Antonio del Pollaiuolo was an Italian painter‚ sculptor‚ and engraver who created a number of artworks related to Greek mythology during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in Florence where the Renaissance began and patronized by the Medici family with his brother Piero del Pollaiuolo. Many of his artworks have influences of human anatomy‚ which means that he accurately illustrates the body shapes and muscle movements of people. Since he taught to many students such as Lorenzo Ghiberti and Sandro
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Chapter Summary: Seizing the Light The Social History of Photography begins with talking about the relative importance of different ‘artists’ and their desire for visual representation of their works by using lights and chemical reactions. Chapter one continues to speak of the importance of a multitude of individuals‚ from the actual beginning of the documented art of Photography. It speaks of the importance of many individuals‚ from Mathematicians‚ “Photographers”‚ “Lithographers”‚ Inventors‚ Chemists
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In the lecture Henry Moore was described as the most famous British sculptor in the the 20th century. He was very well known for his many statues made of stone‚ wood‚ and bronze in the 1940s and 1950s. One of his statues portrays a reclining female made of various curves with some negative space and a very visual hole in her midsection. Many people thought at the time that the hole stood for the spiritual emptiness of men in which also meant that they were misguided in their faith. Others thought
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Tintoretto’s full name is Jacopo Tintoretto. He was born in Venice in 1518‚ as the eldest of 21 children. His father was known as Giovanni‚ who worked as a tintore(dyer). His mother is unknown as Giovanni had been with so many women. The origin of his family has been debated between many studies. Some studies say that his family originated in small towns‚ such as Tuscan of Lucca‚ while others say it originated from Brescia. Jacopo got his nickname‚ Tintoretto because it translate to ‘dyer’s boy’
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The Philosophy (School Of Athens) is a fresco located in the Stanza della Segnatura of the Vatican Palace in Rome‚ Italy‚ that dates back to sometime between 1509 and 1511‚ created by Raphael. Within the fresco‚ there are various classical elements that can be noted‚ such as the coffered ceilings. All of the philosophers or otherwise influential thinkers of the Classical Era are all congregated within a classical lyceum. A lyceum‚ or gymnasium‚ can otherwise be described as a school. For example
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During the Italian Renaissance‚ 1509-1511‚ Raphael created the painting the School of Athens. This painting is filled with the greatest mind of their time and has many different ideas in it. At this time‚ there was a large passion for art and science. This influenced the painting to contain scientists‚ mathematicians‚ and philosophers. This painting was made for the Vatican‚ which Raphael had made a few painting for before. Specifically‚ this painting was commissioned by Pope Julius II. Some people
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Musicians is a painting which was created by the great Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio in 1595. It is currently held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This masterpiece is an example of the Italian Baroque style of painting‚ and was crafted as oil on canvas with dimensions of 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 in 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 inches. The painting was created for Caravaggio’s first patron Cardinal Francesco del Monte who had a great interest in music. The picture displays four young
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Kehinde wiley is one artist I admire so much and I’ve never had the opportunity to really go into details who exactly he is other than what’s on the surface. I choose this article from GQ.com because it explains in detail the creative process of one of the most celebrated painters in the world. Wiley is not your regular painter‚ he’s in a world of his own and his uniqueness sets him apart from his contemporaries. He is well known for portraits of young African-American men staged in heroic poses
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Josiah McElheny Artists today have countless types of mediums available to them today. Josiah McElheny is known mainly for handblown glass‚ a tedious craft; creating sculptures in assorted shapes. An artist born in Boston‚ MA in 1966‚ he attended Rhode Island School of Design. Later‚ McElheny was the winner of the MacArthur Fellowship award. He currently works and lives in New York City‚ New York. McElheny is also known for working with such mediums as wood‚ mirror‚ glass‚ paint‚ still videos and
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Donatello (Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi) was born in Florence‚ Italy in 1386. His father was Niccolo di Betto Bardi. As a child‚ Donatello was educated at the home of the Martellis‚ a wealthy influential family of bankers and patrons‚ and during this time‚ he received artistic training from a local goldsmith. Later in 1403‚ around the age of 17‚ Donatello apprenticed with Florence metal smith and sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti. A few years later‚ Donatello assisted Ghiberti to create
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