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Elegance, delicacy and exquisiteness are three words which sums up the perspective of the Early Renaissance. During this movement there were many influential painters. Extraordinary works of art were created during tumultuous times. There was an immense amount of outside beliefs from society which had an impact on the art that was created. One artist in particular who dealt with these ideologies was Alessandro Botticelli. Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance who worked…

In the movie Pan's Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro uses many significant scenes to highlight the important themes and ideas portrayed throughout the film. The scene i will be analysing is the pale man scene. Del Toro uses many film techniques to help highlight the important themes and ideas such as rebellion and disobedience, power and control and choices. Del Toro uses film techniques such as mid shots,diegetic sound, mise en scene and non diegetic sound. An important film technique…

The Art of Love in Renaissance Italy: An Exploration of Sensual Pleasure in Architectural Space Xiaoyi Chen FAH335 #1 Exhibition Catalogue Printed Book: Hypnerotomachia Poliphili Date: 1499 Author: Francesco Colonna Location: Venice With elegant woodcutting and hybrid language, Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (translated in English as The Strife of Love in a Dream) depicts…

Raphael Sanzio was a well known Italian painter as well as an architect for the Pope of the High Renaissance. He was born on April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. In 1491, his mother died and his father later followed on August 1, 1494. He was soon orphaned at age eleven, however, he lived with his uncle who was engaged in litigation with his stepmother. When not living as an apprentice of his master, he would live with his stepmother. He was an apprentice of Pietro Perugino from around 1500 because…

thinking. Petrarch and the humanists studied the values and ideals of Cicero and Virgil. In one of the most famous paintings of the Italian Renaissance “The School of Athens” by Raphael humanism is represented in physical form. Painted in 1509, fresco in the Papal apartments of the Vatican, it represents all the greatest mathematicians, philosophers and scientists gathered together sharing ideas. They are learning from each other even though they are from different time periods. Aristotle and…

Many civilizations have kept detailed and well-documented accounts of their histories, allowing historians to learn about their cultures, practices, and rulers. And while the Minoan civilization must have documented their history, researchers have been unable to decipher their written language. It is inconclusive who ruled the Minoan throne, so it is through the surviving art that one must look at to try to discover who those Minoan rulers were. Up until well into the 19th century, the study of…

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper (1495-1498) was painted on the north wall of the refractory of Santa Monica delle Frazie in Milan. The commission was to a Dominican monastery for their dining hall, and appropriately the Last Supper focuses on the announcement of the betrayal in the passion of Christ. Multiple other scenes were incorporated such as signs of the sacrament where Christ, for instance appears to point at the bread and wine on the table before him . Leonardo used both the power of art…

Art as a profession has become more prevalent over the years. Even the style, mediums and techniques used have come a long way. With the contributions of many companies that helped start and progress art to film/TV animation, video games, graphic art, magazine illustrations and more, this report is meant to re-evaluate the works of one of the most influential artists known to all: Leonardo Da Vinci, a visionary of many talents that strongly revolutionized the world of art, notably in conceptual…

Over the course of this semester, we have discussed numerous pieces of art from a wide range of differing artists and mediums. The two pieces that have intrigued me most are both created by Michelangelo Bounarroti and include La Pietà (426, Figure 13.9) and The Last Judgement (431, Figure 13.15). Both pieces are from the Italian Renaissance, which lasted from roughly the 14th century to the 17th century. I chose these two pieces of art because of the attention to detail Michelangelo gives to his…

The Italian High Renaissance, when you say that people think of the three great painters. They were the best are their times. Each and every single one was famous for their own painting and artworks. Some may say that they are similar in their artwork, while others try to figure out what differences do they have. Each of these great painters are different in their own type of work and have chose different paths, while learning different things along their way to become a famous painter. Each of…