Sfumato

In this essay the paintings Charles, I at the hunt and The Blue Boy will be compared to one another specifically in subject matter, media and composition in relevance to their eras and styles. Anthony Van Dyck created the painting Charles, I at the Hunt and later Thomas Gainsborough created The Blue Boy after being inspired by Van Dyck’s artwork. Both pieces share similarities, as well as distinct differences. Van Dyck created Charles, I at the Hunt in the images of King Charles I in 1635…

Igor Babailov, a Russian born American artist once said, “Artists with the lack of proper education and experience of working from life will copy whatever is visible on the photograph, without knowing what's underneath. As a result, instead of creating the in-depth and full of character portrait, they draw a mask with no soul.” Without question Leonardo Da Vinci captured souls. His 15th Century contributions remain supreme whether they be in art, science, mathematics, engineering, writing or…

contributions to other fields, he was an inventor, a scientist, and had a wide range of knowledge. He utilised a technique known as sfumato, which was exemplified in his most famous work, the Mona Lisa. This technique is what creates the ethereal, smoky aspect to his paintings. He used very fine shading, and no harsh lines, which helped as well. He perfected the sfumato technique, and used it in many of his paintings. He also…

The characteristics of paintings by important Renaissance artists Michelangelo - Michelangelo is widely regarded as the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance. Among his works are the "David" and "Pieta" statues and the Sistine Chapel frescoes. His works are characterized as monumental, muscular figures with reclining, twisted poses in his sculptures and painting compositions based on diagonal lines and curves . Michelangelo did not believe that beauty was guaranteed through the…

Leonardo da Vinci: A True Renaissance Man and Game-Changer The Renaissance was “the revival of European art and literature, under the influence of classical models during the 14th through 16th centuries,” during which, the ultimate goal of a person was to excel in all aspects of life. Dubbed a “true Renaissance Man” as he experimented and flourished in diverse areas, Leonardo da Vinci, was a sculptor, artist, engineer, scientist, architect and much more. Master of realism and perspective, da…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. “Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known figures of the Renaissance, is remembered for his achievements as a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and engineer. Because of the broad range of his interests, he has come to be seen as the supreme example of the universal genius, curious and knowledgeable about many things” (Grendler 13). Leonardo was indeed a jack of all trades, for he knew how to paint, make sculptures, and was very…

important exponents on the High Renaissance century. The Virgin of The Rocks has a strong use of dark colors creating a transition of light to darkness that makes emphasis in the depth of the human bodies. These contrasts are known as chiaroscuro and sfumato because they become a hallmark in Leonardo’s style. (Stockstand 636). The seamless lines of the background blend into a whole with the human bodies as if they were vividly photographed. Leonardo was also known by its strong use of vanishing…

seventies by the use of terminology “Chiaroscuro” (Wilker 2013). Chiaroscuro basically means from ‘dark to light’ or high contrast (Wilker 2013). The visual artefact has the chiaroscuro effect. The other prominent technique is called “Sfumato” (Wilker 2013). Sfumato is mainly blurring and subtle blending of tones into one another, this is the glow depicted on the pastor’s computer screen and the halo kind of edges on the characters of Figure 1 (Wilker 2013). Nonetheless, Egginton (2010)…

The Mona Lisa is one of the famous world-renown paintings in our era today. One reason why people say the Mona Lisa is famous is because many people are fascinated by the mysteriousness the woman in the portrait displays. I never understood why Mona Lisa why? But I did some research and I found out back in the day around the 1850’s to the 19th century the Mona Lisa was not the most famous painting in the world. Paintings made by Raphael were much more popular than any other paintings during…

Renaissance was from the 14th to the 17th century, it was the bridge between the middle ages and modern history. The word Renaissance literally means “rebirth” in French. The Renaissance's theme was "Man is the measure of all things" A new thinking brought about art, architecture, The Renaissance began about 1350 in Northern Italy. Right after the Black Death The politics, sciences, and literature. With this brought about artist and contributors who shaped and gave life to the whole movement.…