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In “Duccio and Devotion to the Virgin’s Foot in Early Sienese Painting,” Joanna Canon studies the symbolic representation of the Virgin’s foot (or feet) in artworks from the late 13th century to the early 14th century, as well as its context, implication, and impact. Many cultures interpret that kissing the dominant personage’s foot is an act of submission. The Virgin, according to Christian tradition, is an intercessor. Therefore, in many altarpieces and paintings, her inviting foot under the…

Medici Family Influence From rags to riches is how the Medici family came to be. Many beautiful sculptures and art pieces came from the three hundred year reign of the Medici’s (BBC). Their time as Florence’s great leaders fluctuated from chaos, adjustment, to balance, and even back to chaos at times. The Medici era began with Giovani de Medici, born into poverty, but as a young adult he developed a strong and steady plan to make his family wealthy (BBC). He set up the first Medici bank in…

“Chivalry: It's the little boy that kisses my hand, the young man who holds the door open for me, and the old man who tips his hat to me. None of it is a reflection of me, but a reflection of them.” -Donna Lynn Hope. The perspective of chivalry is constantly changing and is interpreted differently by each set of eyes. Back in the Middle Ages chivalry was a code of laws for the knights. Today we see the code of chivalry as much differently than what have in the past; however, chivalry today still…

the contemplation of beauty, the inherently corrupt soul could transform its love for the physical and material into a purely spiritual love of God. Along with providing financial and spiritual support to many artists, the Medici family also made Florence the cultural center of the western world due to their support for the arts.…

the early 1400’s, when the leaders of the town—Florence—decided that it was time to replace the roof on the cathedral. For centuries, the hole had been there, and bad weather was beginning to ruin parts of the exposed cathedral. So, they decided to hold a bit of a competition among all the artisans of Florence, offering a prize of 200 gold florins, for the best design that really captured the attention of the leaders. Many artisans went to Florence to give the competition a try. One wanted the…

King Louis XIV of France ruled for around seventy years as king and demonstrated his royalty well in the art that he chose to have made and constructed after his self-esteemed likeness. The painting of King Louis by Hyacinthe Rigaud demonstrates well how the king wished to be portrayed. King Louis is drenched over in a very large and flowing cloak with a rich blue and mixture, which was a very luxurious color back due to the origin of how the color had to be obtained from the grinding up of sea…

Rose missing out. Thornton, was one such designated. A market town, being it's self was no more than a large village. A Charter Market town, in fact, granted by King John in 1205, for a princely sum of two palfreys horses; given in payment by the Baron De Bassy. The Palfry being the most expensive and highly-bred types of riding horse during the Middle Ages. Sometimes they equalled the knight's destrier in price. Consequently, it was popular with nobles, ladies and highly-ranked knights for…

Both artwork portrait is almost identical but different in their own way. As both have a similar gesture, position, and concept from the view of the painting. Different between both, is the background, the fame, the figure that in the portrait. The St. Matthew from the gospel book of Charlemagne (fig.10.13) presentation show that this is a portrait of roman painting because of the natural and solidity with inhabit the setting of the landscape. It also has a halo on the person who presume to be…

Michelangelo was an artisan born in Caprese, Italy on March 6, 1475. He became an apprentice in painting and eventually became a sculptor and created a lot of his art in Italy. There three major projects he has completed that he is famous that are the Statue of David, and Pieta; he also created the ceiling painting for the Sistine Chapel of Rome. There aren’t many things that inspired Michelangelo to create his art, but there are some factors like some versions of stories of his life that he…

Jaclyn Serrani Professor Rebecca Glenn ARHT 106 12 November 2015 The Calling of Saint Matthew Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was known to be one of the most revolutionary artists of his time. Caravaggio is a distinguished artist who had a very large influence throughout the entire Baroque Era. He was born on September 29, 1571 in Milan. Caravaggio lived a very scandalous lifestyle (Caravaggio). What made Caravaggio’s paintings stand out was the realism he used through his painting…