line. Botticelli spent most of his life working for the great families of Florence‚ including the Medici family. Botticelli ’s name appears regularly in the account books of members of the Medici family‚ for whom he painted banners‚ portraits‚ and altarpieces along with paintings of allegorical or mythological subject matter. Likenesses of the Medici family are found in various paintings including "Judith‚" "Madonna of the Magnificat‚" and "Adoration of the Magi." <br> <br>Apart from his works for members
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Curved mirrors From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia A curved mirror is a mirror with a curved reflective surface‚ which may be either convex (bulging outward) or concave (bulging inward). Most curved mirrors have surfaces that are shaped like part of a sphere‚ but other shapes are sometimes used in optical devices. The most common non-spherical type are parabolic reflectors‚ found in optical devices such as reflecting telescopes that need to image distant objects‚ since spherical mirror systems
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Changes of the patronage system during Renaissance Different from the fully developed art market today‚ there were few individual traders of art works in the Renaissance period. Historically‚ artists rarely undertook major artworks without a patron’s concrete commission. The patron could be a civic group‚ religious entity‚ private individual‚ or even the artists’ guild itself. Art patrons before the Renaissance period tended to be either royalty or clergy. Kings from various kingdoms commissioned
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Developing Europe into a powerhouse‚ the Renaissance marked complete cultural transition of Europe out of the Middle Ages and identified a societal change of values and ideas reflected in the art and literature of the time period; the “rebirth” in Southern Europe‚ however‚ differed from Northern Europe. As both the North and South had access to newly printed materials courtesy the printing press‚ they did share commonality of thought- both supplied predominant Christian artistic themes‚ had an artistic
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Tiyam Arshad Bakhtiari Teacher: Mr. Kelly TOK class 30 October 2012 What does Byzantine style influence on Santa Maria Assunta Church in Venice? Byzantine architecture is the Later Roman architecture Empire. The mosaic form date back to the 11th century with their strong Byzantine influence that is one of the best mosaics in the Northern Italy -a building with a basilica design divided by Greek marble columns-. Mosaics
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mid 20th century. Each artist’s aesthetic‚ although significantly different; equally allow us to understand a certain time and place Juan Bautista de Espinosa was born in 1590c. into a heavily Catholic family and country. Originally a gilder of altarpieces‚ Espinosa mastered the technique of still-life in the nearby Holland‚ where the style originated. He would later infuse this popular subject with the extravagant Baroque movement‚ which was already dominating the Spanish Empire. This marriage
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Chapter 5 – Space VOCABULARY | DEFINITION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER FIVE | EXAMPLE : WORK OF ART THAT EXEMPLIFIES VOCABULARY WORD AND EXPLANATION OF HOW IT IS USED | OVERLAP | Overlapping images also create the illusion that one object is in front of the other in space. | Donald Sultan’s “Lemons” An image of three lemons overlapping in space‚ but it consists of a flat yellow shape on a black ground 8 feet square | NEGATIVE SPACE | Empty space‚ surrounded and shaped so that it acquires a sense
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Death of the Virgin Caravaggio 1605-1606. 12’ 1 ½” x 8’. Oil on canvas For Sanata Maria della Scala‚ Trastevere‚ Rome. Now in Louvre‚ Paris In 1605‚ Laerzio Cherubini commissioned Caravaggio to paint an altarpiece for his family’s chapel in the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Trastevere‚ Rome. The chapel was dedicated to the Transit of the Virgin. There was a particular decorum for the depiction of such a scene: the Virgin giving a pious gesture‚ some sort of ascension of Her soul‚ and
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Chapter 22 Beauty‚ Science‚ and Spirit in Italian Art: The High Renaissance and Mannerism - Notes The 15th century artistic developments in Italy matured during the 16th century. The 15th century is thus designated the “Early Renaissance” and the 16th century the “High Renaissance”. Although there is no single style that defines the period‚ there is a distinct level of technical and artistic mastery that does. This is the age of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ Michelangelo‚ and Titian‚ artists whose
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_Excellent paper‚ one of my best‚ I spent several hours researching Albrecht Durer This is the best paper in the class._ Albrecht Dürer Leonardo of the North Michael Wise Art 5 Frank Turduci Impressive though others may be‚ the great German artist of the Northern Renaissance is Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). We know his life better than the lives of other artists of his time. Dürer traveled‚ and found‚ he says‚ more appreciation abroad than at home. The Italian influence on his art was of a
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