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    Leonardo’s ’Annunciation’ For the young Florentine painter‚ Leonardo de Vinci was quite emphatic with portraying things as they were seen. This naturalism was quite apparent in many of his early works and carried out throughout his entire ensemble of pieces that are attributed to his name. Leonardo was fascinated with nature. Many of his earliest sketches are of plants‚ flowers‚ and botanicals which are represented with great detail and labor‚ striving to give them the beauty that he experienced

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    Back in 1424 Leonardo Bruni stated that ‘’…the words mean one thing‚ the sense is another ’’ (Robinson‚ 2002 : 58) but he has not been the first one who argued that the literal translation rarely worked. In fact‚ the dichotomy between word-for-word and sense-for-sense translation has existed for milleniums. Cicero and Horace were the first theorists who made a difference between the two approaches back in the first century BC and nowadays the widest spread one is the sense-for-sense translation

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    Leonardo da Vinci’s - The Last Supper The Last Supper is a unique painting. One of the reasons it is so different is that the canvas it is painted on is much wider than it is tall. By looking at the painting you can see that da Vinci is painting a gathering of people with the one in the middle of the table receiving most of the attention. The painting is most likely done on a canvas with simple oil paints. One feature a viewer might notice is Leonardo’s use of rectangles. Whether this is intentional

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    The Three High Renaissance Masters A look at Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael ➢ Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian artist and scientist who lived between 1452-1519. ➢ Leonardo was the original Renaissance man‚ whose roles included inventor‚ engineer‚ architect‚ mathematician‚ geologist‚ and astronomer. ➢ While he is best known as a painter‚ Leonardo primarily worked for the military producing designs of tanks‚ airplanes‚ and submarines‚ hundreds of years before such

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    century in Italy. It reached its peak through masters of art in the late 15th and early 16th centuries through the works of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael. Renaissance art was said to capture the mystery and beauty of the world. Known for the extensiveness of his interest‚ talent‚ and intellect‚ Leonardo da Vinci was the definitive Renaissance man. Michelangelo Buonarroti got his inspiration from the human body. Even with his painting of the Sistine Chapel‚ he was still known to

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    In the middle of the Renaissance‚ artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti establish characteristics of the High Renaissance. The formation of the High Renaissance the height or the level of success the era is in an art historical point of view. At the same time mark the return of the Medici to power in Florence. This new era marked anew for artists as they abandoned simplification and began using more styles leading towards mannerism. Additionally‚ artists‚ who created these masterworks

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    subjects. Breaking away from the religious traditions of the medieval world‚ they created entirely new genres of art‚ rich emotion. Radical new techniques were invented‚ such as painting with oils‚ and perspective. Artists such as‚ Brunelleschi‚ MichelangeloLeonardo da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ and Donatello transformed the way we saw our world. The House of Medici or de’ Medici was a political dynasty‚ banking family and later royal house. It first began to gain prominence under the man Cosimo de’ Medici in

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    about human anatomy and mathematics (Brown). The figures in the paintings also appeared stiff‚ simply because they were painting ideals‚ which was a subject that they were unfamiliar with (Brown). The Renaissance Art Movement‚ led greatly by Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci‚ lasted from the 13th century until the 17th century and spurred a cultural movement throughout Europe. Renaissance in Latin actually means “rebirth.” The idea of rebirthing ancient art lead to the Italian artists incorporating

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    Renaissance Art AIU Online March 15‚ 2014 Abstract My report is about two works of High Renaissance Art‚ by Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling and Leonardo’s Mona Lisa. The two works of art to me represent High Renaissance Art at its best. The two pieces show art to be colorful‚ yet refined‚ subtle and perceptive. The Sistine Chapel is by far Michelangelo’s best work‚ because I love the bible and the themes he made to fit the verses.

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    model‚ and structural engineering in Italy‚ when the Renaissance beliefs were considered to have been accomplished through the authority of LeonardoMichelangelo‚ and Raphael. Artists that were key in High Renaissance in Rome included: Donato Bramante he was leading architect of High Renaissance‚ Michelangelo he was the best sculptor and fresco painter. Leonardo da Vinci expert of oil painting and sfumato‚ Raphael the finest painter of the high renaissance‚ Correggio the Parma painter‚ best known for

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