period. How the information was obtained was gruesome for not being a doctor‚ but then again some people have to satisfy that curious mind. Da Vinci’s works were that survived have great value today. I researched the internet to see how much The Mona Lisa is worth and have not found an exact figure. Somewhere between $787 Million to $1 Billion. Wow‚ do I need that
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ESSAY- “Artists are no longer the makers of their art but have become manages and coordinators” Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28th‚ 1887 in France. He is most famous for his ready-made artwork called “Fountain” 1917‚ a urinal which was not made by Duchamp‚ the only modification made to the urinal was a signature signed by Marcel Duchamp which was not his. This caused controversy over whether this was really an artwork. In saying this‚ Marcel Duchamp‚ his ready-mades (‘Bicycle Wheel”1913 and “Fountain”1917)
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For my project I selected to use the Mona Lisa Portrait. The reason for me selecting this painting was because it is the world’s most famous painting. For hundreds of years people have been astounded by this painting. Not only is this painting one of the most well known artworks it is also the most valuable. The small painting is estimated to bring nearly 1 Billion dollars if it were ever to be sold at auction. One of the main reasons The Mona Lisa is famous is because many people wrote about
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FUNCTIONS OF ART Functions of Art 1. Art for decoration and ornamentation. A decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object. Large figurative elements such as monumental sculpture and their equivalents in decorative art are excluded from the term; most ornament does not include human figures‚ and if present they are small compared to the overall scale 2. Art for adornment to indicate social rank. These include cosmetics‚ jewelers‚ clothing accessories‚ facial hair‚ fingernail
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history was the theft of Mona Lisa at The Louvre in Paris‚ France in 1911. Italian workman Vincenzo Perugia was irritated to see an Italian masterpiece in a French museum‚ so he removed Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the wall while he was alone in the room and walked out of the museum with the painting under his smock. For about two years‚ the painting was missing‚ but its popularity grew as the French public would stand in lines to view the blank space where the Mona Lisa had lived. Two years after
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30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci by Marina Wallace is a well written‚ informing book. One main idea from the book is that Leonardo’s “most celebrated”‚ page 111‚ work is the “Mona Lisa”. On page 111 the author states that the Mona Lisa is the “...most celebrated‚ most imitated” of his works‚ also on page 111 the author states that the Mona Lisa is a “… iconic example of Leonardo’s genius. A second main idea from the story is that Leonardo was very ahead of his time in reference to warfare. On page 102 it states
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Over 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre every year. Da Vinci had an amazing talent at portraying light and shadow in his artwork‚ as well as physical objects and their landscape. He may have not be credited with the ideas of many inventions‚ but his sketches were the basis
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However‚ no matter how breathtaking the Mona Lisa may be‚ there are many reasons why the School of Athens qualifies as the greatest creation of the Renaissance. The Mona Lisa was an unfinished piece‚ with its missing eyebrows and mysterious smile‚ there were clear signs that the artist did not get to fully finish the piece. After the “completion” of this piece
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat was a painter and a graffiti artist. His work is mostly composed of graffiti‚ paintings on canvas and other mixed media compositions. Basquiat seemed interesting because‚ even though he did not live a long time‚ his life seemed to be filled with drama. His works seem interesting because they have a story behind them and they are supposed to be very political. Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22‚ 1960‚ in Brooklyn‚ NY. Basquiat ’s mother‚ Matilde
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The Man Who Wanted To Know Everything Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci mostly known as Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian renaissance polymath such as in: painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ mathematician‚ engineer‚ inventor‚ anatomist‚ geologist‚ cartographer‚ botanist and writer. His genius‚ perhaps more than that of any other figure‚ epitomized renaissance humanist ideal. Born on April the 15th 1452 in Vinci Italy. Young Leonardo was raised by his father Ser Piero and step mother. When Leonardo
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