In the lecture Henry Moore was described as the most famous British sculptor in the the 20th century. He was very well known for his many statues made of stone‚ wood‚ and bronze in the 1940s and 1950s. One of his statues portrays a reclining female made of various curves with some negative space and a very visual hole in her midsection. Many people thought at the time that the hole stood for the spiritual emptiness of men in which also meant that they were misguided in their faith. Others thought
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Tintoretto at the Madonna dell’Orto The Madonna dell’Orto in Carnnaregio is full of the activities of Tintoretto. It is originally dedicated to St. Christropher‚ and was run by the Secular Canons of San Giorgio in Alga‚ a monastic community. With a close relationship with the Canons‚ Tintoretto decorated this church with multiple paintings‚ including the Last Judgement‚ and the Worship of the Golden Calf‚ finished in 1566‚ and the Miracle of St. Agnes altarpiece in the mid-1560s‚ which all will be
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Gabriel: Archangel in the Flesh August Wilson’s choice to end Fences with Gabriel signaling to St. Peter to open the gates of heaven for Troy to enter gives a last sense of hope in a play that is supposed to outline Troy’s downfall from success to losing everything. Though Troy died after fathering a child with another woman while he was married and being disrespected by his own son Cory‚ Gabriel‚ being a beautifully deranged man‚ disregards all of this. With this last scene‚ he aims to directly
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eonardo da vinci liked to think that he was as good at engineering as he was at painting‚ and though this was not actually the case (nobody was as good at engineering as he was at painting)‚ the basis for his creativity was an enthusiasm for interweaving diverse disciplines. With a passion both playful and obsessive‚ he pursued innovative studies of anatomy‚ mechanics‚ art‚ music‚ optics‚ birds‚ the heart‚ flying machines‚ geology‚ and weaponry. He wanted to know everything there was to know about
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1. A piece that uses actual light as a medium. (hint: there’s a really cool one under the street connecting the two buildings.) The Light Inside‚ James Turrell‚ 1999 2. A piece that is by an Asian artist. White Porcelain Jar with Cloud and Dragon Pattern‚ Joseon Dynasty‚ 19th Century 3. A piece that is of an idealized form.(hint: the Greeks tended to do this in their sculpture) Standing Yaksi‚ Kushan Empire‚ Mathura‚ 2nd-3rd centuries 4. A piece that plays with scale. Apollo Flaying
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Both The Last Supper by Leanardo Da Vinci and the poem ‘Whoso List to Hunt’ by Sir Thomas Wyatt‚ in speaking to the theme of love and tragedies serve as a sign of the aesthetic of Renaissance. The Renaissance was the period that came right after the Middle Ages. Bringing back the learning of Rome and ancient Greece. The way of painting‚ decorative arts and Sculpturing recognized with the Renaissance as a stable government and prosperity increases‚ new renaissance came from Italy in the late
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How the visual Arts Communicate Khalilah Courtney Arts/100 April 27‚ 2015 Theresa Polley-Shellcorft One of the world’s most famous artist Leonardo da Vinci created some of the greatest work ever seen by the naked eye. The Mona Lisa was a piece that he
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“He who improvises can never make a perfect line of poetry.” This quote by Titian is meant to signify the importance of preparing before performing an activity‚ because otherwise‚ you will not end up with the result you want. Titian was an artist in the early stages of the Italian Renaissance‚ and was regarded as one of the best artists in the world by many Venetians. In fact‚ not only Venetians thought this‚ all around Italy it was agreed that Titian was the best artist‚ second to only Michelangelo
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Many pieces of art in the Renaissance are gorgeous and well detailed. There were many great inventors in this time as well. Many famous artists‚ such as Michelangelo‚ and Leonardo da Vinci lived in this era as well. Each piece showcases each artist’s skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman
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Leonardo Da Vinci And Mona Lisa Born near Florence‚ Italy in 1452. “Leonardo da Vinci became became known as the universal genius” (Monkeyshines On Art & Great Artists). He was one of the greatest painter of the Italian Renaissance he also was an architect‚ a engineer‚ and sculptor. When he was a child Leonardo was apprentice of the Andrea del Verroccio a famous painter. Some time in his 50s Leonardo created his best work ever and most famous painting The Mona Lisa. In 1517 he settled in France
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