Albrecht Dürer

While understanding the possible meaning and creative process behind a piece of child art is no doubt important, examining the development of adult artists from childhood can also lead to important insights about characteristics that distinguish a visually gifted child from a child with normal artistic skill. This type of examination is done by Jonathan Fineberg within his introduction to the book When we were young: New Perspectives on the art of a child. In this introduction, Fineberg defines…

This allowed the artist to show not just one facet of character but a whole range in procession, and thus also improve on the message the artist attempted to bring across to their consumers (McPhee 2011: 20). Artists such as Albrecht Dürer, or Annibale and Agostino Carracci added central examples to this method and drove the finer development further (McPhee 2011: 20). This device enables the recipient to understand not just one moment, or one part of what may be criticized in the…

Rachel McCombie Professor Cecere Art Renaissance to Modern World 9 May 2017 Art history Considered as one of the greatest artists of his time, Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Mone Cassai is a notable contributor of the early Renaissance including that of the Florentine. In as much as “Masaccio,” as he was referred to, died at a tender age of 27, his artistic contribution is still remembered as one of the leading arts between 13th and 14th century (Brown 56). Among Masaccio’s famous works include…

In the words of D. Marx and E. Kren , the Bruges Madonna is an “under life-size (statue), Highly finished with the same care and refinement as the Pieta, (E. Kren & D. Marx, N.D.). Albrecht Durer believed that the Madonna of the Bruges resembled the Madonna of pieta precisely in “the working of her veil” and the “alabaster like purity of her face”. Mary through her features is represented as a beautiful young lady in both the Madonna of…

The Knight & Heroism Often when we think of the Middle Ages, we think of the medieval knights that existed in that era. These knights often followed the Code of Chivalry. The Code of Chivalry was an important aspect of knighthood. “The Code of Chivalry dictated that a Knight should be brave and fearless in battle, but would also exhibit cultured knightly qualities showing themselves to be devout, loyal, courteous and generous” (Medieval Life and Times). A knight was expected to follow this…

The meaning of renaissance is “rebirth”. It’s a time where new ideas and creations were born. The first renaissance began in cities throughout Italy. Italy had a strong presence of antiquity than any other part of Europe. Italy began to revive the activity of buying and selling goods and town building. Feudalism had less of an influence towards Italy. Feudalism is where social classes were divided based on their position in the economy. Before the renaissance came into full effect, the…

There are quite a few years associated with the Renaissance period. There is the Early Renaissance period (1330-1450), the High Renaissance period (1450-1520) and the Late Renaissance period (1520–1615). Renaissance is a term that was founded by the French historian Jules Michelet, and it was used to describe the new forms of art, architecture and sculptures. The Northern Renaissance and Italian Renaissance periods fall within this time frame. The Northern Renaissance period and the Italian…

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that revived the glory of Greece and Rome. New ideas started flowing through Europe and beautiful works in Art, Literature and Architecture were being built. Perhaps the most famous image of the Renaissance is the colorful and intricate paintings and works of art. Renaissance Art had many characteristics that made it stand out from the previous Medieval Art style of painting. Europe had just suffered the Black Death and several wars were taking place…

The Role of Humanism Humanism began to appear in Italy during the renaissance. Humanists acknowledged human potential and the idea that humans were capable of genius. This was seen in the arts, from the dramatic change in body positioning and body expressions and in the literature, from how people described themselves, to how others were seen and in a common theme of the world’s potential goal. Unlike in medieval times, the idea of uniqueness and self-empowerment were admired. This was…

” was stated by the author to show the reader that the Aztecs had a social pyramid. Chapter six explored the artistic view of the Aztecs. The author described the artistic view of the Aztecs by explaining, “When the German painter and engraver Albrecht Durer first saw a collection of Aztec art objects that had been given by Motecuhzoma to Hernan Cortes and sent to the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, soon after the conquest of Tenochtitlan, he exclaimed, ‘These objects are so valuable that they…