Sandro Botticelli

Alessandro Filipepi, more famously known as Sandro Botticelli, led the artistic movements in Florence’s Early Renaissance era with his works’ enigmatic nature. His placement as the court artist of Lorenzo de Medici, the man in charge of the Tuscan city-state from 1469-1492, allowed him to carry even more influence over his contemporaries than through his paintings alone. During his time under the Medici family’s patronage, he created some of the most cryptic and revolutionary works of art anyone…

During the Renaissance, many artists and scientists opposed the church. Renaissance means reformation, rebirth of culture, art and ideas which was all lost in the period of the Middle ages or the Dark ages. The Dark ages was a period of time where there was no king and no political, financial and social progress. It was a time when cannibalism, superstition, and famine became daily life. The word ‘Renaissance‘ comes from a french word meaning rebirth. Renaissance is the period between the…

of mythological subjects was the trend back in Renaissance. Despite the different names, the main character of this painting symbolizes fertility, love and beauty. Botticelli followed closely to the trend and represented Venus as a symbol of beauty where she looks ethereal and luminous despite standing tall and undressed. Botticelli was also known for painting such a large-scale work depicting characters from mythology with no religious subject. Considering this is out of the Christianity…

glorify women and show their significance in life. In this paper four different art pieces will be explored that are significant to the art world and representative of the female figure. These works of art are Venus of Willendorf, The Birth of Venus (Botticelli), Woman Holding a Balance, and self-portrait. All of these pieces of art have a different way of portraying women that is unique. These four works of art are examples of the difference in appearance, functionality, influences, and reflect…

a realistic form back then. There is nothing abstract about this piece. Viewing other famous art from 1487 will confirm my theory because the human form was most often accurately represented. Art work from artists such as Raphael Sanzio and Sandro Botticelli confirms that bodies and faces of humans were true to form. Often noted as the Renaissance master, Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452. He started painting at the age of 15 and is known for being fascinated with science, human…

This week I had the opportunity of going to “The Metropolitan Museum of Art” and interact with different type of paintings and sculptures, but in this paper, I will be talking about the environment of the museum and also about one specific painting that I picked from the “European Paintings 1250-1800” section. To start off the museum was absolutely beautiful starting from the environment that surrounded me to the paintings and sculptures themselves. It had thousands of paintings, some sculptures…

powerful enemy. Reviewing a couple of paintings can illustrate how Renaissance artists tackled the inverted power relationship in the story of Judith and the position they take when rendering who gets credit for the heroic action. Two examples are Sandro…

role did they play in the development of the Italian Renaissance? What artists did this family influence? Lorenzo de Medici, who assumed the control of his family in 1469, had founded the Platonic Academy of Philosophy. This family influenced Sandro Botticelli and Michelangelo. 3. How does the Deposition (fig. 19-4) by Rogier van der Weyden represent Northern European Renaissance painting? Rogier has given emphasis to the pathos and human feeling as an alternative that pervade his scene of…

Cosimo de Medici started the Medici dynasty as the first leader of the Medici family in Florence. Last but not least, we have Lorenzo de Medici (1449 - 1492). Lorenzo ruled Florence and supported the artists Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro…

Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. Leonardo was one of the most talented artist of all time,also a great inventor.Leonardo had a striking figure.He was a son of Ser Piero da Vinci Leonardo was very proud of his looks. He received no formal education beyond basic reading, writing and math, but his father appreciated his artistic talent . He had eleven other siblings.Later on, Leonardo worked in a workshop named Andrea Del Verrocchio as a teenager. He painted , made clay models and was…