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Week 2 Assignment- How the Visual Arts Communicate Catherine Clement ARTS/100 December 8, 2014 Joseph Calarco Week 2 Assignment- How the Visual Arts Communicate For this assignment, I have chosen option B, to compare and contrast Michelangelo’s “Pieta” and da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, two works of art from the High Renaissance. Michelangelo was one of the most famous and influential artists of the High renaissance period. He created a new idea of art in the form of individualism and had such a…

Sandro Botticelli In 1445, a great Italian artist was born in Florence. His name was Alessandro Dei Filipepi, but known as Sandro Botticelli. His older brother was called Botticella, which meant barrel, so they gave Sandro a nickname, Botticelli, which meant little barrel. He loved art, drawing, and painting his whole life. He has over one hundred and fifty painting. He was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance. Sandro Botticelli was liked and adored by the people; because of his…

INTRODUCTION In the history of human evolution, art is an indispensable item, whether it is from prehistoric times to the present 21st century. Whether period or modern apes, humans are inseparable and art. Can be found everywhere in life is not the same art, perhaps a modern or perhaps handed down from ancient times. In modern times, art history has become a discipline dedicated to teaching people how to assess and explain the basis of the works of art on their own perspective. Through a…

At the break of the 19th century, nationalism appeared as a strong and influential movement. Nationalism was the devotion and loyalty of one to their country and “the idea that each people had its own genius and specific identity that manifested itself especially in a common language and history, and often led to the desire for an independent state” (McKay, 651). A country that exhibited this was Italy. From the 19th century to the 21st century, Italian nationalism was expressed through music…

A NUMBER OF SOCIOLOGISTS HAVE RECENTLY Stated THAT the High Renaissance was the culmination of the artistic developments of the Early Renaissance. The High Renaissance that flourished over 35 years from the late 1490 until the early 1530 (Encyclopædia Britannica ©2016). The Renaissance started at Florence. Florence called the middle age a “congruence of artistic genius” (Kleiner 2007:577), the beginning of Humanism and “economic prosperity” (Kleiner 2007:577) nourished the beginning of the…

Gabriel Toja Mr. Davalos English II 12/08/2015 Dante Alighieri’s Impact Impact, as defined by Merrian…….., is A great deal of historians would most likely agree the Renaissance marked an immense progress on society itself. These historians would also second that the Renaissance marked the rebirth of society. As a matter of fact, ‘’Renaissance’’ means rebirth in French. The Italian Renaissance began in 1330 and ended in 1550. It is credited the author ‘’Dante Alighieri’’ was one of the leading…

Name: Date: Graded Assignment Unit 14 Assessment: Part 2 Subjective Short Answer Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit. Spend about ten minutes on each question. Take time to think about your answer before you begin writing. (3 points) 1. Why was the formal design of Giotto’s Lamentation so successful? Type your answer here: Giotto is universally acknowledged pioneer of the art world, with the first step…

An artist leaves a legacy behind through the works and impressions they have created to influence the changing definitions of art within itself. During the early modern era, multiple artists have had revolutionary techniques and ideas that changed the way artists thought about perspective and architecture. Artists themselves had looked upon each other for influence to build upon their ideas. The birth of revolutionary concepts were born, when an artist, decided to take a leap of faith into…

Between the mid-fourteenth to the mid seventeenth century,historians of rationality discussed "Renaissance theory" as including improvements in reasoning all through western Europe (Wallace 1). It is critical as the medieval world stopped to be and the present day common world started. The scholars of Renaissance were thinking, honing Christians; who added to the improvement not either restricted to philosophy nor in the administration. Their style was not either medieval or advanced. The main…

The Sistine Madonna by Raphael Sanzio was created in 1513-1514 during the High Renaissance in Rome. Raphael is one of the most well known artists of this time because of his attention to detail in his paintings, mostly depicting religious scenes. Raphael was first commissioned by the Pope Julius II to paint his Vatican apartments in Rome. Raphael became more popular and influential in the Roman world, painting numerous works in different religious buildings, mostly commissioned by the pope.…