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crossed your mind? The painter, Leonardo da Vinci, is household name. His work, especially The Mona Lisa, is still admired, studied and copied by many. The Louvre has over 70,000 pieces of artwork, yet crowds flock to see da Vinci’s the 21 by 30 inch painting of the mysterious women with an enigmatic smile.We all know Leonardo da Vinci and The Mona Lisa, but little to nothing is known about the women who made this painting possible. Who was she? Why was da Vinci so captivated by her? Does it…

The 16th-century artist Leonardo da Vinci produced what is perhaps the utmost famous painting in the history of Western art. The net worth of the painting is in the billions of dollars. The art quality produced looks comparable to a real person and it is a portrait of a woman named Lisa Gherardini she was married to Francesco Del Giocondo. The smile of the woman remains quite a mystery to countless people it is dated back to the 16th century before painter Leonardo da Vinci died. The painting…

one. Leonardo da Vinci was the most influential Renaissance man. There is evidence that supports the idea of Leonardo’s surpassing influence, even to today. Many of Leonardo’s inventions, ideas, and understandings of the world still hold true to this day and paved the road for modern…

judgement painting, and his amazing works in the Sistine Chapel. His most notable painting is in that very chapel, the Creation of Adam. Many scholars have put Michelangelo’s painting at the same level of importance and value as the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. With the rare and grand display of significance, it is a highly talked about amongst many historians and scholars, even today. The Creation of Adam in words seems simple enough, but when gazing upon the masterpiece that Michelangelo…

Creativity, an essential skill that can simultaneously help advance the world and communicate different perceptions of an idea, has gradually declined since 1990. Original ideas are vital when it comes to problem solving, technological advancements, communication, and much more. If the public worldwide stops creating new ideas, the world will experience a plateau rather than growth in development. In order to boost creativity in the population, it is best to start at the foundation of all skills…

When picking the six pieces of art work for my art exhibit I wanted a common theme with in each of the works. The common theme with each of these art works that I see is bodies on motion. The order I would place these pieces of art works in my exhibit would start with the Vitruvian Man, then into Basketball player, next would be Motion Study: Male Nude, Standing jumping to the right, followed by Blue dancer, than Danza de La Tierra to the last imagine being Falling Women. The first three photos…

matter, Albrecht had a large range from portraits, self-portraits, altarpieces, and a wide variety of religious pieces. In an article about one of Albrecht’s most popular paintings, Four Apostles, the author states that “Dürer, shared with Leonardo da Vinci the quest for an art that would be ‘universal’—one that constructs representations of all forms in nature on the basis of a profound understanding of natural philosophy in all its relevant facets” (Kemp, Martin). The figures in most of…

The major difference between the Maestà and the Sistine Ceiling are the surfaces in which each painting was painted on. For example, the Maestà resides upon a flat, two-sided wall which allows for public viewing of one side while utilizing the opposite side for special occasions. This wall also serves as an altarpiece in the Cathedral of Siena, employing the flat surface to effectively divide the wall into an easily comprehensible story. Yet, with the Sistine Ceiling, painted upon the curved…

Paintings have been used as a representation of people since human race originated. Through time it has become very lifelike and realistic due to the advancement in materials and techniques used by some talented artists. This paper discusses two types of paintings through their similarities and differences, as the first one being David’s Oath of the Horatii, 1784. Oil on canvas, 10’ 10” * 13’ 11”. And, Goya’s The Third of May 1808, 1814. Oil on canvas, 8’ 9” * 13’ 4”. Both paintings were created…

Around the world, artists use nature and the world around them to create beautiful pieces of art like paintings and pictures. These painters mimic the details they see in the world around them, then they manipulate them to make them more beautiful, perfect, and fitting than they ever were. Similarly, Homer used the Trojan war to make The Iliad. Around 800 B.C., Homer wrote The Iliad. The Iliad contains distinct details that show that some outside inspiration was used. Homer’s inspiration for the…