. Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) rediscovered and made linear perspective popular. Although the principle of the linear perspective was found first by Fillipo Brunelleschi‚ Alberti disclosed and explained it in the book On Painting. Precisely Alberi explained mathematically what proportions of the objects’ size had to be used in linear perspective. Alberti was born in Genoa in the noble family‚ studied in Padua and Bologna‚ lived in Florence and Rome. Aside of working on linear perspective‚ Alberti
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COUNTRY ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES ARCHITECTURAL MOVEMENT RENAISSANCE BAROQUE ROCOCO Age of awakening or the rebirth Period of Artistic style “Late Baroque” was ornate and made strong usage of creamy‚ pastel-like colours‚ asymmetrical designs‚ curves and gold. Italy Plan • Central plan • Concave or Convex on plan • Oval plans Wall • • Often painted Ceiling • Ribbed Vault • Flat ceilings of wood and plaster. • Contains Large frescos Doors • Richly carved frames‚ sometimes arched and
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Timeline Byzantine 350 -450 Medieval 400-500 AD Surrealism 1920-1930 Beginning in the mid-1920s‚ Surrealist captured the Modern imagination. In essence‚ Surrealism began as a direct spillover from the Dada movement in art and culture. The Surrealists wanted to explore through poetry and prose the psychic dimension of the human mind. A huge source of inspiration was the groundbreaking work of Sigmund Freud. Continued Surrealism 1920-1930 What is important to understand is
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influenced the Revolution as well as how revolutionary art supported the goals of the Revolution and post-revolution art demonstrated the aftermath of the revolution. Social upheaval was on the horizon during 18th century France and the Rococo movement helped lead
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Rococo took place from around 1715- 1774. It was developed in France as a reaction against the Baroque style. One key artist of the Rococo period style is Antoine Watteau. One work that he is known for is the Pilgrimage to Cythera. This is a great example of Rococo because it uses those light colors and has lots of curves and is very asymmetrical. Neoclassicism – Neoclassicism key
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In this essay I will be discussing French artist Jules Cheret’s art work: La Loie Fuller (1893‚ figure 2.3) and American artist Will H. Bradley’s art work: The Chap Book‚ Thanksgiving no. (1895‚ figure 2.24) in a compare and contrast exercise‚ looking at both the similarities but also what makes these two works very different. The art works are both dated by the end of the nineteenth century. Around the same time‚ the Industrial Revolution brought a huge boost productivity‚ but also changed the social
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known side of human intellect. Even outside of literal art‚ architects became mathematicians as they discovered new and more efficient ways to construct new styles of building. With the passing of the Renaissance came popularity of the Baroque and Rococo styles of art and architecture in Western Europe. The Baroque style is believed to have come from the Catholic church and was utilized with the primary purpose of increasing awareness of the Catholic religion. This newfound artistic interest in the
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to Louis XV of France and‚ although her true intent must be left to speculation‚ through this painting she was successful in becoming one of his many mistresses. Resting Girl‚ a work of oil on canvas‚ was painted during the Rococo Period (1715-1774). Quite indicative of Rococo‚ Resting Girl is more frivolous‚ light‚ and immoral than traditional Baroque’s already over-the-top style. Though Boucher shied away from using frontal nudity to illicit arousal‚ the eroticism of Resting Girl is still very apparent
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visit is my shameless staring‚ dare I say gawking‚ at Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Large Bathers. This 1887 oil on canvas is the epitome of late 19th century European art‚ combining aspects of mid-19th century Impressionism‚ the frivolity of 18th century Rococo‚ and Classical nudes. Though I cannot quite place my finger on what draws me to this piece‚ I do know that the cheerful pastels‚ sensual lines‚ and lighthearted subject make Large Bathers one of the top paintings I have had the pleasure of viewing
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At the beginning of the 18th century the favourable style of painting was the Rococo style. This was a highly decorative‚ ornate style of art‚ which lasted throughout the reign of Louis XV (1715-74) and spread to other countries‚ most notably Austria and Germany. Rococo favoured the complex swirling forms of Baroque art but was airier and more graceful‚ preferring pleasurable and voyeuristic subject matter. Rococo began as an attempt to reform the teaching of Classical antiquity in the Academies
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