Francesca da Rimini

In particular, I will examine her character through Wolfgang A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s Don Giovanni. Donna Elvira is a sensible and imprudent woman throughout her ordeal with Don Giovanni. She can’t decide whether she wants to kiss Giovanni or to kill him. Donna Elvira is unwavering in her goal throughout the opera. She is in love with Don Giovanni even while being completely aware of his faults. Lorenzo Da Ponte, while influenced from previously written works of Don Giovanni, wrote an…

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) is a standout amongst the most interesting identities ever. Prepared in Florence as a painter and stone carver in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio (1435–1488), Leonardo is additionally celebrated for his experimental commitments. Leonardo 's interest and unquenchable yearn for learning never left him. He was continually watching, testing, and designing, and drawing was, for him, an apparatus for recording his examination of nature. Albeit finished works by…

Following an event of such magnitude it shock the contemporary foundation of human society, an event that cut the human population nearly in half,1* it followed reason that many peoples faith would be put into question. This questioning of religious faith following The Back Death, led to a Renaissance. No longer did peoples lives revolve solely around religious faith, after what many felt was god abandoning them in there most dire needs, why would it? During a time that saw a complete breakdown…

Da Vinci has not only been quoted as talking about mirrors and their value in art, but in his notebooks Da Vinci wrote extensively about them. In several sections of his notebooks in titled How The Mirror Is The Master [And Guide] Of Painters and Of Judging Your Own Pictures, Da Vinci discusses and questions, “Why are paintings seen more correctly in a mirror than out of it?” (Richter, 1970)…

In the curing times, I believe that we have never seen an oil painter like Jenny Saville. To me, her work is something I could spend hours looking at. The way her paint blends but yet how it still stand out on its own. The way she paints is not going to painting to painting, she takes her time with each piece to make it the best that it can be. Many people compare her work to Lucian Ferdana and Sir Peter Paul Rubens. Saville is renowned for her update to the traditional oil painting, having…

Medium- Medium refers to the material used to create a piece of artwork. Most artworks are created for different purposes and to tell distinctive stories and by using various mediums the artist can achieve this. Two examples of unlike mediums include paintings and hand-colored prints. An interesting example of an unconventional medium is an artwork called “Maple Leaves on a River” created by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). This artist took a sheet of paper he had painted blue and let a chicken…

He studied several different forms of art such as: painting, sculpting, engineering, music, and writing. He is considered the most diversely talented artist because of this. (Leonardo) Da Vinci created the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Michelangelo was another influential artist of his time. He sculpted the statues Pieta and David, some of his most famous works of art. Two other widely known works of art are the ceiling of the Sistine…

person the Medici family provided patronage to was an inventor, artist, engineer, and writer named Leonardo Da Vinci. Da Vinci had an unmeasurable impact upon the Renaissance and the way he approached life still is of use for leaders today. There is no better example of genius and a person whom embodied humanism. Michael Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci, describes seven Da Vincian approaches to life. Even though these approaches are geared toward a personal approach to the…

On the 14th century new art developments emerged letting new techniques and ideas spread through Italy. Artists were getting involved into a new naturalistic vision leaving behind excessive ornamentation and intricate patterns, in order to explore a new idea portraying vividly human emotions and solid bodies. These changes led the beginning of the 15th and 16th centuries emerge, bringing social, political and economic improvements to Europe. This new and innovative ways of learning lead into a…

What does the term “Renaissance Man” mean? What do you have to do to be considered a “Renaissance Man?” These questions call be answered when you look at man like Leonardo da Vinci. He epitomizes the meaning of “Renaissance Man.” The man is known for his art, but his pure talent fused with many things from science to architect. He is what is considered the perfect man of that time. He is a once in a lifetime person, I do not believe the world will ever experience a man like him. Leonardo is most…