Italian painters

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is an Italian artist from the Renaissance, the age of reformation, and an inspiring man who has left behind his story. The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti has been surrounded by the arts since he was brought upon the earth. The famous Michelangelo Buonarroti, who was a painter, sculptor, architect, and poet, experienced a life filled with achievements. Without the existence of Michelangelo Buonarroti throughout the Renaissance, art today would have the…

of Leonardo, not completely chance, since lesser men could recreate just the outward and shallow characteristics of his work however not the element vitality that notifies it. This prompted exaggeration and bending. The impact of Italian Renaissance artist, painter, planner, and writer Michelangelo on the advancement of Western craftsmanship is unparalleled. Michelangelo was viewed as the best living craftsman in his lifetime, and after lifetime was that his business was more plenarily…

Nationality: Italian Description of Childhood Upbringing/Early Years: He was raised in a farmhouse outside the hills of Tuscany. He lived with his father and stepmother till he was five, after those years spent with his father he moved to his father's family estate where he lived with his uncle and grandparents in Vinci. He lived in Vinci Italy for a while hence Leonardo Da Vinci meaning Leonardo from Vinci. Education: He studied the laws of science and nature, which fueled his work as a…

and paintings. As a teenager, Da Vinci moved to Florence, Italy where he decided to take some art classes and found a talent for painting and designing different works of art (Richardson). Da Vinci was an important artist who was celebrated as a painter, sculptor,…

The steps taken to get to get to his fame this were a massive influence on his life. His apprenticeship with the very famous painter was the beginning. Afterwards, him be-friending Lorenzo de’ Medici and gaining such influence, status and power with the most powerful family in the country became possible the most important event in Michelangelo’s life due to the opportunities that…

During my visit to the metropolitan museum two of the painting that grabbed my attention were “The Lamentation” by Scipione Pulzone from 1593 and “The Penitent Magdalen” by Geroge de La Tour from ca. 1640. Scipione Pulzone is a famous painter of the late Italian Renaissance also known as II Gaetano. He was born in Rome, Italy c.1550 and died on February 1, 1598. His work “The lamentation” is a religious painting in nature done of oil in canvas that portrays a detailed scene from the Bible. In…

white smock. Peruggia walked straight out of the Louvre museum and into the Parisian heatwave. He successfuly stole Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, or so he thought. In December 1913, a prominent art dealer in Florence was contacted by an Italian house painter, Peruggia, who claimed to have the “Mona Lisa” in his possession. Police the rushed over to where Peruggia was and arrested him. Peruggia served six months in jail for stealing on of the world’s most famous paintings. There are many…

When I think of my Italian heritage, the first place that comes to mind is the Ninth Street Italian Market in Philadelphia. I think of all the different family owned butcher shops, bakeries, specialty cheese shops, restaurants and more that have been in business longer than I have been alive. At one time, this outdoor market was an urban enclave in which mainly Italian and Jewish immigrants worked, lived and raised their families. Today, while this outdoor market has become diversified with…

An oil on oak panel about 1530, by Bartolomeo Veneto. Bartolomeo was a northern Italian painter, a native of Venice, who specialized in portraits of extravagantly dressed figures, particularly women. The artist signed many of his works and in this panel his signature appears on the cartellino attached to the heavy ruby-colored curtain. I…

Galleria Borghese: An examination of the power of patronage Located in the public park Villa Borghese, this historical home, turned museum, hosts one of the most important italian art collections. The Galleria contains a range of works, majority being Baroque and Renaissance art. The patronage of the Borghese family yielded massively important original Baroque masterpieces, and helped foster and shape some of the era’s greatest talents, like that of Bernini. “Three things are needed for…