Donna Gardner Dr. Kathleen Hum5 4/1/14 How School of Athens represents Renaissance The high renaissance is thought of to be the climax of art and emergence of artistic geniuses. The technicality of art dramatically evolves since the middle ages as well as heroic composition and artistic imagination. As Humanism and individualism arise in the renaissance artist take on a different perspective and some of the greatest thinkers and philosophers will emerge. Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’ is the ultimate
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Mannerism appeared in response to the Renaissance style from Florence‚ Rome and Venice in the 1520’s. Unlike Renaissance artists to strove to make their art look as realistic as possible‚ mannerism artists broke away from this convention. Some of these key characteristics include abnormally elongated limbs‚ contorted bodies impossible poses and most importantly‚ artifice. Renaissance artists tried to disguise artifice where mannerism artists reveal imbalanced compositions‚ ambiguous space‚ departures
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Grace Caroline Williams Mrs. Lloyd Art Appreciation 9 March 2017 Miriam Schapiro What makes Miriam Schapiro unique from most other artist in her time period? Her most known contribution to the world of art is for pioneering feminist art work. Schapiro was a leader of the feminist art movement and in many of her painting she would put “girly”‚ pink‚ or craft elements to represent not women in general‚ but the femininity represented by these additions. For example‚ in the 1970’s she painted a hand
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experiences‚ and expressed himself through painting (Edvard Munch). Even after his death in 1944‚ Edvard Munch inspires many artists‚ and his paintings from The Frieze Of Life are his most famous pieces. His art is very detailed‚ and it is more figurative than abstract (Edvard Munch)
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so much? What makes it so memorable and relatable? Artists like Lauryn‚ Miguel‚ and Sarah Bareilles are all artists that I believe use their craft to convey emotion and story telling. Every story they write uses their lyrics as poetry to express emotions‚ feelings‚ triumphs‚ and failures. What does this say about myself as an artist? For one‚ I use these artists as inspirations that inspire me to transpose their ideas of art into my own work. I like to listen diligently to my inspirations to emulate
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the Renaissance which brought a cultural revival toward Europe. Michelangelo’s early life was heavily exposed to the arts since he liked to watch and copy the nearby artists. Michelangelo’s skills ranged from sculpting‚ painting‚ poetry‚ and architecture. His most famous works are David‚ Pieta‚ and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo had heavily influenced modern art and religion. If Michelangelo had never existed‚ many of the influence that his art has‚ would be gone. Many artist he inspired
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The Renaissance was a more forward-thinking age inspired by a re-interest in the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. This essay will cover the period in time right before the Italian Renaissance kicked off called Proto-Renaissance‚ and the factors contributing to its success. The three factors that contributed to the success of this transition were‚ where it began‚ the influence of humanism‚ and artistic innovations contributed by artists. These factors are considered to be essential in the
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Renaissance is a word that means “rebirth.” This is a fitting title for the time period as it was a time of surges of advancements in all fields of study. The Renaissance in general lasted from 1330 CE to 1620 CE‚ while the periods in it (Italian‚ English‚ High Renaissances) lasted as following: English Renaissance lasted from 1550 CE to 1620‚ the Italian Renaissance lasted from 1330 CE to 1550 CE‚ and the High Renaissance‚ in the middle of the English Renaissance‚ lasted from 1480 CE to 1520 CE
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Introduction The period of European history referred to as the Renaissance was a time of great social and cultural change in Europe. Generally speaking‚ the Renaissance spanned from the 14th to the 16th centuries‚ spreading across Europe from its birthplace in Italy. During the Middle Ages‚ Italy was not the unified country that it is today. The Italian Peninsula was instead made up of a number of independent city-states‚ most of which were ruled by powerful families. The period of time during which
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The culture of the Middle ages to the Renaissance profoundly affected European life; in art‚ literature‚ and astronomy. During the Middle Ages people did not live very long; so the people believed very strongly in religion. The artist painted all religious figures and the paintings were very dull and did not have any perspective. The Renaissance brought in a new era of paintings and sculptures. The artists started to paint with detail such as expressions‚ muscles in the body‚ and making every feature
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