Michelangelo Antonioni

A Genuine Portrayal of a Renaissance Man When thinking about one of the greatest renaissance men, who comes to mind? Does Leonardo Da Vinci come to mind? Unequivocally the man who brought to life the Mona Lisa and designed the first scissors is bound to be a successful man; but his love and dedication to his many various types of works is what made Leonardo Da Vinci a true renaissance man. At the very young age of fourteen Leonardo Da Vinci began to apprentice with a man named Andrea Del…

from life. He was famous for his use of light and shade in his paintings. It was said that he wouldn’t allow anyone to pose in daylight. He used light to capture form, create space and add drama to everyday scenes. Caravaggio, whose real name was Michelangelo Merisi, was the first child of Fermo Merisi and Lucia Aratori. He was born in the autumn of 1571 into a violent and unstable world…

I, Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola, am philosopher from the renaissance period. I was born on February 24, 1963, to a noble family in Italy. I am indeed, very well known for “Oration on the Dignity of Man”, one of the most famous Renaissance texts I wrote, a text considered to epitomize Renaissance humanism. I am also the first Christian scholar to use Kabbalistic doctrine in support of Christian theology. My father, Giovanni Francesco Pico, prince of the small territory of Mirandola, provided for…

the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” Art can be viewed as relief or an escape mechanism from the world around us. The sensation of seemingly getting lost in the melody of a Beethoven symphony, or envisioning oneself in the midst of a Michelangelo mural, can enable an individual to gain a level of insight into their feelings. In addition, one is able to experience thoughts and emotions that are often difficult to express verbally. E.M. Forster’s, A Room With a View, calls on artistic…

How Did the Renaissance Change Man Views of the World the Middle Ages began after the fall of the Roman Empire in 500 CE and lasted until around 1350 Ce. The Middle Ages were also known as the “Dark Ages” due to the depression occurring at that time. During the middle ages the people of the Renaissance were illiterate and majority of the people were serfs who worked for lords and their land. As time evolved peasant farmers became more efficient and educated. According to the background essay…

Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, who is also known as Sandro Botticelli, was born in 1445 in Florence, Italy. He is one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. Botticelli’s name was coined from his older brother Giovanni, who was called Botticello, which means Little Barrel. His brother took care of him for the most part when he was younger. His father was a tanner, and Sandro was apprenticed to a goldsmith by his father. However, Botticelli preferred painting, so he was…

During the Renaissance three ideas came to be: Humanism, Individualism, and Secularism. The Renaissance accomplished many things through art, but most of the artwork made during that time reflected these three ideas. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo are all examples of how the Renaissance accomplished a reflection of individualism, secularism, and humanism. Leonardo da Vinci is one of the world’s greatest painters. He had the skill of conveying a person’s inner mood just through a…

For example, in the life of Michelangelo Vasari tells a story of a young Michelangelo who endeavoured to copy a marble faun’s head. The head was supposedly “old and wrinkled with the nose damaged and a laughing mouth.” He then proceeded to copy the sculpture perfectly with the exception of the mouth for which he fixed the teeth. Lorenzo commented that old people never have all of their teeth so Michelangelo knocked one out from his sculptures mouth. Vasari was supposedly…

hold an influential place in Western Art history, commanding great influence on contemporary artists. The ‘Calling of St. Matthew’ is an oil painting set on a 322 × 340 cm canvas. It was painted between 1599 and 1600 by the Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio who was born in 1571 and lived for 39 years before his demise in 1610. The painting is situated in the Contarelli Chapel, Church of San Luigi dei Francesci in the city of Rome. Caravaggio’s short life was full of tragic…

The Renaissance was a period in history that took place in 14th through 17th century Europe following the Middle Ages. The term Renaissance means “rebirth”, and the period was primarily a time of revival of classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural decline. There was also an explosion of art during this time. The new birth of resurrection known as the "Renaissance" is usually considered to have begun in Italy in the fourteenth century. There were many famous artists during…