Leonardo Bruni

Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian polymath, which means that he was specialised into areas including: invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science and other subjects related. Looking at his artisic side, he is recognised as one of the best painters, widely popular through his highly influencial paitings of the Renaissance such as the Last Supper or Mona Lisa, paintings which remained widely known until today. Fascinated by his wide range of specialized fields, I began taking an interest…

The concept of beauty has been a baffling issue and a bone of contention among thinkers and intellectuals. Such confusion can plausibly be understood through the changeable standards considered in every culture and the many attempts to approach it. Throughout history, it has been glorified and highlighted in many ways. From a philosophical perspective, Kant, in Observation on the Feeling of Beautiful and Sublime , tackles beauty, through the view that women are identified by their beauty, while…

Caravaggio took Italian Baroque art in a new direction. One of the biggest changes in Caravaggio’s works is that instead of sticking to the norm of painting a generalized, almost stylized version of the subject matter, he painted with intense realism. He painted every detail that he saw. From the dirt under a person’s fingernails, to the perfect brown spots on rotting fruit. This actually caused Caravaggio to run into some trouble with his paintings. When commissioned to do a painting of Saint…

Plato was a educated philosopher of his time. Many people had follow some of his ideas and views. Artislo who was one of his follows teaching, but he also had a issues and disagreement about his teacher theories. Artwork is all around us. We see it everyday. During Platos time their artwork was more orginnal and inspiring. Most painting after platos time were more copies of objects such as "the girl with the pearl earring" that was a copy of a real form. In my paper, I will argue that Platos…

I feel that the Marilyn Monroe silkscreen prints and the Silverspot both were objects or “images” that Andy Warhol felt needed to be remembered. Marilyn Monroe passed away not long before the prints were made. The silverspot was also an endangered species. I think that Warhol wanted people to have something to remember them both by. He put them in a whole new perspective that attracts people to them that may otherwise have not thought twice about them. An “image” is a person or object that has…

Curiosity can be an incredible tool to propel an individual to heights they have never known. Leonardo Da Vinci was probably the most curious person to have ever lived, and look at how amazing he was. Having an interest in the unknown will build courage as long as it is followed by action. Being generally curious opens up opportunities to learn and build new skills. However, there is a dark side to being innately curious. Curiosity can also put you in harm's way. I am going to discuss positives…

Sir John Isaac Thornycroft (1843-1928) was a British Naval architect, engineer, and founder of the shipbuilding institution, John I Thornycroft & Company Limited. He is noted for having partially designed and built the first Royal Naval torpedo boat as well as designing and improving upon the machinery involved in this class of ship. Thornycroft is also credited with modifying the hull and propeller designs of naval ships as well as designing ship stabilizers. In particular Thornycroft's…

Raphael Analysis In 1509, 27 year old Raphael Sanzio created what has been regarded as one of the most beautiful Renaissance paintings of all time. This art work is titled Philosophy (School of Athens). During the years of 1509 and 1511, Raphael painted The School of Athens. The general theme of this artwork is said to be a visualization of knowledge. The majority of persons depicted in the painting are unknown. However, it has been suggested that The School of Athens depicts Greek philosophers…

Since the Renaissance, artists, architects and painters have reworked with perspective. Perspective is a system of representing the way that objects appear to get smaller and closer together, the further away they are. It can be represented by multiple ways, for example: one point perspective, two point perspective, three point perspective , etc. In one-point perspective, the horizontals and verticals lines which run across the field of view remain parallel, as their vanishing points are at…

greatest mind of history? Being born during the Italian Renaissance, a time of great revival and revived interest in cultural arts. Leonardo Da Vinci born on April 15,1452, had achieved many talents and accomplishments throughout his life. Being a mastermind at heart, Leonardo had many jobs: painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer, writer, architect, and a scientist. Leonardo was truly the most enlightened figure of his time. “Curiosity and the desire for beauty— these are the two elementary…