Critique of Mona Lisa Essay

Raphael Sanzio was a well known Italian painter as well as an architect for the Pope of the High Renaissance. He was born on April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. In 1491, his mother died and his father later followed on August 1, 1494. He was soon orphaned at age eleven, however, he lived with his uncle who was engaged in litigation with his stepmother. When not living as an apprentice of his master, he would live with his stepmother. He was an apprentice of Pietro Perugino from around 1500 because…

The Renaissance was a new beginning from the Middle Ages and a reformation in the way art was perceived. There were many prominent artists during the Renaissance that changed the era of art, commonly known as High Renaissance. These artists painted the streets of Europe, “patronized artists and mean of letters, and expended enormous enthusiasm and huge sums of money” (Aboukhadijeh, “European Society in the Age of the Renaissance”). The characteristics of High Renaissance art encompassed…

da Vinci's real full name was Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. He was born the illegitimate son of a notary named Piero da Vinci and a peasant named Caterina in Vinci, Italy, which is near Florence, on April 15 1452. At 5 years old, his father took responsability of him, and his mother remarried. Both his parents had more children seperately, giving him 17 half borthers and sisters. da Vinci studied under a famous Florentine painter Verrocchio. When he first started working, he worked under…

A Genuine Portrayal of a Renaissance Man When thinking about one of the greatest renaissance men, who comes to mind? Does Leonardo Da Vinci come to mind? Unequivocally the man who brought to life the Mona Lisa and designed the first scissors is bound to be a successful man; but his love and dedication to his many various types of works is what made Leonardo Da Vinci a true renaissance man. At the very young age of fourteen Leonardo Da Vinci began to apprentice with a man named Andrea Del…

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, who is also known as Sandro Botticelli, was born in 1445 in Florence, Italy. He is one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. Botticelli’s name was coined from his older brother Giovanni, who was called Botticello, which means Little Barrel. His brother took care of him for the most part when he was younger. His father was a tanner, and Sandro was apprenticed to a goldsmith by his father. However, Botticelli preferred painting, so he was…

inner mood just through a portrait. This is why Leonardo da Vinci reflects the Renaissance idea of Individualism. Individualism is the stressing of personality, uniqueness, and an individual person. One of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous paintings, The Mona Lisa, is a…

Leonardo Da Vinci has made many pieces of wonderful art throughout his lifetime. One piece of his art caught my eye and it is called “The Virgin of the Rocks.” This paining was made in about 1491/2-9 and 1508-8. There are two versions of this paining, one is at the Louvre in Paris, which was the first of this paining and the second one is held by the National Gallery in London. Both these painting though were made by Da Vinci. The painting that is in London is on the wall high up so…

Mike Newell’s, Mona Lisa Smile, the film introduces an engaged student as Wellesley College named Betty, who’s feels as if her purpose is to be the perfect housewife and future mother. Based on the content within the film and the novel, Chopin’s novel is highly effective. Through protagonist analysis the reader can indicate that both Betty and Edna have different motivations and conflicts, but have a similar resolution. Throughout the novel, The Awakening, and the film, Mona Lisa Smile, a…

A Critical Review of Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists is considered “by far the most influential single text for the history of Renaissance art"[7] and has been described as “an indispensable source of historical information.” In addition to this, the text has played a vital role in the modern understanding of Renaissance art and culture, as well as the development of various historical methods that are relevant to the study of art history. Modern…

Visual Arts: Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa Florentine artist Leonardo da Vinci was known as a creative genius. One of his most famous paintings that is still surviving is his portrait Mona Lisa. She was known as La Gioconda, the wife of a merchant, Francesco del Giocondo; the painting is in three-quarter view and she is seated on a stone balcony (Fiero 198). Mona Lisa is not abstract but is lifelike and realistic. The viewer can see the whole upper torso of her body placed. She is in an elegant…