Mona Van Duyn

Overall Michelangelo focused more on religious figures, where on areas Raphael focused more on modern art. In my opinion Michelangelo placed a lot more detail and texture in his art. Both Raphael and Michelangelo did both statues and art pieces which were highly evaluated. During their life Raphael found the question of life intriguing, and wished to come up with something that could depict his idea of life. Through time he came up with "The four branches of knowledge" which were…

Seeing art remain utterly static from whom and where it came from over decades of analysis and adaptation is bizarrely unusual. The Mona Lisa has been exalted, stolen, and debated ad nauseam for its cultural substance. Shakespeare’s works have been dissected to bits in classrooms around the world. Even modern media still under the chains of copyright like Citizen Kane still gets parodied and adored by fans and critics alike. Their roles in society remain fluid and ever subject to changing…

When it comes to hand drawings, we can not ignore the contributions made by Leonardo Di Serpiero da Vinci. He is a thoughtful, knowledgeable, versatile painter, astronomer, inventor, architect. He is good at sculpture, music, invention, construction, mathematics, physiology, physics, astronomy, geology and other subjects. He is not only versatile, but also diligent and prolific. It is reported that there are about 6000 pages of his manuscripts well preserved. Most of his scientific research…

The story of Beauty and the Beast is a timeless fairytale retold for decades. The most famous version is Disney’s animated movie. The story is about a beautiful girl who was able to look beyond beastly features and fall in love with a beautiful personality. It was Disney’s attempt to influence a younger generation of what the concept of BEAUTY should be. As time passed and society became exposed to ever-changing standards of BEAUTY, it raises the question, what is true BEAUTY? BEAUTY is a…

Again located at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, the portrait attracts about “six million visitors per year.” We have yet to figure out the exact story of and to completely solve the mystery behind the Mona Lisa and why the world is so fascinated with this painting, but maybe the intense amount of unknown is just the cause. It could just as well be Leonardo Da Vinci’s immense talent and care when it comes to this and other…

5000, for all we know” (22) I think that when civilization first broke down they did not keep record of the year and know people have to guess what time it really is. I think that they could be in what used to be france because of the location of the Mona Lisa but, their location is never released; it only says that he lives in a town in the rimed country. This story takes place after a nuclear war. This story does not specify but it sounds like it is from the cold war era. That may be why there…

Does a Cinderella Spin off Connect to the Renaissance? Ever After, a movie that is based on the 16th century, does it really connect to the Renaissance? This movie is not a reliable source to use if you are looking to learn about the Renaissance; because this movie takes place in France, Leonardo da Vinci’s timing in the movie was off, and the time frames of the movie were incorrect. This movie is full of false information. The writers of this movie were showing people, (who do not…

is that the subject wasn’t a female at all but Leonardo’s long time apprentice Salai dressed in women’s clothing. Photographs taken with invisible infrared light and a special infrared camera show things that we have missed before. For example, the “Mona Lisa” is famous for the sitter’s calm smile, but there has been suggestions that the image may not always be restful. Through the light, people seen one hand was clenched together rather than relaxed and calm. Scientist said that the painting…

Analyze if Leonardo Da Vinci’s Aerial Screw was effective to the evolution of the helicopter? Identification of Sources Source #1 This article is published on the US Centennial of Flight Commission, a valuable education and research website dedicated to show original and useful content for researchers about aeronautics. It was written by Judy Rumerman, an accomplished writer and author for many books about aeronautics. She has lots of experience with writing about the history of NASA and flying…

The painting today is worth about $780 million in the United States. This painting is actually guarded with high security. So many people go to see the Mona Lisa that it is actually kinda dangerous because people fight to get to the front of the crowd. This museum has other famous art work such as the Venus de Milo. Venus de Milo is a statue of a woman with no arms. The Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek…