The Renaissance‚ as defined in Merriam-Webster=s dictionary‚ is the transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy‚ lasting into the 17th century‚ and marked by a humanistic revival of classical influence expressed in a flowering of the arts and literature and by the beginnings of modern science. Many dramatic changes occurred during this time in the fields of philosophy‚ literature‚ and art. New emphasis was placed on enjoying life and the
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Evolution‚ change‚ progressing‚ transformation . . . the Renaissance. A cultural rebirth‚ a time of change‚ of the progression back into the Roman and Greek arts and literature‚ a time period that was remembered. Power and wealth were key to the rebirth of the arts‚ and Italy an ideal location. In the Italian Renaissance‚ people began to look beyond tangible ideas‚ alternatively‚ pondering the abstract world‚ the philosophy of life‚ reforming the Christian Church into art‚ and artist freedom along
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Ice sculpture is a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative. Ice sculptures are generally associated with special or extravagant events because of their limited lifetime. The lifetime of a sculpture is determined primarily by the temperature of its environment and thus‚ a sculpture can last from mere minutes to possibly months. There are several ice festivals held around the world‚ hosting competitions
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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PAINTING Painting – is among the fine arts‚ which creates meaningful effects‚ depicting different intrinsic human values‚ by the use of clustered imagination of lines and color. Painting is placed on a flat surfaced by the use of pigments. Painting expresses the artist’s perceptions and feelings on a particular selected subject. Usually‚ the artist’s selection of a subject comes from the understanding and interpretation of his feelings and emotions. Some artist may love country scenes‚ like landscape
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Jacob Seifert AP Euro 9 September 2012 The Italian renaissance‚ the first of two renaissances‚ brought in new ideas to the western world along with the commonly thought of art. The ideas are presented in the art and it’s often from the artists who were leading the charge in the new ways of thinking. Humanism and Secularism were both heavily present in the art of Michelangelo‚ Masaccio‚ Raphael‚ Botticelli‚ and Brunelleschi. Their art was reflective of the influx of new thinkers and the decline
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A.P. European History The Italian Renaissance was a time of rebirth in which many new ideas arose. People’s ideas of what is most important as well as what is acceptable were changing with new information. Art of the period began to change along with most of the other topics. The artistic ideals that are most evident in the time of the Italian Renaissance include individualism‚ secularism‚ and humanism. Individualism can be considered as valuing one person over the whole. Secularism began to
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world and often rejects the importance of belief in God (Dictionary.com‚ 2017). From this definition the values of the individual and realistic reason can be seen. These two factors are the biggest influences on the Humanistic movement in the Italian Renaissance. Humanism can be simply described as an intellectual movement but to leave it at that would be a discredit to this incredible regime‚ for Humanism brought self worth to what it means to be human. It incorporated critical thinking‚ analyzation
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The Northern Renaissance began as a result of Italian’s strong influence on neighboring countries when it came to artwork with Christian themes‚ as well as the prolonged conflict between France and England that caused several artists to relocate. In order to avoid the outbreak of The Hundred Year’s War and successfully search for inspiration‚ artists migrated out of the country to further their work‚ while also showcasing new thoughts and ideals that were widely unknown to artists who lived in Germany
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The Italian Renaissance was a period of great achievement that produced very influential masterworks that directly affects society today. The masterworks created by the genius artists during this time period are all greatly influenced by the philosophy of Humanism. Humanism of the Italian Renaissance was an education reform based off the idea that humans are the primary importance and centered on human’s values‚ capacities‚ and worth (Eugenio 534). This theory gives the knowledge necessary for
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