Carolingian Renaissance

piece of work was because out of all the books I had gone through pertaining to the Northern Renaissance period, this one jumped out at me the most. The incredible attention to detail and the intrigue of possible symbolic meaning behind it drew me towards wanting to learn more about it. Andrea Mantegna became well known for his attention to detail and linear sharpness of his art during the Northern Renaissance period, and he stands out for his devotion to classical antiquity which was…

humanity. As new discoveries are made, perceptions are altered, and people are left with a choice to either accept societal transformations, or stand against them. Looking back, this trend can be seen in virtually every aspect of history. During the Renaissance, people either accepted the new secularist views or rejected them in favor of the church, and amid the Scientific Revolution, people either supported new discoveries, or disregarded them because they falsified their interpretation of the…

The motivation that led to the discovery of the famous Brunelleschi Dome, during the renaissance time, all started when the people of Florence were tired of having a giant hole in their cathedral. An award went out to whoever could figure out how to make a dome large enough to fit. This cathedral was supposed to be a sign that Florence was better than its neighboring cities. Some questions that had to be asked were, “How do we make a dome large enough to fit?” and “How do we get all the material…

Ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the republic of Florence, Italy and died on May 2, 1519. Leonardo da Vinci was, according to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Leonardo was “ one of the great masters of the High Renaissance (see Renaissance Art and Architecture), celebrated as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist” (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia).…

was a byproduct of a special period in human history: the Renaissance. Including the influential invention of the flushing toilet, following the war-stricken period of Medieval Europe, the Renaissance was a time of great-accelerated change that gave rise to new, previously unexplored concepts, such as alchemy and anatomy, and artistic innovation. Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, a piece of art dating back to the High Italian Renaissance, was an especially notable piece from this period.…

Duccio’s life, influences, and experiences all affected his artistic style and the way he designed the Maesta. Duccio was born in Siena, Italy. The topic of artwork discussed did not come until later in his life. Throughout most of his life his skills were used in a variety of different venues from political leaders and parties to cultural celebrations. Duccio was also known to have trained italian painter Guido da Siena( known for painting a lot of religious pieces). Duccio was influenced…

This is fresco. This name is The School of Athens. Raffaello Sanzio drew at 1509-1511 on the wall. Raffaello is Italian. Fuesco find at Stanza della Segnatura, in Vatican. There are 59 people in the fresco and all of them important person in the world. He went at Urbino when Papa 2. Julius' architect recomnended Raffaello at Papa. Papa called artist because papa made a different fresco on the wall of Vatican library. After that Papa choosed Rafael. Rafael thinked to put famous philosophers'…

Perugino’s Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter and Gentile Bellini’s Procession of the Relic of the True Cross before the Church of St. Mark were painted fifteen years apart and in different parts of Italy (Venice and Rome), but both paintings use similar technique to convey depth in efforts to replicate and service the human gaze on a two dimensional surface. Both paintings demonstrate use of linear perspective to achieve this. There is a horizon line with a vanishing point in both pieces,…

Throughout these many years, I am born during the year that claims me to be a millennial child; a millennial is someone who is approximately born around early 1980s to early 2000s. I have experienced the uprising of technology, diversity, and the exploration of art for the masses. As an art major I have been to various galleries and seen various arts through media and the affects it has on consumerism. However, this discussion draws my attention to The Great Wall of Los Angeles in relation to…

The land and sea routes on the Silk Road allowed for religions such as Buddhism and Christianity to spread throughout Asia and become established religions in places far from their origin. The Yungang Grottoes are Ancient Buddhist temples, located in Datong, China, formed from caves. These magnificent examples of ancient rock cut architecture portray the power of trade on the silk road perfectly because they are a shrine to Buddhism located thousands of miles away from the religion’s origin. The…