Italian saints

I chose to immerse myself into the Italian culture. Choosing this culture was not difficult because I am, according to AncestryDNA, 75% Italian and would love to learn more about where I come from. The only exposure that I have gotten in relation to the culture was when I traveled to Italy in June of 2017 and by living at home with my extended Italian family. After extensive research, I learned a hefty amount of information on Italian culture. For the course, I was required to download two…

Buonarroti and Hieronymus Bosch were and still are very famous for their works. In this essay, I will discuss “The Last Judgment” done by both Michelangelo and Bosch. Michelangelo was from Italy and was considered to be the most famous painter of the Italian renaissance period as he was very intelligent and was considered to be a “genius”. On the other hand, Bosch was from Netherlands and his works were known to be puzzling and difficult to understand. The renaissance period was when people…

The Latour d’Auvergne Triptych, also called the Annunciation with Saints and Donors is a three part, wood panel that depicts the Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to Mary that she is to be the mother of Christ as described in the Gospel of Luke. As a foldable triptych, the art has remained amazingly well preserved without any conservation efforts, however, additional scanning and research had exposed some interesting changes and edits made to the image that are otherwise invisible to the naked…

and Giotto’s at 10’8” tall. They both applied gold coloration in their backgrounds representing a sense of divine radiance. The subject matter painted was a common Byzantine iconographical theme of Mary with the infant Jesus on her lap surrounded by saints, prophets and…

Spain vs. Italy: Renaissance and Baroque Art Both Spain and Italy have a very interesting history of art. Each has their own time in which they start an art movement. Both countries had the Renaissance and both had the Baroque Art, but each country had a different time in which it happened. In Italy, there were different techniques used in art than in Spain. Both may have the same impact on people but there is always something distinct that catches the viewer’s eye. These two countries have…

Linear Perspective was first introduced to the art world in the Italian Renaissance. Khan Academy perfectly defined linear perspective as “what renaissance artists had clearly achieved through the careful observation of nature, including studies of anatomical dissections, was the means to recreate the 3-dimensional physical reality of the human form on two-dimensional surfaces”. Linear perspective first started with the human body and then shortly after was used to represent space in paintings…

our values and traditions. Foremost, my father being Mexican and mother being Italian. It is very important that we as a family maintain the importance of socialization as well. My parents in America are water…

library is significant in conveying the sitter’s respect as patron saint of librarians. The study’s placement in a Gothic church is yet another Northern element Antonello employs. Through the church, Antonello combines a vaulted ceiling [Fig. 1.4], “Gothic biforate windows” [Fig. 1.5], and a strong sense of verticality to…

time period. “Italian Renaissance painter and architect Raphael was born Raffaello Sanzio on April 6, 1483, in Urbino, Italy”. At a young age, his father, Giovanni Santi taught him basic painting skills, which he would successfully use to become the finest painter in town after his dad’s death. He had begun his career as an artist in his hometown, and after sharing a partnership in central Italy, Raphael moved to Florence “where he was heavily influenced by the works of the Italian painters Fra…

Renaissance and Italian Renaissance periods fall within this time frame. The Northern Renaissance period and the Italian Renaissance period were both from 1400-1615. Both of these periods brought about many well-known artists. The Northern and Italian Renaissance periods were one of the most productive times in art history. The Northern Renaissance was in Europe, but outside of Italy. It was north of Italy, and included the…