Francesca da Rimini

Raphael Analysis In 1509, 27 year old Raphael Sanzio created what has been regarded as one of the most beautiful Renaissance paintings of all time. This art work is titled Philosophy (School of Athens). During the years of 1509 and 1511, Raphael painted The School of Athens. The general theme of this artwork is said to be a visualization of knowledge. The majority of persons depicted in the painting are unknown. However, it has been suggested that The School of Athens depicts Greek philosophers…

Since the Renaissance, artists, architects and painters have reworked with perspective. Perspective is a system of representing the way that objects appear to get smaller and closer together, the further away they are. It can be represented by multiple ways, for example: one point perspective, two point perspective, three point perspective , etc. In one-point perspective, the horizontals and verticals lines which run across the field of view remain parallel, as their vanishing points are at…

Who would of thought that a country boy would become one of the greatest mind of history? Being born during the Italian Renaissance, a time of great revival and revived interest in cultural arts. Leonardo Da Vinci born on April 15,1452, had achieved many talents and accomplishments throughout his life. Being a mastermind at heart, Leonardo had many jobs: painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, writer, architect, and a scientist. Leonardo was truly the most enlightened figure of his time.…

Europe was going through major changes in the 15th through the 17th century. This time is known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration and the Scientific Revolution, both creating big changes in Europe. The impact of the Renaissance on both was created by an increasing search for knowledge; people wanted to know about things beyond their ordinary life. It was also created by new inventions that were invented in the Renaissance, one being the printing press that was…

Jennifer Le Arts-1301-85402 It was a rainy Saturday when I went to the Dallas Museum of Art where I first encountered the enormous steel sculpture Ave by Mark Di Suvero, which could be an artwork for commemoration and serves as a recognizable icon for citizens to demonstrate that the building next to it as an art museum. The abstract sculpture rested on the large grassy area where the bright red steel complimented the green grass that stood next to the light gray museum. The contemporary…

symbolizing wisdom. Saint Philip Neri died on May 26, 1595 in Rome, Italy. He was canonized on March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV. We celebrate his feast day on May 26. Saint Philip Neri’s father was Francesco di Neri, a lawyer, and Philip’s mother Lucrezia da Mosciano, was part of a family who was in the service of the Italian state. When he was a young boy he saw a donkey loaded with fruit. He jumped on the donkey’s back and it slipped and fell taking Philip with him. He, the donkey, and the…

The explorer Vasco da Gama w born is Sines, Portugal, around 1460. In 1497, he was commissioned by the Portuguese king to find a maritime route to the East. His success in doing so proved to be one of the more instrumental moments in the history of navigation. He made two other voyages to India, and was appointed as Portuguese in India in 1524. To embark on the journey, Da Gama pointed his ships south, taking advantage of prevailing winds along the coast of Africa. Following several months of…

The Adoration of the Magi Leonardo da Vinci is a famous inventor, writer, mathematician and artist. His knowledge of life and wisdom of the world is shown through his many paintings such as The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.The Adoration of the Magi was one of da Vinci’s early paintings and was never finished. This painting took six years to be completely be restored from damage of the years of its life.The Adoration of the Magi by da Vinci, made with combined influences of individualism,…

The Renaissance was a period of "rebirth" that started in Europe following the Middle Ages. This time-period was characterized by an escalation in the interest of classical themes and the representation of human potential or humanism. The surge of classics can be seen in the art of the time, which often depicted both Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. The new artistic conventions were significantly distinct from those of the Middle Ages, which frequently depicted human figures as flat and…

Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci paved the way for artists to come, centuries later. Their sculptures and paintings have still had an impact some 500 plus years later. A few techniques, like realism and linear perspective, have changed the way artists view paintings today. In one of the most famous paintings ever, by Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa, c 1503 shows very lifelike features and has perspectives that have never before…