Michelangelo Antonioni

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci embodied the Renaissance Spirit by displaying humanism, having a passion for learning and had many different talents. The Renaissance was a period of rebirth.It brought back Roman and Greek ideas, and displayed more worldly thoughts. The birthplace of the renaissance was Florence, Italy which is actually where Leonardo Da Vinci lived for most of his life. He was the perfect renaissance man because he took part in so many different things. As you can see, he…

I chose Titan’s Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne because of the colorful aspect of it. Most of the art depicted in Gardner’s Art Through the Ages chapter on high renaissance is colorful and full of mannerism that it is hard to pick a favorite one. Titan’s bacchanalian scene however captured my attention with its vivid colors and rich details. There was a growth in the role and presentation of mythical imagery in Renaissance times. An understanding with Roman culture and the trappings of classical…

and Michelangelo. Though most famous for his artwork Leonardo de Vinci was not just an artist, but a scientist, mathematician, musician, engineer, and a writer. He utilized his outlook on life to create wonderful pieces of art. Leonardo de Vinci believed “A good painter has two chief objects to paint man and the intention of his soul. A painting will only be wonderful for the beholder by making that which is not so appear raised and detached from the wall.” (Ott, 2012) As for Michelangelo…

A typical, and one of the most beautiful, examples of the Renaissance period is the Pazzi Chapel in Florence, Italy. There is a strong emphasis on symmetry and proportion in the design of this building. There is plenty of repetition of geometric shapes, circles, and squares. It is this repetition of shapes and the simple colours within the building that make it harmonious. The chapel is very simplistic with a sense of openness, something that also mirrors the sense of harmony typical of…

As art commissions shifted from exclusively being issued by the church, to private families, governments and wealthy patrons, this provided ample opportunity in regards to the spiritual narrative. Whether it was modified, amended, or enhanced this was one outcome of the art that was now being made during the Renaissance. No family exemplifies this better than the Medici's of Florence. Essentially a wealthy Florentine banking family, their house and family contributed greatly to this Age of…

Humanism and linear perspective were used to in art to create more realistic proportions and define spaces to achieve depth. Moreover, there was a new passion to make faces and bodies as realistic as possible with unprecedented details. Renaissance: Michelangelo was hailed as one of the greatest Renaissance artists of the time for his use of realism in sculpting his giant sized statue of David. Two other artists had been commissioned to make a Biblical piece of out a giant cut of marble, but…

Raphael’s “Philosophy” fresco, also known as the “School of Athens,” is culturally significant due to its High Renaissance depiction of philosophical ideals during a time of much innovation and dueling intellect. The fresco was painted between 1509 and 1511 for the papal apartments at the Vatican. This painting converges history’s greatest philosophers and scientists. It represents the rebirth of ideas during the renaissance as a time where theorists could debate different intellectual theories…

The Great Life of Michelangelo Michelangelo's knowledge in painting, sculpting and drawing influenced the way that western art was interpreted during the renaissance. All of this brought him to be in between the great artist of the Renaissance like Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. Michelangelo was known as “the divine one” for his sculptures which had set a new standard for painting the human body, one in which he explains that the body was just an actor but emotionally and expressive on its own…

Leonardo da Vinci Time Travel Journal Time period: The Italian Renaissance to the Postmodern era of the 21st Century Objective for my time travel: Visit the Indiana Museum of Art Postmodern Exhibit opening May 5, 2017. Day 1: As an artist influenced by earlier European traditions, I am on a newfound adventure to visit my Aunt Elizabeth's favorite museum and grounds in her home state of Indiana. For all my blog followers, the Indiana Art Museum was founded in 1883. Just a few years before my…

ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (figure 1) located in Vatican City in Rome, Italy fits in with my theme of beauty that I chose for my final paper. Italian artist, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known simply as Michelangelo, was commissioned by Pope Julius II in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. At first, Michelangelo refused saying he was a sculptor and had no experience as a fresco painter. However, he quickly changed his mind and accepted the commission and then…