Lorenzo Da Ponte

The Renaissance through the Baroque, Chapter 19 In the early Italian Renaissance what major family influenced artists and give three examples? The Medici family was very influential in the art world due to their creation of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. Many artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo, were apart of the Platonic Academy of philosophy. This academy not only funded many artists, but it also gave birth to the beliefs of Neoplatonists. Neoplatonists believed that in the…

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill was created by Pieter Claesz in 1628. It is representative of the Baroque era of art. The medium on which it is created is wood and oil paints are used, it is 9 1/2 in X 14 1/8 in. The subject of the piece is the fleeting moments in life symbolized by various naturalistic objects. Currently this piece is being displayed at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 635. In the Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill, you see a skull sitting atop a ragged…

Brunelleschi’s Dome The discovery I decided to research was about Filippo Brunelleschi and his famous dome. His discovery began in the early 1400’s, when the leaders of the town—Florence—decided that it was time to replace the roof on the cathedral. For centuries, the hole had been there, and bad weather was beginning to ruin parts of the exposed cathedral. So, they decided to hold a bit of a competition among all the artisans of Florence, offering a prize of 200 gold florins, for the best…

Bartolommeo, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Masaccio ("Raphael"). Inspired by this new style, Raphael began painting series of Madonnas, intricately assimilating his style with others' ("Raphael" encyclopedia).…

Michelangelo was an artisan born in Caprese, Italy on March 6, 1475. He became an apprentice in painting and eventually became a sculptor and created a lot of his art in Italy. There three major projects he has completed that he is famous that are the Statue of David, and Pieta; he also created the ceiling painting for the Sistine Chapel of Rome. There aren’t many things that inspired Michelangelo to create his art, but there are some factors like some versions of stories of his life that he…

Jaclyn Serrani Professor Rebecca Glenn ARHT 106 12 November 2015 The Calling of Saint Matthew Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was known to be one of the most revolutionary artists of his time. Caravaggio is a distinguished artist who had a very large influence throughout the entire Baroque Era. He was born on September 29, 1571 in Milan. Caravaggio lived a very scandalous lifestyle (Caravaggio). What made Caravaggio’s paintings stand out was the realism he used through his painting…

government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people” (Clancy). Both of our main protagonists, a narrator whose name is not stated, and Robert, from the novels The Celestine Prophecy By James Redfield, and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown bear distinct similarities in representing a religious journey to discover such powerful knowledge. Through the role of corruption, the relationships of their companions, and their own character development, these…

Roberto Matta was a surrealist artist that was born in Santiago, Chile in 1911. He grew up in Chile and attended a Jesuit university there. He studied architecture and interior design. After graduating from the program in 1935 he began travelling the world. He first stayed only in Central and Southern America, but he then decided to join the Merchant Marines. This enabled him to travel around the world. Although architecture was his passion and what he was taught in school he also loved to…

jsp http://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-mona-lisa.jsp One of Renaissance’s greatest contributors was Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was a true genius whose visionary works continue to be the subject of great admiration and contemplation. One his more notable works, perhaps even the most recognized painting in the world, is his masterpiece Mona Lisa. Another famous work of art from Leonardo da Vinci is The Last Supper. In addition, The Annunciation is classified as one of Leonadaro’s most intriguing…

Three weeks short of his eighty-ninth birthday, this for the mid-sixteenth century was notable. At this time Michelangelo sent word to his friends, he asked Daniel da Volterra another artist to write a letter to Lionardo. He wanted the letter to say nothing about him feeling ill, just that it would be desirable for him to come to Rome as soon as he could. The letter ended in a signature from both Daniel and Michelangelo…