Humanism was a belief the Greeks and Romans practiced. It was a belief that humans and their lives were more or as important as the Gods. Humanists believed that God(s) made human and then went on to gift them with talents and a place to live‚ earth. Humanism painting and sculptures showed humans in a superficial light‚ chiseled and flawless. This can be clearly seen in all of the famous art forms of the time‚ ranging from Michelangelo’s David to Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The classical belief in humanism
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El Greco’s Assumption of the Virgin is a masterful and imposing piece of art‚ spanning almost 7 feet in width and standing over 13 feet tall. The work was commissioned by the church of the Cistercian convent of Santo Domingo in Toledo to be the central panel of the church’s high altar‚ thus it should be imagined in its original form not as a single piece but one flanked by other religious artwork and alters including paintings of individual saints and the trinity. The painting depicts the Virgin
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Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter‚ architect‚ inventor‚ and a scientific student. He was such a natural genius that he embodied the term “Renaissance man.” Today he is best known for his art‚ including two paintings that are the world’s most famous and admired‚ Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Using a technique called "hatching"‚ he worked by sketching in series of short‚ quickly-drawn parallel lines. He also developed various personal drawing tricks‚ including curved
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Donatello (Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi) was born in Florence‚ Italy in 1386. His father was Niccolo di Betto Bardi. As a child‚ Donatello was educated at the home of the Martellis‚ a wealthy influential family of bankers and patrons‚ and during this time‚ he received artistic training from a local goldsmith. Later in 1403‚ around the age of 17‚ Donatello apprenticed with Florence metal smith and sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti. A few years later‚ Donatello assisted Ghiberti to create
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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. His father worked for the Florentine government‚ and shortly after he was born his family returned to Florence‚ the city Michelangelo would always call his true home. His mother past away when he was 6‚ and at first his father did not approve of his son’s interest in art as a career. At 13‚ Michelangelo was apprenticed to painter Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ mainly known for his murals. A year
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None of Michelangelo’s other works ever won him quite the same renown as his fresco in the Sistine Chapel‚ a building now virtually synonymous with his name. Almost immediately after Michelangelo unveiled it in 1512‚ the fresco became like an academy for artists‚ who had since long been using the Sistine Chapel as storehouse of ideas. They treated works of Michelangelo as some kind of a portfolio through which they concocted new ideas. The prestigious style of buon fresco generated intense interest
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The Art of The Renaissance by Mariah LaRonge Did you know that most likely the most famous painting in the world‚ the Mona Lisa‚ was painted in the time of the Renaissance? The oil painting of the straight faced woman (or man)‚ painted by the famous Leonardo De Vinci‚ is said to be painted between 1503 to 1506. No one knows who the person in the painting is. No one even knows whether or not it is De Vinci himself‚ a relative or even a man or a woman! The English name "Mona Lisa"‚ came from a
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The Frescos in the Sistine Chapel Michelangelo was an amazing painter and sculptor‚ who made an impact on the Renaissance Era. The Renaissance focused immense passion towards the arts‚ religion‚ and individual experience and development. The Renaissance Era came after the Middle Ages‚ which possessed a completely opposite lifestyle and different art techniques and characteristics. The Middle Ages was a dark‚ depressing time where art had very little importance outside the art in the church. As Italy
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I personally believe that the Mona Lisa is regarded as a famous work of art for multiple reasons. There are tons of reasons why one could say that the Mona Lisa is famous but I’m going to try and break it down into the reasons why I believe it has become one of the most famous and iconic pieces of art in the world‚ One of the first reasons why I believe that the painting is famous is because of its very creator‚ Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was born on April 15‚ 1452‚ in Anchiano‚ Italy‚ and had passed
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“One possible way of measuring the value of any art or art form is its timelessness‚ for people of all nations‚ all times‚ all political preferences and religions”- Richard Nelson. The value of art is questionable‚ different artists all see the world differently; therefore it is safe to say that their idea of value would differ as well. Richard Nelson‚ an American playwright‚ believed that art was truly valuable if it managed to last a million life times. He believed that if a piece of art could
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