Fresco

painted were Christ and the Virgin Mary. One of the main mediums was frescos on wooden panels. In addition, there was not as big of a variety of colors used in the pieces during this period (Alchin). There was a strong use of gold leaf to help add emphasis. The architecture made during this period overlapped with the Gothic…

Michelangelo’s studies in Francesco Galeota’s school, he met a painter named Domenico Ghirlandaio which led Michelangelo to follow an artistic career instead of a career in business as his father had planned (How). He started to learn the techniques of fresco painting but ended up leaving his studies with Ghirlandaio to study at the Medici gardens.…

Renaissance Patronage: A Study of Motivations in Artwork Commissioning Gombrich says in his famous book The Story of Art that art is not a work of artists but that of patrons. This statement emphasizes the significant role that patrons played in the fifteen- century arts. Patronage was not simply the case of the patrons’ paying on their orders. The commercial relationship between artists and their clients in Renaissance was different from that in contemporary art market, where artists paint…

As civilization progresses, we as humans continue to optimise food and agricultural production. The invention of tools and utilities that allow for mass production has had unforeseen consequences. As consumers, it is less of an obligation for us to understand the circumstances in which our food is produced and how our choices impact the economy, the environment, and the world. Although, food and agriculture is a complex problem that affects every individual around the world to some degree. Any…

Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato Mexico and grew up there until his family moved to Mexico City in 1893. Accepted into the San Carlos Academy at the age of ten, Rivera began his education and his career during a troubled time not only for Mexico but also within the world stage. Socialism and Marxism were on the rise and at the time his native Mexico was struggling to re-establish its own identity before Spanish influence. Diego Rivera’s art would contribute to the voice of the oppressed…

With such dull colors, Masaccio painted his many paintings in the chapel with Fresco because the colors may have faded with time causing the dull effect to the painting while Fresco was commonly used to be painted on walls (Nichols 72). Masaccio would have used these colors for the landscape to create a sharp contrast from the image the viewer would have when they imagine the Garden…

showing faith and gratitude for the resurrection of her brother. In the bottom right portion of the painting is the large stone that was removed from the entrance of Lazarus’s tomb while two men are placing it down. In the middle of the right side of fresco is Lazarus who is wrapped in linens nd has begun to be unwrapped. Lazarus is also surrounded by people who are showing dumbfounded but also in awe of what they are witnessing. Behind the crowd of people on the left is a hill with a few trees…

churches and plazas. His Father at a very early age realized that his son had any interest in the family financial business, so he decided to take the young Michelangelo to the Fashionable Florentine painter’s workshop, there Michelangelo learned the fresco technique. After one year Michelangelo…

When we think of the ancient classical civilization of the Romans, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the amazing architectural feats, or rather the advanced forms of government that we still use to this very day? I submit that neither is as spectacular as the ancient underground catacombs that hold the mass graves of around 2000 skeletons. After watching the NOVA program (titled Roman Catacomb Mystery) on this specific catacomb, I found several interesting aspects of the graves that include, the…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. “Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known figures of the Renaissance, is remembered for his achievements as a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and engineer. Because of the broad range of his interests, he has come to be seen as the supreme example of the universal genius, curious and knowledgeable about many things” (Grendler 13). Leonardo was indeed a jack of all trades, for he knew how to paint, make sculptures, and was very…