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Bernstein article about the female model being nude in Renaissance art. Bernstein’s article The Female Model and the Renaissance Nude: Dürer, Giorgione, and Raphael takes a close look at how nude female models were much harder to come across then a nude male model, especially in the late fifteenth century. The article states that, in the few female nude studies that had occurred, that they were typically based…

In response to the Florentine poet Benedetto Varchi’s request for his contribution to the paragone debate being conducted among some of his contemporaries, the celebrated Italian architect, painter, poet, and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti writes: Though he ultimately follows up on this assertion by confessing that, in his old age, he has acquiesced to the idea that painting and sculpture are, in fact, ‘one and the same’ in that they both ‘proceed from one and the same faculty of…

Tiziano Vecellio, also known as Titian, was a versatile Italian painter. And was one of the artists that dominated the Italian Renaissance. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, a small town located at the foot of the Venetian side of the Alps during the year of 1490. But, he died in 1576 at the age of 86. Titian, who was born in Pieve di Cadore moved to Venice at the age of 10. During his lifetime, many political and social events occurred. There were 3 main wars that happened in Italy during…

Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, a little village in Tuscany, Italy. His father, Lodovico Buonarroti, was working briefly in the small village where his second out five sons was born with his wife, Francesca Neri and shortly after Michelangelo's birth, his family moved back to Florence because his father went back to working for the Florentine government. Michelangelo was placed with a family of stonecutters. He considered Florence to be his true home until the day…

Michaelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese. Now referred to just as Michaelangelo, he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and possibly of all time. Although he started an apprenticeship relatively late -usually, training started when someone was around ten years old, while Michaelangelo attended school until he was thirteen- his incredible gifts became apparent immediately. Despite plans for a three-year term, Michaelangelo…

1. How does the idealism of the High Renaissance relate to the naturalistic and classical aesthetic of the Early Renaissance? Use specific examples to support your essay. In comparison from the High Renaissance to the Early Renaissance there is many similarities in the aesthetics of the art pieces. Looking at figure 15.44 from Piero della Francesca titled Double Portrait of Battista Sforza and Federico Montefeltro from the Early Renasiisance you can see a difference in the backdrop behind the…

During the High Renaissance (1490-1530), Raffaello Sanzio, also known as Raphael, was summoned to the Vatican by Pope Julius II and given the largest, most important commission of his life. He was asked to decorate the Papal Apartments, which included the Stanze Della Segnatura. The School of Athens by Raphael created in 1510 was to depict worldly (Greek) and spiritual (Christian) thinking (Slack, 2017). This painting represents all the greatest mathematicians, philosophers and scientists from…

Painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa debatably the most popular and well known work of art ever. Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous artist around the world ever, and the most famous and well known Italian artist. The Mona Lisa is a painting of a woman by the name of Lisa Gherardini. Quickly after the turn of the century, Da Vinci was requested to do the painting by the husband of Lisa Gherardini, Francesco Del Giocondo. Due to Lisa’s countenance, the painting has become one of…

If someone was asked to name a famous painting, they might say the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa or La Gioconda, is a 16th century oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The Mona Lisa is also known as ‘La Gioconda’, a reference to her married name, or ‘La Joconde’, meaning ‘the happy one’ (Cris 2015). Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa between 1503 and 1506, in Florence Italy. The size of the painting is 77 x 53 cm. If a person were to go see the Mona Lisa painting, they would say “it is smaller than they…

“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous portraits in history. It is believed to have been created in 1503-1504. It is shrouded in mystery as no one really knows why it was painted. Although, art historians believe the portrait is of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Florentine cloth merchant Francesco del Giocondo, as the alternative name of the portrait is “La Gioconda.” Art historians also believe the portrait was either made in 1503 to commemorate Francesco del Giocondo and his…