Italy while the whole of Southern Italy belonged to the Kingdom of Naples. These communities were ruled by a monarchy composed of many families and individuals‚ many of whom became important patrons of Renaissance Art. Sculpture has been an active part of the Romanesque era with sculptures produced throughout the middle ages in Italy and the rest of Europe. Its history and stylistic development are similar to Western art. It contributes to the cultural achievements of Classical Antiquity‚ and became an
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jewelry and sculptures. I chose the sculpture of Hope Athena to do my visual analysis because I found it to be beautiful. Athena was a Greek goddess of wisdom and war. The sculpture at LACMA is a Roman‚ 2nd century copy after a Greek original of the late 5th century BC School of Pheidias. The sculpture was made out of marble with neutral colors. In parts the color was dull with hues of ivory and golden brown. The shape of the body was rectangular with broad shoulders. The sculpture had her arms
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During the Renaissance there were many influential sculptures. Artists during the Renaissance experienced a renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman civilization. Christianity played a major role in Renaissance art. David was an important figure in more than one religion. In the Christian religion David was depicted as the youngest son of Jesse‚ who was a descendant of Jesus Christ‚ that was sent o the battle lines to bring new of his brothers. While at the front of battle he heard the giant
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The Athlete Kreugas by Antonio Canova a beautiful sculpture‚ it is a statue of an athlete in motion. This particular figure represents the neo-classical trend in eighteenth-century sculpture. It is a free replica of a life-size marble statue made by the same artist. This sculpture stands at 25 ½ inches tall and the medium is bronze‚ a very commonly used metal. Due to the nudity you can tell this sculpture is from a time period long ago. Sculptures of this time period were typically nude; artists of
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and painting. Transplantation technique is the technique Michelangelo has used on many of his sculptures‚ that means he was taking a variety of different body parts and forming one man. It often was noticed because one couldn’t identify the age of the man in the sculpture because the face or body was a different age wise. “David” is a complete masterpiece created between 1501 and 1504. In the sculpture “David‚” his age is very unclear; he has a mature face‚ an old hand‚ and a torso of a young man
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Giovanni Della Robbia’s sculpture of Adam and Eve was created in Florence‚ Italy in 1515. Della Robbia’s sculpture is an illustration of the biblical story Adam and Eve. His portrayal of The Garden of Eden‚ Eve‚ and the Serpent in the sculpture of Adam and Eve gives a brief understanding and reference to the portrayal of women and their role in the western Culture. First‚ The Garden of Eden in the bible is portrayed as a utopia and considered a sinless place‚ but in the sculpture it is understood that
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September 17‚ 2009 | Architecture‚ sculpture‚ painting‚ and music in the Modern Era | Modern art is defined as “art that has been and continues to be created in our lifetime”. This is the current period of art and has been since 1920. Many different movements occurred in the modern era and most of them were very controversial and they changed the way people thought. I chose what I thought was the most vital and important four of the seven areas of artistry. I believe architecture in the modern
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This piece is called Warrior with Shield by Henry Moore‚ from the mid-twentieth century (1954). This sculpture is composed of form because it is three-dimensional which‚ has height‚width and depth. This form has geometric shapes; the shield that the men is holding is a thin spherical shape with a pointy middle and the head of the man is an oval spherical shape. A strong sense of form has been created by increasing the contrast between highlights and shadow areas. For example the pointy part of
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create both beautiful sculptures as well as jewelry pieces. Her work is abstract and contains sharp geometric shapes as well as soft elegant lines. In 2013‚ Okim created a wall relief or wall sculpture titled Through the Space II. It is fixed to a white wall and rendered from steel‚ paint‚ oil stick‚ and crayon. By using both warm and cool colors‚ Okim was able to create a color balance within the composition of the piece. The voided negative space adds depth to the wall sculpture while adding a visual
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At first sight‚ it’s difficult to find out any feature shared by the Pablo Picasso’s and Deborah Butterfield’s sculptures; only after investigating some time analyzing these artworks one may realize both artworks are actually based on the same subject matter – on the image of an animal‚ that is. Neither the shape‚ nor the colors‚ nor the texture seem to be common between them. This fact amazes the viewer as it demonstrates how the artists’ differing personalities and artistic inclinations can lead
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