Shariah Copeland Professor Knotts Arts 1101 19 January 2013 Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci Known as the Renaissance‚ the period immediately following the Middle Ages in Europe saw a great revival of interest in the classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome. Against a backdrop of political stability and growing prosperity‚ the development of new technologies–including the printing press‚ a new system of astronomy and the discovery and exploration of new continents–was accompanied
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RENAISSANCE ART OF LEONARDO DA VINCI AND MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI 101 Art Appreciation January 14‚ 2013 RENAISSANCE RENAISSANCE ART OF LEONARDO DA VINCI AND MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were two of the greatest artists that ever existed. The elder man‚ Leonardo is an extraordinary person that exceeds in two completely different disciplines
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My own thoughts on Youth Rebellion Youth rebellion is a vital process of a child’s turning into an adult. It can also be seen as teenage rebellion. What is the exact definition of youth rebellion? This is the Wikipedia version: "As part of their development into young adults‚ humans must develop an identity independent from their parents or family and a capacity for independent decision-making. They may experiment with different roles‚ behaviours‚ and ideologies as part of their process of
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Imagine you are born in 1452 as the illegitimate son of a legal specialist‚ and a peasant woman. Because of this‚ his parents could not raise Leonardo da Vinci‚ so his parent’s family raised him in Vinci. This is a problem that he faced his entire life. While he was truly loved by his parents‚ he was never truly accepted by society. However‚ the criticism he faced in his early years quickly vanished as a result of his achievements. Because he had such a wide variety of skills and knowledge‚ he is
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smile lingers in our minds‚ as it does in the collective mind of humanity. In no other painting are motion and emotion‚ the paired touchstones of Leonardo’s art‚ so intertwined. The artist Giorgio Vasari‚ a near-contemporary‚ told of how Leonardo kept Lisa del Giocondo‚ the young wife of a Florentine silk merchant‚ smiling during her portrait sessions. “While painting her portrait‚ he employed people to play and sing for her‚ and jesters to keep her merry‚ to put an end to the melancholy that painters
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not to be seen without a cell phone‚ smart phone‚ or music player in hand or within reaching distance. As quoted in the song The Great American Dream by David Massengill “Is TV more beautiful than the Mona Lisa” in our generation TV probably would be considered more valuable than the Mona Lisa. Everything is about immediate satisfaction with the youth these days and the beauty of taking
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Sara Pikowski Art 109 Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist during his time and even presently. He is very well known and one of his most pieces is the Mona Lisa. In most of his artworks‚ there is a common theme that is seen as a very important aspect of who he is as a person. The most common theme is religion. He makes this work in his paintings because he has various artworks that contribute to the theme of religion. His other most well-known piece is The Last Supper. This also contributes
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personal gain of self understanding or if it is an economical gain of not having to pay a model to sit for the artist while he/she works. Without all of the amazing portraits society has gained over the years‚ especially in the 16th century. Take The Mona Lisa for example‚ this piece is a oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci‚ and is a big part of the development in this time period. This is a stunning portrait and is known for the striking eyes and mystery that they hold. There are a lot of differences
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The year is 1612. A girl has just been raped. She rushes home. She finds a dagger. The girl is overwhelmed by guilt. To protect her family honor she takes her own life. This story is depicted in a single painting by the famous artist Rembrandt. It depicts a girl with a knife plunged through her stomach. The blood ruining her white dress. Her family is running down the steps in the background‚ but they are to late. The girl is dead. Imagine discovering that your daughter has been raped and that
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Modernism in art is rejecting the past and it’s a “relentless quest for radical freedom of expression” (says my copy of “The Annotated Mona Lisa”). In western culture‚ before the scientific revolution or the Age of Enlightenment‚ most subjects/ themes of paintings were the daily lives of upper/middle class people‚ the nobility‚ Christianity‚ and landscapes. Also the paintings then stressed
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