Mona Lisa Smile

Andy Warhol, Paul Klee and William Blake are amongst the best artists and illustrators that ever lived. In this essay I will talk about I will talk about several works from these artists and illustrators. There were two of William Blake’s illustration that I found interesting as I have never seen something like it before. Blake writes and illustrates his own poems. Both illustrations seen here incorporate the poems within them and in a way interact with the text. One can notice that these…

Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi, or better known as Donatello, was born in Florence, Italy around 1386 who studied with well-known sculptors who helped him to learn the Gothic Style. Even before he was 20, he became known for his work and went on as the greatest Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo and the most influential individual artist of the 15th century in Italy. Donatello used creative techniques combined with his amazing skills to create figures that incorporated not only a sense of…

The power of being able to express one’s ideas is of the utmost importance in the engineering field. In fact this the one of the most powerful tools in every field not just engineering. This is seen throughout history. A perfect example of the magnitude of this powerful tool, is that of Leonardo Da Vinci. Davinci is a well known household name even today in the twentieth century, even though he was born 563 years ago. The reason for his incredible success lasting for centuries, was his artistic…

Renaissance, which in translation means rebirth, is the name of one of most important era in European civilization. Renaissance itself, is not just a name of a style, but it is frequently used that way. Italy was the main location of the Renaissance and undeniably lots of people historically associate it with Italy, mainly because of the abundant physical presence of the Roman Empire that has never vanished. “The period between the Roman Empire and the Renaissance soon came to be called simply…

Along with the Renaissance came numerous amateurs that became captivated by the study of art. Countless young boys were sent off by their families to apprentice with a famous artist, in hopes that one day they too would become a great artist. For example, famous Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci apprenticed with Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence learning multiple skills and trades, including sculpting, drawing, painting, and carpentry. Just years before in the Middle Ages, art was made for a…

Art is truly experienced in the senses of the beholder. The same painting, movie or piece of music can evoke a wide array of emotions in many different people, or even in one person alone. The desire to express ourselves thorough our creativity is a characteristic shared by most people. Letting our imaginations run free to create, manipulate, and incorporate our vision into something that lasts caries deep meaning. The word ‘Art’ itself encompasses so many mediums; paintings, drawings,…

sculptor, painter and architect. From 1495 to 1497 he produced a mural of 'The Last Supper' in the refectory of the Monastery of Santa Maria. During his time in Florence, he painted several portraits, but the only one that survives is the famous 'Mona Lisa'. The fame of Da Vinci's living paintings has meant that he has been regarded primarily as an artist, but the thousands of surviving pages…

strongly revolutionized the world of art, notably in conceptual art, painting and sculpture. Da Vinci was known for many things especially his paintings. The paintings that will be discussed are “Lady with the Ermine”, “The Last Supper” and “The Mona Lisa.” The painting “The Lady and the Ermine” is believed to created from 1482-1483 in Milan. There are multiple theories about who the woman is. The first being Ludovico Sforca’s (duke of Milan) mistress Cecilia Gallerani, second that it is…

parents helped him with his life in the youth stage. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He was interested in laws of science and nature, which helped him, when being a printer and inventor. People say that His painting of Mona Lisa is one of the best known paintings out there. The painting was finished somewhere between 1505 and 1507. The painting was never deliver to its commissioner. His early life is very unique. Leonardo moved to Florence in 1466 and became a part…

partly because he gave the sitter in the painting a strong presence (Radford). These are not generalized portraits of beautiful women as virtue and as Mary; these are portraits of individuals who seem to be making contact with the viewer. Take the Mona Lisa, for instance, partly because her head and body are not aligned in the same position, as they are in the painting of Ginevra (Radford). The rhyming curves, colors and forms which bring together the figure and the background is something da…