Contrast three works of da Vinci with three of Michelangelo Maxine Houston ART101: Art Appreciation (ACH1248A) Instructor: Linda King January 14th‚ 2013 Two people can see the same event and then when they speak on it or create a picture their minds somehow come up with different point of views. I am going to talk to you about the works of both da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany‚ during a time called the Renaissance. Leonardo Da Vinci is known
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chose to sculpt David right in the midst of battle believing this would showcase him the best. This is because Bernini’s version was sculpted during the Baroque period‚ a time when it was thought that artwork should evoke strong emotions. Whereas Michelangelo sculpted in the Renaissance style‚ which David in a pose that relayed he was still but ready to move. We can also see differences just within the face of each sculpture. Michelangelo’s version we find being deep in thought‚ perhaps contemplating
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or to express ourselves. Art is always changing because it has a way of developing over time‚ just like people do. Going back to the Early Renaissance‚ Donatello created a sculpture of David by recreating a scene from the Bible. As time passed Michelangelo created a newer version of David that wasn’t so youthful and had more detail than Donatello’s David. Sculpting had evolved over time when Bernini finally created an elaborate David in mid-fight. All of these sculptures were acceptable in the time
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The High Renaissance The renaissance was a period between 1400 to 1650 where the influences in art‚ philosophy‚ and literature extended far beyond the bounds of what they’d ever been before to include new theories and styles which give character to this all new classical model. The actual term renaissance means the revival of art and literature under civilized terms in Europe extending from the 14th to the 17th century. It was also characterized by an overwhelming theme of renewal of life‚ character
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Michelangelo was commissioned twice to work on the Sistine Chapel in Vatican during his lifetime. In 1508 he began the painting of the “Genesis” on the ceiling of the chapel for the pope‚ and after twenty-eight years he was forced to paint the Last Judgment on the altar wall. While the series of “Genesis” is considered as one of Michelangelo’s greatest works at his early stage‚ the “Last Judgment” indicated his late style of new understanding of the world and life. The ceiling painting’s background
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sculpted by Michelangelo and it depicts Mary holding Jesus after his death. During the creation of the Pieta‚ an emphasis was put on the anatomy‚ preciseness and the emotions created. Michaelangelo is arguably the wisest human
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perfection and harmony. The central of this period is the city of Rome of Pope. This is a time of architectural sketches for the church of St. Peter in Rome Bramante‚ the most famous paintings of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Raffaello’s‚ statues and frescoes of Michelangelo and the works of Albrecht etchings Durer. After that period is the Late Renaissance or Mannerism is characterized by many different art trends. Mannerism tends to overstate the treasures of the Renaissance shape (Ex: describing the human body
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling in the course of painting the room. Vasari said Bramante let him in secretly‚ and the scaffolding was taken down in 1511 from the first completed section. The reaction of other artists to the daunting force of Michelangelo was
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destined to break up if the emphasis was shifted to favor any one element in the composition. * Climax of renaissance painting & sculpture-it reached an ideal of harmony by that time way evidenced by work of Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ and Michelangelo. * An aesthetic illusion of reality became the predominant aim of high renaissance. * By the time of high renaissance the artists fully understood the application of perspective‚ uses of color & consistent light and shade & the
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The Four Davids David‚ who was destined to be the second king of Israel‚ destroyed the Philistine giant Goliath with stone and a sling. Donatello‚ Verrocchio‚ Michelangelo‚ and Bernini each designed a sculpture of David. However‚ the sculptures are drastically different from one another. Each one is unique in its own certain way. Donatello‚ whose David was the first life-size nude statue since Classical times‚ struck a balance between Classicism and the realism by presenting a very real image of
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