Fresco Fresco which means fresh in Italian‚ is a form of painting murals in earth tones are directly applied to wet plaster. The first fresco paintings have been dated as far back as 30‚000 years ago. The earliest discoveries being of paintings done in the Chauvet cave located in France. More than 15‚000 years ago frescoes were created in other caves in Lascaux‚ France and Altamira‚ Spain. These examples of early fresco paintings are brilliant testimony of the long history of this form of art
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Painting‚ Sculpture‚ and Architecture are classified either as fine arts‚ plastic arts‚ visual arts. Fine arts‚ as opposed to practical arts‚ are the products of human activity which express beauty in different ways and media for our enjoyment and appreciation. Plastic arts are those developed through space and perceived by the sense of sight. Basic Elements of Fine Arts Fine arts have the basic elements of subject‚ medium‚ line‚ color‚ texture‚ volume‚ perspective‚ form and style. SUBJECT answers
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composed‚ humanist style‚ chiefly of parallel ancient and modern examples of Virtù. Italian Renaissance painting exercised a dominant influence on subsequent European painting (see Western painting) for centuries afterwards‚ with artists such as Giotto di Bondone‚ Masaccio‚ Piero della Francesca‚ Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ Perugino‚ Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ Botticelli‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ and Titian. The same is true for architecture‚ as practiced by Brunelleschi‚ Leone Alberti‚ Andrea Palladio‚ and Bramante
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Renaissance art are Roman and pagan gods. Many pieces of art tell a story in both ages‚ like The Birth of Venus‚ and The Adoration of the Magi by Botticelli‚ from the early ages of the Renaissance‚ or the Deposition of Christ and The Kiss of Judas by Giotto in the Medieval age. Both ages‚ Medieval and Renaissance‚ produced the same kind of art; from illuminated manuscripts‚ tapestries‚ embroidery‚ paintings‚ fresco‚ and mosaics to stained glass‚ metalwork‚ textiles‚ enamel‚ and sculptures. Even with
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question as to why I am not resting in bed. I head towards the backyard where a chill breeze awakes even the microscopic hairs that lay on my neck. I pull the same wooden chair‚ handcrafted by my grandfather with such minute detail that brings images of Giotto and his creations during the renaissance era‚ simply to sit and breathe the smell of the ocean. The breeze is like one I cannot explain for words cannot make justice to the purity and cleanse of the air that hits my face. I watch as the waves roar
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peninsula saw the birth of medieval humanism and the Renaissance. This further helped to shape European political thought‚ philosophy and art via figures like‚ Dante‚ Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. The list of famous Italian artists is long and includes Giotto‚ Botticelli‚ Leonardo‚ Michelangelo‚ Tintoretto and Caravaggio. The country has also produced opera composers such as Verdi and Puccini and film-maker Federico Fellini. Italian cuisine is one of the most refined and varied in Europe‚ from the piquant
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This quiz consist of 40 multiple choice questions. The first 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 9. The second 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 10. The third 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 12. The last 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 13. Be sure you are in the correct Chapter when you take the quiz. Question 1 .2 out of 2 points Why did the Spanish Jews welcome the Muslim invasion?Answer Selected Answer: The Visigoth rulers had persecuted them
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Spain to study art in both the ’Academia San Fernando’ and the “Prado museum”. He then took his studies to Italy in 1953 where he studied art history. For a long time‚ Botero studied the technique of fresco painting and also copied some works from Giotto and Anrea del Castagno. After two years in Italy‚ He returned to Bogota‚ and an exhibition of his works in Italy flopped. In 1956‚ Botero married Gloria Zea and then moved to Mexico with her. While in Mexico‚ Botero was able to find his own style
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To what extent is the term “Renaissance” a valid concept for a distinct period in early modern European history? Prior to the 14th century‚ the Middle Ages revolved around the basic understanding of the Bible. Middle to lower class citizens relied heavily on the teachings of the priest’s and blindly followed their ways of living. The church discouraged any new concepts and believed that life on Earth was simply a preparation for the after life. The Renaissance‚ ranging from the 14th to 16th centuries
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The easiest way to tackle the debate at hand is to discuss the relative periods in greater depth highlighting both their strengths and weaknesses. The exact beginning of the Renaissance is a little blurry with many stating it started in Italy with Giotto during the 1300’s lasting until the 1700’s therefore overlapping with the Baroque. Others may say that it began later‚ in the 1400’s and ended with the beginning of the Baroque in the mid 1600’s. Either way‚ this period was long lasting and was considered
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