Some of these well known artists were Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa which has hung at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797. It is now reported to be the most valued painting in the world with insurance estimates around $760 million. Michaelangelo is best known for his sculpture David. The marble statue weighs almost 6 tons and is among the most well known statues in the world.…
Mona Lisa embodied all the Renaissance discoveries of perspective, anatomy, and composition. The portrait of the Mona Lisa set the standard for high Renaissance paintings in many important ways. "The use of perspective that Da Vinci had used on the Mona Lisa with all converging on a single vanishing point behind Mona Lisa's head, and triangular composition established the importance of geometry in painting." Leonardo Da Vinci was known as the "Renaissance man" and means omni talented individual who radiates wisdom. The Last Supper was another world famous painting that Leonardo has made.…
This Might be a little sad but my 2nd Artifact is my radiation mask while i was going through cancer. So i was first wearing the mask while i was under anesthesia they put it on me while i was sleeping. It felt like a protective cocoon being wrapped around my head. I felt a strange feeling while I was wearing i felt safe, it reminded me of home it sounds weird but yes I felt like that.…
Driving to Austin one day, we spotted a billboard that said Schulenburg, TX: Home of the Painted Churches! My mother, the inquisitive person she is, searched the town up on the Internet. We were planning on traveling to Prague, Czech Republic in a month, and, coincidentally, she found out that original Czech settlers in the Hill Country had built the Churches. My mother’s wheels immediately started churning- Why not get a preview of Prague?…
The Dallas Museum of Art was the complete opposite of what I imagined it to be like. Before attending the museum, I had very low expectations. When I thought of “art museum” I imagined dusty walls lined with undiverse and outdated art. I imagined a place old couples went to because they had nothing better to do with their time. A place where the past lingered and grew old as civilization quickly moved on and forgot about it.…
I knew from the moment I walked in to Sleepy Hollow park in Des Moines that I was going to have a good time. I was there for the Renaissance Faire during the Pirates and Wenches week. The smell of food and the sound of chatter was heavy in the air as a man dressed as a knight gave us a wristband, confirming that we had paid to get into the fair. I grinned at Sydney, and she smiled back, our excitement showing. My parents talked about the events as they looked over the schedule, but I wasn’t listening.…
I can play piano and I’m afraid of heights. I have blond hair and have hazel eyes. My dad is very nice. He also plays in a band. I look a lot like him.…
-Pop Art- The art teacher was pulled onto a blank canvas where she was in a bind and could hardly move. Her eyes were sealed of from the surrounding scenery with a cloth. She was filled with terror and fear, not knowing what was going to happen to her.…
This painting shows a poised woman with her mysterious smile which was what made this painting famous. The landscape had some greenery, but the plants and trees were blurred focusing on the woman in the picture (Leonardo da Vinci, Document 5). The famous Leonardo da Vinci painted this masterpiece, that is known today as the Mona Lisa. Painted in 1503, Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance artist in Italy. His painting of the Mona Lisa was really lionized and showcased a variety of art techniques used in the Renaissance.…
An abundance of people appreciate the arts, whether it be the performing, visual or theatrical areas, on the other hand, I love them. My passion being the visual arts. Instead of writing and spelling at five years old, I was drawing, painting mixing colors and forming shapes not realizing the capableness of my techniques for such a young aged child. Because drawing was the only thing I fancied, every one figured it was “a phase I was going through and would grow out of it”. It never happened.…
Whitney Museum? Was the first thought in my head when I first heard about the extra credit opportunity announced in class. When I was a child, I thought it was a Museum pertaining to Whitney Houston, but that was not the case. I heard people talk about it, but I could never pinpoint where it was. It was not until last week that I would have the opportunity to enter the Museum for $1.…
Discussion: Creating a scene Detective Darrel Jones was driving past blocks of businesses on the main route into town and everything looked normal. Nothing big happens on day shift in this area of town but at night the reports start coming in. The temperature was warm 105 degrees and the clear blue sky made it a perfect day. Detective Jones plans to retire in 8 years when he is 51 years old and move to Florida with his wife. Their two kids should be in college or married and with the pension and savings he will be relaxing on the beach away from the lives they have now.…
Another week has gone by. Today is Saturday and got home from a lovely trip. On my way home I went to the art museum where my beautiful daughter`s art was hung for all to see. Of a girl sitting on a wooden rocker, in front of a big widow, while reading a book.…
Everyone has something that they want to accomplish. I have always been fascinated with the Colosseum and have had a strong desire to one day finish building it. It is so intricate but yet so incomplete. My great grandfather had a dream to build a magnificent structure in Rome. It has always been my dream to finish building it, so that one day my families name would go down in history.…
I got up. The window was black, from the darkness outside. The complexity of the night struck me. A Van Gogh quote flitted in my mind, but i couldn't think of what it is. I hate it when I can't remember things, but I want to.…