Contrapposto

Alexandre Cabanel 's piece The Birth Of Venus,1875, is another depiction of the popular Venus figure.The depiction of Venus by Cabanel shows society’s standard of femininity and ideal beauty which is still a part of our culture and the perception of women as sexual beings. Venus is portrayed as a sexual,delicate,curvy figure who embodies sensuality and appears to be in a erotic, alluring state which entices the viewing eye, as she is the tool of seduction. The ideals of femininity for the…

Bruce Chao Comparison between Master of the Straus Madonna (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) of c. 1395–1400 and Virgin and Child with Donor ( the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) of c. 1480 by Antoniazzo Romano ARTH 1381 Mon/Wed/Fri 10-11AM I pledge that in the following paper, I have not represented as my own work the work of another without appropriately acknowledging the source. Bruce Chao The Pictorial style of Italian Art have continually changed throughout the late…

Justinian the Conqueror (aka The Emperor Triumphant, Barberini Ivory) is thought to have been created in Constantinople (Byzantine) in the early 6th century. The artist is unknown. It is a diptych panel in five parts. The pieces’ dimensions are: 32.4 cm by 26.8 cm by 2.8 cm deep. The second piece, Augustus of Primaporta was discovered in1863 at the villa of Augustus’ wife Livia Drusilla, and close to a late Imperial gate called Prima Porta . The artist is unknown. It is a freestanding marble…

both Youthful Hercules and the Lefem are in excellent condition, and their poses lead the viewers walk around the sculptures. In the Marble Statue of a Youthful Hercules, the harmonious balance of Hercules’ body which is the classical idealization Contrapposto pose directly comes from Greek art, which shows the naturalistic beautiful body and giving the figure a sense of movement. The statue left upper body reach a little backward, hip thrust out against a the tree truck makes to supports the…

According to Plotinus philosophical beliefs, beauty communicates the order of things both visually and intellectually. That through art you can connect the two realms together. It is through the goodness of one’s soul to bring the intellectual principle of form into something visually beautiful to help the human soul connect to the one (God). One such example of this is the baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence, Italy. The structure was rebuilt on top of Roman Ruins in the Tuscan Romanesque…

Expecting to have a new insight in understanding the masterpieces of art, I was really thrilled to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cool weather and no traffic condition made my steps on wings, encouraging me as if I can enjoy and interpret the great art works without getting lost which I was a few months ago. Facing the huge Doric columns of the entrance, I confidently took steps inside the museum to see Bernini’s Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children in person. On the way to find Bacchanal…

From studying anatomy to discovering new techniques for painting, Renaissance artwork stemmed from creating masterpieces that encompassed a wide range of topics. The Renaissance paved the way for artists to find new methods which lead to an abundant number of influential pieces. Not solely in one area, but spanning the entire region of Europe, it is obvious that the sculptures were a significant facet of this time period, in particular, depicting historical figures and then displaying them in…

In response to the Florentine poet Benedetto Varchi’s request for his contribution to the paragone debate being conducted among some of his contemporaries, the celebrated Italian architect, painter, poet, and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti writes: Though he ultimately follows up on this assertion by confessing that, in his old age, he has acquiesced to the idea that painting and sculpture are, in fact, ‘one and the same’ in that they both ‘proceed from one and the same faculty of…

Moreover, his left leg looks as though it is too long for his body. David had a contrapposto stance, which means he's standing in a way where most of his weight is on one foot, making his hips shift with one side higher than the other. Michelangelo demonstrates a concentrated David, ready for battle, one hand holding a slingshot and another…

The Renaissance is among the most prominent and influential historical time periods in all of art history. Derived the from the French term for “rebirth,” the Renaissance was a renewed interest in the ideas, culture, forms and perspectives of the ancient civilizations of Greek and Rome. As the Renaissance flourished in different regions of Europe, the social, political, and cultural factors of the regions culminated in discrete styles. Although there were similar overarching principles, there…