his artistic talents at the age of 17 when he was hired as a studio boy to Andrea Del Verrocchio‚ the leading Florentine painter and sculptor of his day. In Verrocchio workshop‚ Da Vinci was introduced to main techniques‚ from the painting of altarpieces and panel pictures to the creation of large sculptural projects in marble and bronze. His ’Last Supper’’ and ’Mona Lisa’’are among the most widely popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance. At the same time his scientific interests
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Painting Analysis at the National Gallery of Canada HIS 4001: History of Art II By: Gill Collens 2/14/2013 Professor: Ncole Sammut Simone Martini‚ St. Catherine of Alexandria‚ ca. 1322–23‚ tempera on wood panel‚ 83.2 × 43.5 cm‚ 32 3/4 × 17 1/8 in.‚ (with frame). Collection of the National Gallery of Canada‚ Ottawa‚ inv. no. 6430 Contents Table of contents……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………............1 Essay……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………2-5 Works
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Andrea Mantegna (1431 – September 13‚ 1506) was a North Italian Renaissance painter‚ a student ofRoman archeology‚ and son in law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time‚ Mantegna experimented with perspective‚ e.g.‚ by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality. His flinty‚ metallic landscapes and somewhat stony figures give evidence of a fundamentally sculptural approach to painting. He also led a workshop that was the leading producer ofprints in Venice before
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21 HUMANISM AND THE ALLURE OF ANTIQUITY FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALIAN ART TEXT PAGES 572-611 1. List three tenants that underlay Italian Humanism: a. b. c. 2. What fifteenth-century German invention facilitated the distribution of books and the knowledge they contained? 3. What was the basis of the wealth of the Medici family? 4. List four roles played by the arts in 15th century Italian princely courts. a. b. c. d. FLORENCE 1. Name the two finalists for the commission
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Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452 in a small village near the city of Vinci. He belonged to Ser Piero da Vinci who worked a notary and Caterina da Vinci believed to been a slave back in the country-side. He appreciated art and was very interested in science and nature‚ which helped him to become a great sculptor‚ painter‚ inventor and draftsman later on in his life. As a child‚ he demonstrated excellent artistic skills. He was demanded by many and eventually worked as an apprentice to
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o start of by talking about the early Renaissance Art‚ the definition is that Renaissance “was a period when scholars and artists began to investigate what they believed to be revival of classical learning‚ literature and art”. The first painting that caught my eyes while reading chapter twelve was the Deposition. This piece was painted by Rogier van der Weyden. The reason why I really liked this piece was because it was a very meaningful piece about Christ. The Deposition is a painting of the removal
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including the famous Death and Ascension of Saint Francis ’‚ and also to have Donatello make the Crucifix ’ for their chapel. The Bardi ’s financial success also allowed them to commission Botticelli to paint them several altarpieces‚ including the famous Bardi Altarpiece (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-780‚ November 25‚ 2006). In literature‚ it was Bardi finances that supported the young writer Boccaccio at the court of Naples. This is where he was sent by his father‚ who was in fact
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A supremely gifted and versatile German artist of the Renaissance period‚ Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was born in the Franconian city of Nuremberg‚ one of the strongest artistic and commercial centers in Europe during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. He was a brilliant painter‚ draftsman‚ and writer‚ though his first and probably greatest artistic impact was in the medium of printmaking. Dürer apprenticed with his father‚ who was a goldsmith‚ and with the local painter Michael Wolgemut‚ whose
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portability. Just as before‚ lacquerware can be divided into catgories: pieces made for popular consumption in the newly popular namban style‚ and pieces made for foreigners and the church authorities.’ As has already been mentioned‚ items such as altarpieces and tabernacles were created in response to a demand for religious objects. Turning then to the objects created for popular consumption we can see a vast array of objects being decorated with namban motifs. These would include saddles‚ small cases
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Current Section Figures from Hartt: Figure- 8.2 Artist- Gentile da Fabriano Title- Strozzi Altarpiece‚ Adoration of the Magi Date- 1423 Medium- tempera on panel Location- Sacristy of Sta. Trinita‚ Florence. Now: Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. Physical concerns‚ iconography‚ patronage (context and function)‚ perspective‚ etc- This was commissioned by Palla Strozzi for his family burial chapel. The Adoration of the Magi marks the moment when the infant Christ was first shown to the Gentiles.
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