout Catholic‚ and that along with her weak and rather submissive personality (something that manifests itself in the fact that she grew up in a time before first wave feminism)
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