for his artistic style and his personified figurative sculptures. Bernini‚ became the first artist to portray a sense of physical intensity and passion in his sculptures. The artist was well-known for the creation and development of the Baroque art style. Baroque art is profoundly linked to the religious and political influences of 16th and 17th century Italy. Bernini‚ was an artist known for carving his sculptures in ways that had not been previously experienced by the church and other artist of
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Philadelphia Museum of Art. The painting was made in Italy in either the year 1635 or 1636. The medium that Poussin used was oils on canvas‚ and the size of the painting is roughly around 38 by 42 inches. This painting is considered to be included the Baroque period. (Philadelphia Museum of Art) Along side of the painting on display is a short description label accompanying it‚ which reads; “The subject of this grand mythological painting remains a topic of lively debate: some see the birth of Venus
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interviewed him for his treatise On the Present State of Music in France and Italy (1771). In the century after his death (long before Corbiau ever had the idea) at least half a dozen playwrights and composers used his life as a source of inspiration for operas‚ comedies and historic plays in French‚ English‚ Spanish and German. (3) In other words‚ the Corbiau film had a good number of precedents‚ and a good deal of information from which to construct a plausible picture of this curious historical figure
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The seventeenth century witnessed of a great reformation in the Catholic Church as a result of the increase in the followers of the Protestant Reformation. All artistic manifestations were influenced by these changes and the artists of the time made echo of them. In this period we can still pensive how most of the art is religious related‚ especially paintings. The mannerism was a tendency characterized by the special complexity‚ artificiality and a new psychology impressed in the painting. Italian
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began writing music that was geared towards the middle class because they could make a better living if they enjoyed the music being played. They wrote music that was easier for their students to understand and play. Serious music changed into comic operas‚ or popular folk tunes‚ and dance music. This was a good thing it shaped dance and music forever. Mozart and Beethoven were both master composers in the 18th century classical music era. Classical music emphasized the different moods of music throughout
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LA 121 - OL7 Linda Liu David ! In this essay‚ I’m going to compare and contrast sculptures of a biblical hero character found in the old testament; David. David was one of the most anointed man of God found in the bible. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why there are so many different versions of David‚ that a lot of artists from different periods depicts many different story of David’s life. David become the King of Israel after Saul stepped down. His name become well known as the King
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Paul is also highlighted as he lifts his hands in praise and surrenders to the Lord. Maybe such focus is placed on the horse to represent the power that knocked him down (literally and figuratively speaking). This painting is a perfect example of Baroque art because it contains the use of chiaroscuro where there is a significant contrast between the highlighted portions of the paintings and the dark shadows. I liked the “spotlight” reference noted in the Lecture as that just seems to be the perfect
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Bibliography: Altizer‚ A.B.‚ Self and symbolism in the poetry of Michelangelo‚ John Donne‚ and Agrippa d’Aubigné‚ Springer‚ 1973 Avery‚ C.‚ Bernini: Genius of the Baroque‚ London‚ 2006 Baldinucci‚ F.‚ The Life of Bernini (Translated by Catherine Enggass)‚ US‚ 2006 Bell‚ J.‚ A New History of Art‚ London‚ 2007 Briggs‚ M.S.‚ The Genius of Bernini. The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs‚ Vol. 26‚ 143 (1915)‚ pp. 197-198
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David vs. David Macie Lawson Fortis Online David vs. David I am comparing Bernini’s David of the Baroque era and Michelangelo’s David from the Italian Renaissance. Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime‚ and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. He was an Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ poet‚ and engineer of the High Renaissance. Michelangelo’s David was a masterpiece sculpture‚ created between 1501 – 1504 that
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini is a versatile and inspired Italian artist in the history of baroque art. Sculptor and architect are the two well-known characters. However‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini is also a painter‚ a city planner and a man of the theater. Bernini was born in Naples in 1598. He was the sixth child of Pietro Bernini‚ who is originally from Florence. In 1606‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini learns the art of sculpture from his father. His talent was soon observed by both the painter Annibale Carracci and Pope
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