The Birth of Venus by Sandro Boticelli Visual Elements * Line * The main type of lines that are used in the Birth of Venus are mostly actual lines. The way they are used by the artist is to form specific shapes to tell a story about the goddess Venus. There are a few implied lines are used to create the ocean as to which Venus emerges from‚ as well as the waves in her hair to show that it has movement. The actual lines are used to create the shapes of the nature and the angels and
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The Birth of Venus Alexandra Smith In Sandros Boticelli’s‚ The Birth of Venus‚ there were several different types of lines noticeable in the painting. There are actual lines to illustrate simple birds‚ and curved lines showing the edges of the shell. A lot of the lines were implied by the different colors next to each other. The edge of the trees and the leaves are shown by dark browns and greens against the blue sky. The hard lines of the edge‚ and soft lines in the folds of the fabric held
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Birth of venus Birth of Venus View Full Essay ART 111 Kayce Anderson Writing Assignment #8 The work that I have chosen from Chapter 19 is Thomas Cole’s The Oxbow (Connecticut River near Northampton) (1836) on page 462. Principles of Design: • The focal point of the painting is the sun-drenched valley and river. The emphasis comes from the diagonal of the tree to the left that directs the view of the scene down the valley toward the farmland. • Vertical balance can be seen with the
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Design Elements & Principles I. Introduction Certain web sites seize users’ sights more easily‚ while others don’t. Why? Sometimes we have to remark our opinion about likes or dislikes of web sites‚ and it is easy to say just “I like this‚ or I don’t like that…” But if we are asked to answer the question why‚ then it is very difficult to find out the reason. Which factors do influence on someone to have a certain attitude toward a web page? There may be very many reasons related to it‚ but
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The Elements and Principles of Design Definition: The principles of design describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art. Balance is the distribution of the visual weight of objects‚ colors‚ texture‚ and space. If the design was a scale‚ these elements should be balanced to make a design feel stable. Elements: Line: A continuous mark made on a surface by a moving point; it may be flat or three-dimensional. Line may be explicit - a line painted along the edge of the road
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F. The Birth of Venus was created on canvas with the use of tempera paint. Botticelli would hand grind a material that changes according to the light that it reflects‚ also known as pigment. The powdered pigments are traditionally mixed with egg yolk which dries quickly and stays firmly in place (Saitzyk‚ 245). During the Renaissance‚ fabric such as canvas were used instead of the popular wooden panel. As tempera
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The Elements and Principles of Three-Dimensional Design Design: v. to mark out‚ to plan‚ purpose‚ intend... n. a plan conceived in the mind‚ of something to be done... n. adaptation of means to end... The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Elements of 3-D Design Space: distance‚ area‚ volume; physical space independent of what occupies it; absolute space. Line: the edge or outline of a form‚ the meeting of planes; linear materials include: wire‚ wood‚ metal rod‚ string or any materials with
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called the “Birth of Venus” depicted a rare aspect removed from medieval art; female nudity. To exemplify the physical beauty that the nude Venus promotes‚ this tempura on canvas is five feet and nine inches tall and nine feet and two inches wide . Botticelli’s creation digresses from previous medieval art by imposing individuality and humanistic qualities into each figure on canvas. The goddess Venus is the Roman equivalent to Greek goddess‚ Aphrodite. Botticelli’s placement of Venus in the center
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Discuss progression of her life as parallel to change in Florentine Streets (pull in art and religion/rules of society in order to examine the similarities) (also note how in end when Savonarola’s reign ends‚ Florence is better and life is better) Marriage/love art religion Quotes: The City of Florence: During her youth: Page 52: Lorenzo’s death put the city out of sorts in many ways. Page 85: And when soldiers are at war‚ they are not citizens‚ only mercenaries‚ and young virgins are
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Ciera Callahan Art History II 10-20-13 Sfakianos The piece that I chose to write about is entitled The Birth of Venus and was painted by the French artist Nicolas Poussin. This painting was sold to Catherine the Great of Russia in 1771. It was sold another time by the Hermitage Museum in 1932 when the Soviet government was desperate for western currency. It was then that it was acquired for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The painting was made in Italy in either the year 1635 or 1636. The medium
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