Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was born 28th September 1571 in Milan Italy. He was a dynamic painter whose vibrant artist techniques of tenebrism and dramatic realism caused uproar throughout his career. He is known today as one of the most innovative artists of his time. Caravaggio’s father‚ Fermo Merisi was a known to be an architect/decorator to the local merchants. His mother‚ Lucia Aratori was the daughter of a baker and came from a well established family within the same region. In
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I was 37 year old when i became the pope in 1513.I ruled for 8 ½ years as pope.It was all well except for the monk in germany martin luther. During my time as pope i expanded vadikin library and Refurbished the saint peter’s basilica in rome. Michelangelo and raphael helped me decorate the Sistine chapel. Under my reign‚ Rome became the center of the High Renaissance‚ attracting some of the most famous artists and writers of the period. Second‚ it was during my reign that the Protestant Reformation
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they agreed with the requirements that were inaugurated by the Council of Trent in the mid sixteenth century (Sayre 324). A well-known painting from the Baroque period‚ that inspired many alike‚ was the “The Calling of Saint Matthew” painted by Michelangelo
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Artists have inspired many people to create art in various forms and ways to express different moods for many years. For years‚ artists all around the world have become legacies due to their fine art collections. Both Michelangelo and Hieronymus Bosch are incredible European artists who have influenced many people with their famous jaw-breaking paintings (The Last Judgment and The Garden of Earthly Delights). These two artists share similar characteristics with knowledge in painting and influences
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Michelangelo created something completely new when he sculpted David. His interpretation of the hero‚ and the way he is depicted‚ changed the way sculpture was made in the Renaissance and in later art. In this essay‚ I will explain the historical context in which Michelangelo lived and what circumstances led to the making of one of his most famous sculptures‚ David. I will then go on to analyse the statue and how it was different from previous versions. To finish‚ I will talk about the influence
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Danatello and Michelangelo. They were both well-respected Renaissance artists. These works are based on the biblical story of "David and Goliath"‚
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Philistine giant‚ Goliath The three statues of David by Donatello‚ Michelangelo and Bernini represent the beginning‚ height and end of Italian renaissance as well as the drastically different interpretations of the character‚ may it be the physique‚ the action‚ the age or any other detail. The one point I want to focus on is that in each of these statues‚ the artists have succeeded perfectly on giving David the perfect
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tyranny. The Renaissance brought about the liberation of human thoughts and feelings and opened a wide vista of emotional freedom‚ imaginative flights and philosophical speculations in the sphere of art and literature. The statue of David‚ made by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504‚ is a masterpiece of the Renaissance art. It is a seventeen feet tall sculpture of the biblical hero David‚ which was a favoured subject in the art of Florence. In 1501‚ Florence had just become independent from the Medici
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Michelangelo Michelangelo was very talented in many fields of art. One is able to see a relationship between his art and his poetry due to its realistic aspects. People who are acquainted with his art and poetry are able to understand his emotions and ideas. Michelangelo was the greatest living artist of his time. Michelangelo focuses on topics of life. In his poems he discusses categories pertaining to love‚ death‚ evil and good‚ beauty‚ and women. The first is the fault the artist finds in his
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Michelangelo’s David The first piece of artwork that I have chosen to work with is the David by Michelangelo. Yes‚ this is one of the‚ if not the most famous sculpture in the world but that is not my reasoning for choosing it. Before seeing the actual David inside of the Galleria dell’Accademia‚ I visited the copy of it outside of the Palazzo Vecchio. After getting my first taste of the fake version‚ I thought it was a cool sculpture but didn’t see what all of the hype about Michelangelo’s could
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