Tristan da Cunha

This quote, said by the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci. The painter was a very intelligent and talented man who painted the Mona Lisa and many other well known paintings. While saying this, he probably thought of imagination and creativity that every person has. He might’ve had a different meaning when he said this, but people that hear this quote take it a different way. In my own opinion, it means creativity, and how people express themselves. One this this quote means is creativity.…

Think of a time where people saw that they were in control of their own destinies, where they saw that they can achieve great things. Is that hard to imagine? Believe it or not, there was a period where people possessed these ideals. This time was called the Renaissance. During the Renaissance, many cultural changes took place, taking place in aspects of religion, art, architecture, science, and medicine. The Renaissance mostly took place in Italy. The word “Renaissance” itself is derived…

Jackson Pollock and John Cage are both well known artist often known by the nickname of JP and JC. Both of these monumental figures have shaped the way that we view and make art now a days. Without these two monumental art figures, the art we know and love today would be very much different. Both of these artist share fantastic attributes that make them great and also…

he Torment of Saint Anthony is the earliest known painting by Michelangelo, painted after an engraving by Martin Schongauer when he was only 12 or 13 years old.[1] It is currently in the permanent collection of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.[1][2] It shows the common medieval subject, included in the Golden Legend and other sources, of Saint Anthony being assailed in the desert by demons, whose temptations he resisted; the Temptation of St Anthony (or "Trial") is the more common…

Four progressive eras of art are//There are numerous amounts of eras dealing with art; some of the more highlighted periods are Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Gothic, and Medieval. Each era contributed timeless art pieces and their influences are still being researched and understood today. All of the Eras also helped individuality flourish through art. The creative pieces produced during these periods helped future artist to expand their work, too. Medieval Era occurred during the Middle…

“prototype of the modern world.” Humanism was introduced and spread by Francesco Petrarch, the “father of humanism,” as well as several other humanists. Platonism was briefly revived, and a new form of art called mannerism was popularized by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Overall, the new styles of art, the rise to new secular and scientific values, the beginnings of the approach to reality, and the growth of city-states…

The Renaissance Art Movement began in Italy and means rebirth. The Renaissance Art Movement was in the late 13th and early 14th century. This was a time when individual expression and worldly expression became two of the main themes. This movement had a lot of economic growth. Education blossomed in this time period. New technology was born in this time period, like the printing press. Most of the art in this period was commissioned by wealthy merchant families, mostly the Medici. Much of the…

It goes without saying that Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest minds anyone has ever seen. His inventions separate him from anyone else due to how complex and innovative they were during his time. He is mostly known as an artist and he has painted some of the most recognized paintings in the world such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. But not only was he an amazing artist, he was a jack-of-all-trades, he was extremely proficient in mathematics, science, architecture, military…

loved science. According to the editors at History.com, that is why most people called him a true man of the Renaissance. Leonardo was born in Tuscany to his parents Caterina and Ser Periro. His mother and Father were never married and shortly after Da Vinci was born his Mother began a new life with a new man. Growing up, Leonardo only received very minor educational training in the subjects of reading, writing, and math. When he was 15 years old a sculptor took young Leonardo under his wing…

Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian polymath, which means that he was specialised into areas including: invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science and other subjects related. Looking at his artisic side, he is recognised as one of the best painters, widely popular through his highly influencial paitings of the Renaissance such as the Last Supper or Mona Lisa, paintings which remained widely known until today. Fascinated by his wide range of specialized fields, I began taking an interest…