Fresco

of his famous art works, the “Holy Trinity with the Virgin, St John and donors” has been said that it was the very first example of the use of the perspective in the whole history of Western art (In Italy, 2016). The “Holy Trinity” is a religious fresco painting with image of Jesus Christ being crucified. There are in total six figures in the painting and a skeleton. Each figures are outlined and are on a different level. They are all facing towards the crucified Christ and seems to be mourning.…

3. The Paleolithic culture, also known as the Old Stone, took place during the time period of ca.7 million-10,000 B.C.E. Throughout this time fossil remains were found of a creature that is known as hominid. There were multiple groups of hominid known as Australopithecus, they used sharp pebbles for hunting. Homo habilis were the first to create stone and bone tools and weapons. The beginnings of culture were demonstrated by the art of tool making. The group of Homo erectus is known as…

thousand people at a time came and other times the emperor would dance (Subscription, 25.3). They would play percussion/ whistle music for the people to dance to. A whistle is featured in our very own Aztec Room.As for artwork, gods were mostly depicted. Fresco paintings (one is in the Aztec Room) were paintings that illustrated the gods and their power. Sometimes colourful bird feathers were worn on people as clothes (Subscription, 26.3). Architecture flourished in the form of an Aztec famous…

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted and left Pompeii, a coastal town of 20,000, buried under ash. This small Roman town stayed preserved until it was discovered and excavated in 1748. The frescos, structures, people, and inscriptions of the city give us unparalleled insight into the daily life of people living in the Roman empire. Although many exhibits of Pompeii have been featured around the world, the women of Pompeii are often left out when it comes to a historical analysis of the city, despite…

tanner, and Sandro was apprenticed to a goldsmith by his father. However, Botticelli preferred painting, so he was placed under Filippo Lippi, who was one of the most admire Florentine masters. Lippi taught Sandro the techniques of panel painting and fresco. He also gave him an assured control of linear perspective. Botticelli had developed his own color schemes throughout his learning. Lippi had left Florence for Spoleto, so Botticelli tried to improve the style that he has learned from Lippi.…

Michelangelo Buonarotti, a name that has become almost synonymous with the High Renaissance, is arguably one of the most skilled sculptor and artist of his time. Sculptures such as the Pietá was the reason why Michelangelo became a highly regarded sculptor. Pope Julius II saw that Michelangelo had talent and an aptitude for making captivating religious interpretations in the form of some type of artwork. What Julius II did not see was the prideful side of Michelangelo which made things difficult…

The impact of conditional cash transfer on early childhood development. “Globally, an estimated of 165 million children under-five years of age, or 26% were recorded as stunted in 2011 ”. Underdevelopment of children usually associated with poor stimulating home environments which affect the children’s growth (Powell et al., 2004). Many development programs have addressed this issue and the popular program is the conditional cash transfer (CCT). Fiszbein et al. (2009; 1) define CCT as the…

The Sistine Chapel is located in Vatican City where it serves as a combined place of worship and papal activity, and is the official residence of the Pope. It was originally known as the Capella Magna before its restoration in 1477 by Pope Sixtus IV, for whom it was named. Following its completion, in 1483 the Apostolic Palace was consecrated and dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption (“Sistine Chapel”). The measurements of its simplistic rectangular design repeat those given in the Old…

Materiality and Identity Megan Holmes’s “Miraculous Images in Renaissance Florence” examines many of the ramifications of materiality. The materiality, an image’s physical properties, has direct impacts on the expression and popularity of immagini miracolose. These sacred images are subjects of miracles throughout the late 13th to 16th centuries. Two of the most important ramifications of materiality include the accessibility of the religious images and manifestation of the miracles. In this…

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…