There are many renaissance masters that helped bring the renaissance together. Three of them are Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Albrecht Durer‚ and Jan Van Eyck. Leonardo Da Vinci was a scientist and an artist‚ Jan Van Eyck was a master of oil paintings‚ and Albert Durer was a master at perspective and fine detail. Leonardo was born on April 15‚ 1452 in Venice‚ Italy. When Leonardo was young he got little of formal education‚ but he got basic reading‚ math‚ and writing. At the age 15‚ he became an apprentice
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In Milan‚ Leonardo sought and gained the patronage of Ludovico Sforza‚ and soon began work on the painting Virgin of the Rocks. After some years‚ he began work on a giant bronze horse‚ a monument to Sforza’s father. Leonardo’s design is grand‚ but the statue was never completed. Meanwhile‚ he was keeping scrupulous notebooks on a number of studies‚ including artistic drawings but also depictions of scientific subjects ranging from anatomy to hydraulics. Leonardo da Vinci’s embryological
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Dear utmost respected admissions officers‚ I am Donatello‚ a trusted friend of Filipo Brunelleschi. Long ago‚ before I had become a respected sculptor‚ and worked as a goldsmith under Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ Brunelleschi’s rival‚ we met. Considering I am nine years his junior I always looked up to Filipo and admired his art. Consequently‚ in 1402‚ we went on a journey to Rome to study the ruins‚ and while I simply saw crumbling building‚ Filipo saw more- he was inspired by the architecture‚ and has pursued
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When I read the story of “The Falling Girl‚” I instantly fell in love with its obscurity and direct human content. Since I‚ too‚ have an Italian heritage‚ I feel that this author and I were meant to get to know one another. I was glad to be introduced to this major writer. Upon further research of Buzatti‚ I found him to be quite a renaissance man. He worked as journalist for Corriere Della Sera in Milan from the age twenty-two. These experiences as a journalist aided in his insightful knowledge
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Philbrook Museum Picturing in my mind what a wealthy oil family might live in‚ I entered the Philbrook museum of Art as I have many times before to be astonished by its beauty and functionality of what it has become today. The day was perfect for a museum visit and to look upon various artworks that would entertain my creative side for the duration of that Saturday afternoon. It is not every day that someone in their city can drive ten minutes to see priceless works of art and that’s what
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Paragraph 1. The painting was created by the one of the most popular artist Leonardo Da Vinci. It was painted in 1494. Vinci painted the work directly on the dining hall wall of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. People think that it was produced through a technique called Fressco Secco( pigments are mixed with lime water or lime milk and are applied to a dry plaster)‚ but infect in order to be perfect in every detail‚ da Vinci invented a new technique using tempera paints on stone. First
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LEONARDO DA VINCI‚ ANNUNCIATION‚ C. 1472 After looking at Leonardo da Vinci‚ Annunciation art‚ what comes into my mind is that the lady in the art must be of higher authority. This is clear because of the way she is been greeted by the mighty Angel with detailed wings. It is further complemented by the Angele’s way of greeting where he is kneeling before her. On the other hand‚ the lady in the art seems to be responding to the greeting with his left arm raised slightly. One aspect of
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The Microscope from the Renaissance The Renaissance was a time period that lasted from the 14th to the 17th century. The word renaissance means time of the great revival of art‚ literature‚ and learning in Europe. The word Renaissance come from French/ Middle French. The reason this time period started is because scientist‚ artist‚ and italian scholars made a cultural movement. The reason this time period ended is because of the reformation protestant. There were many people and inventions that
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Giorgio Vasari is known as and often called ’The Father of the Renaissance‚ and rightfully so. Giorgio has done a lot of creditable work including art‚ books and engineering. The life he lived changed the way we look and do things today. As an architect‚ painter‚ and author‚ Giorgio Vasari had a powerful impact on the Italian Renaissance. Giorgio Vasari was born into a fairly wealthy family of the time.(Britannica) On July 30th 1511 in Arezzo‚ Italy‚ Giorgio Vasari was given life by Antonio Vasari
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Leonardo Da Vinci The Renaissance shaped social‚ cultural‚ and political phases of the European life from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. Leonardo da Vinci had a great impact on the renaissance and today’s world with his art and his inventions. His many famous works still influence everyone in today’s world. For example‚ the Mona Lisa. Leonardo’s artistic skills came from his youth and is seen in his famous painting that is still talked about today. Born in Vinci‚ Italy on April
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