His works influenced the style and painting of many other artist like Domenico Piola and his pupils Bartolomeo Biscaino, Giovanni Paolo Cervetto, and Stefano Magnasco ("Valerio Castello”). In Castello’s painting “Diana and Actaeon with Pan and Syrinx,” the contextual story behind the figures is very important in understanding…
It defines who the guillari is and what they performed, as well. Another aspect it includes is Fo’s own political views and ow he wanted his performance to be for the working class audience. The book further delves into the definition and the use of grammelot. Finally, it provides the Vatican’s response to Mistero Buffo and the writing and performance of the stories. Brenner-Idan’s work, meanwhile, provides some of Mary’s background and dealing with being a “Hero’s Mother”.…
Tiziano Vecellio, also known as Titian, was a versatile Italian painter. And was one of the artists that dominated the Italian Renaissance. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, a small town located at the foot of the Venetian side of the Alps during the year of 1490. But, he died in 1576 at the age of 86. Titian, who was born in Pieve di Cadore moved to Venice at the age of 10.…
The two paintings I chose to compare and contrast were Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe and The Birth of Venus. Both paintings were created in different time periods. Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe was created in 1862-1863 by Èdouard Manet. The Birth of Venus was created in 1484-1486 by Sandro Botticelli. When you look at both paintings there are many similarities you can point out just by looking at them.…
It depicts the suicide/death of the last Assyrian king, Sardanapalus, known to us by the greek historian Diodorus of Sicily living in the first century BC (Diodorus of Sicily, Book II, 23-29). The scene painted shows Sardanapalus lying down with an astonishing calm having his vision lost in though just after he ordered to his soldier/eunuchs, to kill all his wives and concubines and to burn all his precious goods and valuables. Delacroix’s work is quite impressive by its dimensions, 392 by 496 cm, and the materials used are oil paint on canvas. It is quite a well though painting and the thinking process of the artist can be seen in his numerous drawings of each characters and his oil studies in smaller scales. It has been painted during the Orientalist and Romanticism movement in Europe, very important in France and England and this work has been referred as the “icon of the romantics”…
The high Renaissance was a time period filled with art, such as, architecture, painting, and sculpting. It is arguably so that the main men leading the high Renaissance craze were Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. Two rivals, two artists and two of the most important men in history. Both men had an enormous impact on the world as we know it. In fact Leonardo Da Vinci is also known as the classic Renaissance man, a man who has many trades, talents and skills.…
For the final project I will compare two works of art from different medium and explain their common theme of beauty and compare it to a contemporary work that also shares the theme. The first work is a beautiful painting by Botticilli called “Birth of Venus” and the second is a poem by Poliziano called “Stanze per la Giostra” that describes the painting. They were both done in the Early Renaissance period in Italy. I will compare both works and show how each expresses the beauty of Venus (one in the form of a painting and the other with words from a poem). They will also be compared to a contemporary work of art to show how beauty is perceived today and if it has and/or has not changed throughout the centuries.…
She stretches her neck to accept the kiss of Jupiter, with her cheek in pinky blush and lips slightly open. Her joyous pose together with her eyes looking blandly into the air suggest the intensity of this pleasurable experience. According to Jones, “Correggio saw the ancient myths, without any spiritual or philosophical veiling, as sexual stories. His classical paintings use painterly refinement to give jaw-dropping reality to the licentious tales of the ancients in what he plainly intends as fun.” Such physical and sensual delight is delivered to the viewers through both Correggio’s depiction of human body and his mastery in his use of color.…
Marvin, M. 2002. “The Ludovisi Barbarians: The Grand Manner.” in the ancient art of emulation. Studies in artistic originality and tradition from the present to classical antiquity. MAAR Suppl.…
The heterogeneity of the S. Marco bowl includes not only a wealth of information but also a network of relationships of different levels of meaning. The origin of the individual parts, their materiality, the fragmentation and the gesture of the details demand possible interpretation in the assembly and observation of the object. The Byzantine makers and artisans served as the viewers of the conventional conception of the iconic characters, trying out ideas to ensure that their references could be read as allusive meanings. In short, S. Marco bowl remains to be a visible example of combined elements. It’s not precisely a revival of classical art, but rather the object holds onto the last remnants of a source whose strength was now less in the subject matter and more in the conveyance of a certain form or appearance.…
We as the viewers of art begin at the focal point of the painting Naked Maja, a reclined female nude depiction, oil on canvas created before 1800 (MUSEUM PRADO). It scales at 98 x 191 cm 1800 and was painted by artist Francisco de Goya Y Lucientes from Fuendetodos, Zaragoza and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid for public viewing (MUSEUM PRADO). Where the observer's eyes are first drawn when looking upon Naked Maja, is her face, and more distinctly her eye. Mostly due to the tendency of humans needing to make eye contact or to peer upon one's face to identify or relate to the person or in this case “figure”. Her face is shown simply with delicately opened eyes, soft rosy cheeks and brown curly hair, which falls down her left shoulder,…
This essay will be discussing and analyzing two paintings, one by Jacques-Louis David called “The Death of Socrates” and the other by Eugene Delacroix called “The Death of Sardanapalus”. The analysis will include a discussion of the artworks content such as the historical factors and the two different styles that each painting represents. The Neoclassical style is represented by “The Death of Socrates” and the Romantic style is represented by “The Death of Sardanapalus”. The form of the painting will be discussed through the elements of design and principle of design which will be included when analyzing the two paintings. The elements of design will include line, shape, value, color, space, and texture on the two paintings.…
Milestone Two Final Explaining how the theme of beauty is expressed in contemporary ideas and pieces of art, for the final project I will contrast two works of art. Starting with the literary art piece, an epic poem written by Angelo Poliziano, named Stanze per la Giostra, in 1480 Italy. The visual work being a painting by Sandra Botticelli titled The Birth of Venus. Botticelli's The Birth of Venus was painted in approximately 1485 in Italy and it carries an classical style. Using both the visual and literary outlets I will compare the theme with the mood of the works of art.…
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream (Gogh, 1853) Sandro Botticelli was born in the mid-1440s in Florence, Italy. As a boy, he apprenticed as a goldsmith and then with master painter Filippo Lippi. By his forties, Botticelli was himself a master and contributed to the decoration the Sistine Chapeland he Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance-era. That work is Birth of Venus.…
The back muscles of Venus and the forearm muscles of Adonis show off Titian’s incredible workmanship and skill. Titian’s has the ability to look back and make an astounding piece of art, with subjects that are not of his religion. This is an aspect of humanism, exhibiting the skill of using stories of other cultures to further the improvement of painting as an…