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    The Madonna and Child (ca. 1290-1300‚ tempera and gold on wood) by Duccio Buoninsegna renders the Virgin Mary holding Christ in her left arm as her gaze strays away into the distance. Christ reaches up with his arm brushing aside the Virgin’s veil. Both figures’ heads are surrounded by halos surrounded by a gold background. The Virgin Mary wears a dark‚ rich blue robe lined with a gold rim while Christ is wearing a red robe. At the bottom of the painting is a parapet‚

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    composition‚ but different in content. The first image is Leonardo’s Madonna and Child with St. Anne (168 x 112 cm) in the Louvre‚ created around 1508. This is an oil painting on wood support. The second is Michelangelo’s Holy Family‚ or Doni Tondo‚ (120 cm diameter) located in the Uffizi‚ and created in Florence circa 1504. This is a circular image in an elaborate frame‚ painted in oil and tempera on panel. Leonardo’s Madonna and Child with St. Anne was commissioned as an altarpiece for the Church

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    IAN MITTON Compare and contrast two similarly themed (i.e. two Madonnas‚ two Crucifixion scenes etc.) Renaissance altarpieces (Italian and / or Northern). Focusing on the central panel‚ discuss the selected works in terms of subject matter‚ technique‚ composition‚ treatment of the figure and patronage. Use specific visual references to support your answer. The Christian altar contains the surface upon which the Eucharist is offered and presented to the congregation or gathering of worshipers.

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    Rona Goffen’s “Icon and Vision: Giovanni Bellini’s Half-Length Madonnas” shows how Bellini‚ and most noticeably his Madonnas‚ represent the ways that Eastern‚ Byzantine and Greek‚ styles effected the western Italian style. Goffen explains the long history of connection with Byzantium which made eastern art not unusual‚ but a popular style. Bellini

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    difference between the end of the Medieval Era and beginning of the Renaissance Era showed amazing changes in the form of art. The painting “Madonna the Goldfinch” by Raphael Sanzio was created in c. 1505-1506. This was the very beginning of the Renaissance Era‚ and the painting strived for perfection unlike any of the paintings created before it. Madonna the Goldfinch portrays a sense intrigued curiosity‚ but to those who analyze it will find a guiding informative response with a deep understanding

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    The main focus of this paper will compare two Egyptian pieces Figure of a Man (c. 525 BCE) from the Milwaukee Art Museum and Khafre Enthroned (c. 2520-2494) from the textbook Gardner’s Art Through the Ages using visual elements. These visual elements of color‚ texture‚ composition‚ scale‚ and subject emphasize power and status. These sculptures are similar in color as both sculptures were made from hard‚ dark stones. Also‚ the sculptures were created with the same attention to sanding and polishing

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    The Madonna of Chancellor Rolin is an oil painting by Netherlandish master Jan van Eyck. The revolutionary Flemish master founded the Flemish School of Painting and was the court painter for Duke Phillip the Good of Burgundy. Jan Van Eyck primarily focused on oil paintings during his career. He was so good at manipulating oil glazes that people would mistakenly give credit to Jan van Eyck as the founder of oil painting. The painting that gave recognition to Jan van Eyck’s career dated back to 1435

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    111-100-311 “The Alba Madonna” (1510) by Raphael Approx. diameter 37 ¼ in. ; framed 54 x 53 ½ in. Oil on panel transferred to canvas National Gallery of Art‚ Washington D.C. Andrew W. Mellon Collection Viewed in A World of Art (6th Edition) by Henry M. Sayre “Deposition” (1435-38) by Rogier Van der Weyden Approx. 7ft. 1 5/8 in x 8 ft. 7 1/8 in. Oil on wood Museo del Prado‚ Madrid Viewed in A World of Art (6th Edition) by Henry M. Sayre Compare and Contrast “The Alba Madonna” and “Deposition”

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    Berlinghiero‚ "Madonna and Child" / Bellini‚ "Madonna and Child" This paper will explore very important differences and similarities of two master pieces of art work‚ both named "Madonna and Child"‚ available at Metropolitan Museum of Art. First piece‚ "Madonna and Child" C.1230‚ was made by Berlinghiero‚ an Italian artist who lived in early thirteenth century. The other version of "Madonna and Child" was made in 1480’s‚ by a famous Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini‚ who lived between 1430-1516

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    Madonna Louise Ciccone‚ from Bay City‚ Michigan‚ was born on August 16‚ 1958. She is an actress‚ dancer‚ songwriter‚ and singer. While working in France as a Vaudeville Showgirl she fell in love with music. She returned to the United States to pursue a career in music. Madonna joined her first band‚ the Breakfast Club‚ in 1980 first as the drummer then as the lead singer. In 1981‚ with the help of her manager‚ Camille Barbone of Gotham Records‚ Madonna went solo and got her career on track

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