Video four is about the High Renaissance which started in the late 15th and the early 16th century in Italy. In the first part of the video it shows the period when western art reached its climax and gave some wonderful pieces of art. It is widely viewed as the greatest explosion of creativity genius in history. It sculpture was specially made by the public‚ which is becoming expensive form of art. These sculptures were often used to decorate architecture where other were able to study and admire
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Painters‚ sculptors‚ and architects were elevated to a new level and they claimed for their work a high position among the fine arts. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) was born in the small town of Vinci‚ near Florence. He trained in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio. He was brilliant man with many interests. His directions foreshadowed those that art and science would take in the future. A discussion of his many interests enhances our understanding of his artistic production. Those interests
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Baroque Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Baroque Art and Architecture‚ the style dominating the art and architecture of Europe and certain European colonies in the Americas throughout the 1600s‚ and in some places‚ until 1750. A number of its characteristics continue in the art and architecture of the first half of the 18th century‚ although this period is generally termed rococo (see Rococo Style) and corresponds roughly with King Louis XV of France. Manifestations of baroque art appear
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assignment questions 1. The beginning and ending dates of the Middle Ages was from 450-1450 C.E 2. The beginning and ending dates of Renaissance was from 1450-1600 3. Filippo Brunelleschi and Giotto are two artistes from the middle ages. 4. Andrea Palladio and Paolo Veronese are two artistes from the renaissance 5. Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainchant‚ a form of monophonic‚ unaccompanied sacred song of the western Roman Catholic Church. Gregorian chant developed mainly
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status of their profession from skilled laborer to artist." ( Wikipedia) They hoped to create structures that would appeal to both emotion and reason. Three figures in Renaissance architects were Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Leon Battista Alberti‚ and Andrea Palladio. We would hope to find within the time capsule a set of plans and notes on such marvels as Florence Cathedral‚ and other great structures that lead the way for the buildings of today. "In Baroque architecture‚ new emphasis was placed on bold massing
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were similar to the floor plans of architecture from that era. When it comes to architecture from the renaissance we notice‚ in the Basilica Palladiana located in in the central Piazza Dei Signori in Vicenza‚ north-eastern Italy‚ designed by Andrea Palladio‚ The most notable feature of the edifice is the loggia‚ which shows one of
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This paper will describe the impact Sir Christopher Wren had in England’s architecture during the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century. It will illustrate why his work is highly recognised around the entire world‚ and is now considered one of the most important architects in England’s history. It will also investigate the subsequent events generated after The Great Fire in London 1666‚ which led him to become into the great architect he is now considered‚ focusing on the
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Introduction The architectural style’s evolution in Malaysia from pre-colonial years through colonial time and later to independence has become one of the great triumph stories for its development in the post-colonial period. Without any doubt‚ the conquerors in the past had apparently exerted their influences on the architectural development. Besides‚ Malaysia is a multi racial country with its population consisting of the predominantly Malay population with the Chinese‚ Indian and other minor
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Then 1 From the rise of ancient Greece until the fall of the Roman Empire‚ great buildings were constructed according to precise rules. The Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius‚ who lived during first century BC‚ believed that builders should use mathematical principles when constructing temples. "For without symmetry and proportion no temple can have a regular plan‚" Vitruvius wrote in his famous treatise De Architectura. (www.historyguide/architecture.org) There is a comparison that can be made
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PANTHEON IN PARİS The Paris Pantheon is a neo-classical church in the Latin Quarter of Paris that was modeled after the Pantheon in Rome.With a dome similar to the one on St Paul’s Cathedral in London‚ the pantheon was originally an abbey‚ but today serves as a glimpse of history as the burial place for French heroes‚ leaders‚ artists‚ and writers. Neo-Classical architecture is a new birth of the classical architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. A Neoclassical building is likely to
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