Giorgio Vasari

goddess of love. This is underlined by the fact that she is surrounded by both myrtle leaves and orange trees, which represent love and the Medici family respectively. This being said, Botticelli did not name this painting himself. On the contrary, Giorgio Vasari was the one who gave La Primavera its self-explanatory name at least 50 years after the painting itself was officially completed. La Primavera is most famous for its inscrutable nature; today, it is 15th Century Florence’s calling card…

The Renaissance and Baroque periods brought the world countless treasures both physical and of the mind. The art and architecture that came from this time has become as infamous as the artists and architects whose names are associated. Yet, a common thread appears in an overwhelming majority of these names the layperson can recite, and that is gender. Virtually all well-known artist of the time are men. This essay will briefly discuss the challenges faced by female artists during the…

David is a magnificent testimony of the art and where people were at, at this time in the early Renaissances. Michelangelo’s works were claimed to be better than anyone else’s and that no other artwork could compare to the David sculpture by Giorgio Vasari (Michelangelo' David). “During his lifetime he was nicknamed the “ll Divino” (“the divine one”) because of his exceptional talents” (Michelangelo' David). Michelangelo’s David was an incredible masterpiece…

“The models from which medieval Northern Europe in particular formed its idea of “Roman” style are nearly all portable Late Antique works, and the Late Antique carved sarcophagi found all over the former Roman Empire; the determination to find earlier “purer” classical models, was a key element in the art all’antica of the Renaissance.” (Henderson 1977) Byzantine art is the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire art that had been created after the Roman Empire division of the Eastern and Western sides…

Giorgio Vasari stated “the gifts that Leonardo possessed seemed unlimited, standing to all areas of human knowledge and skill – artist, scientist, anatomist, sculptor, botanist, architect, musician, engineer, inventor, entertainer and philosopher” (Fisk, ND)…

“Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when away?”, quoted by the famous painter of these well-known painting “The Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa”. He’s also have a lot other on his plate, an architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman. As also his name was taken as inspiration of a cartoon show the ninja turtles, for those comic fanatic who would know this. The Famous “Leonardo Da Vinci”. Many things this man have of influenced and assets to the…

Raphael became the well known artist he is today. Giovanni Santi was Raphael’s father and introduced Raphael to painting at an early age. Santi was a painter for the Duke of Urbin and many of his pieces sit in museums around the world. According to Giorgio Vasari, Raphael was "a great help to his father”(Jones and Penny, 5) when working in his workshop and even took over his father’s workshop after his death. His father placed him in an apprenticeship at the age of eight under Pietro Perugino,…

cannot be denied that this work has carried off the palm from all other statues, modern or ancient, Greek or Latin; no other artwork is equal to it in any respect, with such just proportion, beauty and excellence did Michelangelo finish it” stated Giorgio Vasari describing David. Even though Michelangelo was only twenty-six years old in 1501, he was already the most famous and best-paid artist in his days. He enthusiastically took over the job of sculpting the statue of David, and worked…

Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, a little village in Tuscany, Italy. His father, Lodovico Buonarroti, was working briefly in the small village where his second out five sons was born with his wife, Francesca Neri and shortly after Michelangelo's birth, his family moved back to Florence because his father went back to working for the Florentine government. Michelangelo was placed with a family of stonecutters. He considered Florence to be his true home until the day…

Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in the hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano. Da Vinci received a small amount of formal education beyond basic reading, writhing. and mathematics instructions when he was young. He learned metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting outside his school or even from himself! Parents: Mom; Caterina (Da Vinchi I assume) Dad; Ser Piero Da Vinchi Step Mom; ????????…