Raphael Holinshed

In this discussion I will be analyzing the content of arguably Leonardo Da Vinci’s most iconic painting the Mona Lisa. The first interesting fact I learned about this portrait is widely believed to depict a woman named Lisa Gherardini the wife a wealthy of a wealthy silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. Furthermore, Da Vinci is thought to have intended to complete this portrait for the couple so they could commemorate the birth of their son, however he was never able to complete the…

Reading and Watching: VT 13 & 14 Highlights: During these two units of architecture and Paleolithic Art, I have come across several highlights that will give one an idea of what each unit was about. In the video, “Cathedral of Norte Dame” by Khan Academy, explains how it was the oldest church in its era. It possessed a relic, which is an object that holds special powers, for example in this case, the supposedly Virgin Mary’s tunic. People would travel great distances to see the relic and be…

For this second assignment, I have chosen to talk about dry media and wet media art works. “The dry media, which include metalpoint, chalk, charcoal, graphite, and pastel, consist of coloring agents, or pigments, that are sometimes ground or mixed with substances that hold the pigment together, called binders.”(p.165) I selected the composition “Study of a Woman's Head or the Angel of the Vergine delle Rocce, 1473” by Leonardo da Vinci. This is merely just a sketch of a woman's head from the…

During the processes of painting and repainting - the practice of applying paint and scraping it back off again - there are resultant blemishes, bumps, knocks and scratches that accumulate incrementally on the surface. Canning (2012) remarks that his paintings do not aim for “flawless” surfaces; rather “they’re marked, and they do tell the story of the history of their making”. The hereditary traits of Canning’s inheritance of his father’s trade can also be seen in works like “Lithium” (Fig 4-11…

Futurism was the most important and influential Italian avant-garde art movement that took speed, technology and modernity as its inspiration which emerged from the 20h century (The Art Story, 2016). The group of the Futurists loved speed, noise, machines, pollution, and urban landscapes; they were committed to change in Italy as the country was behind in comparison to the rest of Europe. Futurism was not about visual or traditional art, they were fascinated by new visual technology and used it…

I like the artist Leonardo da Vinci. My favorite work of his is "Mona Lisa". I find it very intriguing, because he is a very good artist, and he pays good attention to details. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the year of 1452 in Anchiano, Tuscany (now Italy) and died in the year of 1519 in Cloux, France. Also his parents were never married (just like me), then at an early age his mother married another man and started a new family. Da Vinci never had an advanced education, he was only tought basic…

Truthfully I never gave much thought to what effect science had or has on art. Even with my background being principally in the Architecture and Design, it was always just numbers to me. Art to me is something that is subjective at best, I love the craftsman style that doesn’t mean everybody does. Below is my interpretation of this week’s readings. Renaissance I am not sure if you would express [1] “Vitruvian Man” by Leonardo da Vinci as a work of art, undoubtedly this is a clear-cut display…

Raphael received his ever first training from his father, Giovanni Santi, as he came from a family of artists. His father was a well known painter as he was the court painter for the Duke of Urbino, painting several altar pieces which still remain to this day in several areas of Europe. Raphael helped his father paint some of the court pieces, as he got the basic painting techniques from him. The training he received from his father was only the starting base to his successful art career. His…

Maravillas C., Melder E. J. Leonardo da Vinci’s painting, figure 16-18 Madonna on the Rocks (1483), was created during the High Renaissance period, in which he portrays the Virgin Mary as a real human mother, no longer idolizing her as the queen of heaven. While Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun’s portrait, figure 17-25 Marie Antoinette and Her Children (1781) was created during the Rococo period and shows Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI, as a loving mother, with only her clothing representing her…

among the greatest piece of art in history, to an extent that Raphael was inspired by earlier pieces of Madonna done Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Raphael short art career lasted for just 20 years. He who was a long-term admirer of Leonardo’s was inspired by his earlier version of Madonna and Child with Saint Anne piece and Michelangelo. Although his own style can be recognized. For instance, in Madonna of the Meadow by Raphael, he absorbed the pyramidal grouping which was so…