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    the light and shadow effect. He used it on objects and how it blends. Leo discovered that light blends the elements of the landscape. With the knowledge he obtained, Leonardo finally finished the Mona Lisa. Leonardo died in 1519 at age 67. He left all his notebooks and his famous painting The Mona Lisa to his pupil. The final words king Francis I said to him was, “There had never been another man born in the world who knew as much”. (Blach…

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    Duccio And Giotto Analysis

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    Duccio and Giotto paint, arguably, their most influential pieces during the first decade of the twelfth century . Giotto is commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni in Padua to fresco the Arena Chapel to reconcile himself with God over the sins of his father’s usury. In contrast, Duccio is commissioned by the Church fathers of Sienna to paint a panel altarpiece for the Duomo . Giotto utilizes his private patronage to develop new principles of dramatic narrative while Duccio sticks to the Bible stories…

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    Bernard Leech Essay

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    Tyler Morrison Ceramics 1 11/15/2017 Research Paper: Bernard Leach Widely regarded as one of the most influential potters of the 20th century, Bernard Leach helped popularize British studio pottery. Leach developed a style of pottery and ceramics that is a combination of the styles from Japan, China, Korea, and England. Many of his works are functional, yet highly decorated pieces. Bernard Leach was born on January 5, 1887 in Hong Kong. Though his mother died while giving birth to him, Leach…

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    Philosophy For this formal analysis I am continuing my focus on one of a four-panel series by Raphael Sanzio called Philosophy. This five-hundred-year-old fresco reside on a wall in a room known as the Stanza della Segnatura in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The frescoes were commissioned to Raphael in 1509 by Pope Julius II and were completed in 1511. Raphael’s Philosophy panel is a depiction of the greatest scholars of the world, gathering together to share and exchange knowledge and…

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    Michelangelo Buonarroti, also known as "Father and Master of All the Arts", often comes to mind when the Renaissance is the topic of discussion. Michelangelo became wealthy and famous during his lifetime, from growing up with a family in the banking business, to becoming a famous figure in the Renaissance. He was a sculptor, architect, poet, and painter who always strived for perfection in all of his works. Michelangelo contributed to society by supporting the humanist movement during the…

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    of Adam and Eve/Expulsion from the Garden. In this review, I’m discussing the ‘Creation of Adam’. In the Creation of Adam, the artist's image of God reaching out to Adam has become iconic of humanity and has been reproduced numerous times like Mona Lisa and ‘The Last Supper’ of Leonardo-da-Vinci. The left side of the painting shows a figure who is Adam, the first human, and he is lying on the with his upper body face outward, his right hand on the ground and left hand is lifted up with his…

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    characteristics proved he was both an artist and scientists during the Renaissance period. His paintings are a mystery and leave people with questions. For example, the Mona Lisa had some scientists believe that the Mona Lisa painting is a self-profit of Leonardo da Vinci. They compare painting with self-profit of Leonardo da Vinci and the Mona Lisa 's painting match the self-profit (Zyga, 2010) My characteristic vision of scientists is they take a risk, they communicate and share their…

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    Science leaves people with many questions. There so many unexplained things that happen around the world. Many scientists and people have a different answer about things. Also, people question what true and not true because only have a theory on things. Also, many people through history knew about things device, airplanes, spaceships, and many other things. In this research paper, I am going research what scientists or people research about devices years before it was made. How I feel about…

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    about him in my found tech class and she talked about how he was an inventor. We didn’t go over what he invented but we learned about the da Vinci method and I was really interested in what he built & what he had painted. I knew that he painted the Mona Lisa, but I wanted to see what other painting he did. I used to like art and seeing all the different colors used to create a piece of artwork. Knowing what inventions people made was interesting because if it wasn’t for them getting up and…

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    Leonardo da Vinci Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in the hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano. Da Vinci received a small amount of formal education beyond basic reading, writhing. and mathematics instructions when he was young. He learned metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting outside his school or even from himself! Parents: Mom; Caterina (Da Vinchi I assume) Dad; Ser Piero Da Vinchi Step Mom; ????????…

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