Annunciation

of showing religious scenes as moments of everyday life so society could better relate. While both paintings were likely commissioned for religious use, neither appear to cast their stories in an overtly sacred manner. In Campin’s painting, the Annunciation is shown in a more casual setting with the Virgin Mary on the floor of her home reading a book while the Angel Gabriel appears to her. Likewise, Rogier van der Weyden’s painting shows the Virgin Mother and Saint John in ordinary robes, and…

Facts about Donatello Have you ever wondered how life would be if there would be no art, well, here’s some fun facts I bet you didn’t know about Donatello. He was a sculptor from Florence and he studied classical sculpture he inspired a lot of other artists such as Michelangelo and he also had several assistants, his best known works were mostly statues in a circle. But he developed a new, shallow type of work that had a large architectural relief. Also “Donatello was the son of Niccolo DI…

of the main scenes are the Life of Christ and the Virgin, along with figures of Saints. It was known that the 26 main scenes were only visible to a priest. The 26 religious scenes from the passion are listed as, Life of Christ, including: the Annunciation; Isaiah; the Nativity; Ezekiel; the Adoration of the Magi; Solomon; the Presentation in the Temple; Malachi; the Slaughter of the Innocents; Jeremiah; the Flight into Egypt; Hosea; the Disputation with the Doctors; Temptation on the Temple,…

Religion plays a significant role in people’s lives as it guides the relationship between God and man, as observed in the various doctrines found in the Quran, the Bible, and many other religious publications. One of Christian religions, the Roman Catholic Church, has used the Bible to show that Jesus is the Christ, son of God, and Lord. The Church is an old religious institution established long before the civilization of many nations on earth. Moreover, it has a huge followership on many…

Midterm Essay Topic A: Plotinus & the Baptistery of San Giovanni Introduction: Plotinus Plotinus was a Neoplatonist philosopher, whose theories were influenced by Plato and other Greek philosophers (Module 4, Session 9). Plotinus believed that beauty is a manifestation of the divine and that it “communicates the order and harmony of the cosmos, both visually and intellectually” (Module 4, Session 9). Similar to Plato's Simile of the Divided Line, Plotinus believed that reality is broken up into…

On March 25, which is the feast of Annunciation, sunlight enters the building through the window on the entrance wall. It lights up the Final Judgement, especially the area between Scrovegni and the model of the chapel, showing a divine sign of approval for Scrovegni’s gift. Scrovegni’s offering…

throughout the whole Renaissance. His monasteries and churches represented several of the spiritual concepts, as evident in one in every of his known works, the Santa Maria novel. All in all, the employment of the common spiritual themes like the annunciation, adoration, Crucifixion, and also the common Madonna and child paintings were widely utilized by several of the Italian, however…

Since the beginning of human history, there have been several obstacles that have shaped this planet—from the first existence of Homo sapiens, to the development of tools and art, to the creation of the first civilizations like those in Ancient Mesopotamia to great western civilizations that have derived during the time like Ancient Greece and then Ancient Rome. But society was not always structural in which technology kept rising for the better. The Dark Ages or better known as the Middle Ages,…

Religion or Wealth? A Historical Look at Spanish and Mali’s Success It is no secret that religion has played a big role in the development of modern civilizations. Furthermore, spreading religion is at the foundation of both Christianity and Islam. This being said, does religion or wealth play a more important role in the rise of empires? To answer this question, we will look at two historical texts about two different groups of peoples. At their prime, both the Spanish and Mali empires were…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. “Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known figures of the Renaissance, is remembered for his achievements as a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and engineer. Because of the broad range of his interests, he has come to be seen as the supreme example of the universal genius, curious and knowledgeable about many things” (Grendler 13). Leonardo was indeed a jack of all trades, for he knew how to paint, make sculptures, and was very…