Michelangelo Antonioni

David was sculpted by Michelangelo which he began working on 1501 and finished in 1504. This sculpture is 518 centimeters (17’ tall) and is made of marble. It was made during the Italian Renaissance. This sculpture is located in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy (Smart History, 2015). This stature was made to represent the biblical hero David, as the title suggests, who fought Goliath (Smart History, 2015). David is a young individual that battles Goliath when his older…

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti, along with Leonardo da Vinci, is considered to be the foundation of the Renaissance Florentine art (“Michelangelo.org). He has such an amazing artistic ability and eye for detail. The detail he put in to the Sistine Chapel is incredible. It is a flawless remarkable work of art. He labored hard exhausting years into painting the chapel. The Sistine Chapel is one of the most famous and inspiring works of art in the fifteenth century. Before Michelangelo…

“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…

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists, which was once explained that a painter will create paintings of small merit if he shall use the work of other as a stand; but if he will study from natural objects, he shall bear good fruit, especially for those who shall use nature as their standard. This was the philosophy followed by da Vinci in the preparation of his paintings. As a renaissance artist, he considered the imitation of nature as his primordial goal. That…

Painted by Michelangelo from 1508 to 1512, the Ceiling’s scenes incorporates extravagant theological ideals with the greatness of man and the power of his abilities. The Center scene is known as the Creation of Adam which depicts Adam, a man, who lays in an almost paralyzed…

The Renaissance was a period of advancement in various subjects. It was a time of great intellectual inquiry into all the branches of learning and fields of study. Philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, and artists began to examine the world around them with a stronger and deeper want and need for understanding the universe in which they lived. These students of the world around them also showed a greater interest in the role of humanity within this boundless universe. From this there is an…

McDaniel 1 07/10/15 Art 111: Introduction to the Arts Traci Garland Sistine Chapel Restoration Sistine Chapel Restoration Controversy Michelangelo Buonarroti was born in the tiny village of Caprese in 1475. During his life he was considered Europe’s greatest living artist and after his death he is still considered, “one of the greatest artists of all time.” (History.com) He worked as an…

Leonardo and Michelangelo Both Leonardo and Michelangelo were outstanding artists. However, they had different approaches to art. There are differences in their work. One of the differences is that Leonardo was interested in art for the art’s sake while his counterpart Michelangelo did it for wealth notoriety. The second difference is that Michelangelo turned to the art of drawing and sculpture. His art chose to return the art back to the worshiping of human body. His accuracy about human form…

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Scientific Contributions to the World By: Kimia Leonardo Da Vinci was an extremely important sculptor, artist, scientist, engineer, architect, and, most of all, inventor. He is often referred to as a “Renaissance Man”, which is someone that is extremely skillful and knowledgable in many different areas, and someone who is very versatile and well-rounded. He lived during the period of Renaissance in Europe, which was the period of time that marked the revival of art and…

from roughly the beginning of the 15th century to 1564, the renaissance knew many incredible artists that we know by name today, and others that helped develop the beauty of art that are less well known. From Cimabue and Giotto to Donatello and Michelangelo, this period was namely occurring in Florence with the perfect climate for an eruption of imaginative art and architecture. Many of the most famous pieces of art originated in the renaissance and Vasari being a wonderful writer compiled many…