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    Art Through Religion

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    connection between a god and gods. During the Renaissance people express their opinions and beliefs on their religion through art. Leonardo Da Vinci’s portraits illustrates an important expression of religion the god is the center of the universe. Michelangelo is another famous artist in the Renaissance and his art‚ he expressed a powerful love that god has for us. Pico Della Mirandola and Marcilio Ficino art shows how god created man and the power that god has game man in the Universe. Therefore‚ the

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    Renaissance means rebirth. It was a time period in Europe from the 14th century to the 17th century. The renaissance is the period when educated men and woman wanted to bring back the classical age. It started when scholars saw the art and literature of the Middle Ages. People found passion in the painting and the writing. There are three main reasons why The Renaissance took place in Italy. The first reason is because that’s where ancient Rome left all its architecture and artwork in the dust. The

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    Beauty Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci) His students painted and he put the final touches Lisa la Gioconda—his neighbor’s wife Not attractive‚ shy Da Vinci hires a six piece orchestra to play for her—she started opening up Mona Lisa is a composite of 6-7 women Had an affair with da Vinci Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci) She is nude Owned by the French King Leo flees there He dies in France The perfect Italian Ren. Woman Leo put his self portrait in Lisa Mary Magdalene (Donatello) Beautiful

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    Michael Angelo

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    Michelangelo Buonarroti is one of the most well-known artists in history with many famous paintings that show his talent. He was born on March 6‚ 1475 in Caprese‚ Tuscany between four and five in the morning. He was the second of five boys to Ludovico di Buonarotto Simoni and Francesca Neri. His mother was too ill and frail to take care of him so he was placed with someone called a “wet mother”. This woman nursed Michelangelo and took care of him in ways that his own mother was unable to do. At

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    Disegno and Colore

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    the idea of colore against the much more formal emphasis on disegno. This held sway in the rival Florence. By exploring this philosophical and provincial debate‚ I have drawn contrasts between the use of colour and outline in selected works by Michelangelo and Titian. I have also looked at to what extent are these attitudes to materials reflective of the social and spatial conditions in the two cities. The artistic worlds of Venice and central Italy were distinct in the ways in which they chose

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    A Brief History of Baguio and Teachers’ Camp Reference: When the Americans settled in the Philippines in 1899‚ as Westerners they brought with them the belief that “the Tropics are unsuitable for widespread‚ permanent and prosperous White settlement.”  The fear of disease and of the unknown‚ and the supposed difficulties Westerners encountered when acclimatizing to their new environment‚ forced the Americans to search for a suitable location for a Summer Resort.  Summer resorts are places where

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    Da Vinci‚ Michelangelo did not turn away from the teachings of the Roman Church. He kept his ties to religious leaders‚ something that would create opportunity for him during his artistic career. A cardinal in Rome commissioned Michelangelo to create a sculpture of Mary holding the dead Jesus across her lap. Michelangelo was 25 years old at the time and finished the sculpture in less than one year. It became known as “Pieta” and was carved from a single piece of marble. Michelangelo then sculpted

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    Though Michelangelo wasn’t the only artist who worked on St. Peter’s Basilica‚ his work is probably the most well known. Not only did he design the domed ceiling of the church‚ but he also helped to repair the poorly constructed piers which were so vital to the structure of the monument. The Piers are what hold up the drum‚ which is the main base for the cupola (the domed part) and the lantern (the very top). The original designer of the church‚ Donato Bramante‚ was told by Michelangelo that his

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    June 04.12 AVI 201b Art Criticism – The Creation of Adam Artist: Michelangelo Medium: Fresco Paint Completed: 1511 Art Criticism – The Creation of Adam In this painting God is depicted as an elderly white-bread man wrapped in a swirling cloak while Adam‚ is in the lower left and is completely nude while sitting on a

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    The Renaissance‚ also known as the period of “rebirth” for western civilization transpired from 1350-1600. The Renaissance was a period of striving to add something that had been missing in the lives of most of western civilization on behalf of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages were a time filled with the thoughts of Christian ideals. Everything in the Middle Ages was based upon the beliefs of Christianity. The Renaissance first began to flourish in Italy within the city-states. Florence‚ Italy

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