Disegno and Colore Painting in the 16th Century Venice was still caught up in a regional debate which pitted the idea of colore against the much more formal emphasis on disegno. This held sway in the rival Florence. By exploring this philosophical and provincial debate‚ I have drawn contrasts between the use of colour and outline in selected works by Michelangelo and Titian. I have also looked at to what extent are these attitudes to materials reflective of the social and spatial conditions in
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| Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett | | | 7/2/2013 | Museum Visit Assignment | | | Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett Museum visit assignment The Mint Museum in Charlotte‚ NC is a timeless building and a work of art itself. The building was designed with a contemporary style and is an outward expression of its artistic‚ belongings inside. I visited the Museum on Tuesday‚ July 02‚ 2013‚ at around 2 in the afternoon. I was within the museum for about 2 ½ hours‚ observing
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Autumn Gabrielson Image Analysis WBIS 019 Professor Deering 11/5/12 We Can Do It! “All the day long whether rain or shine‚ She’s a part of the assembly line‚ She’s making history‚ working for victory‚ Rosie the Riveter.” These are a few lyrics from Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb’s “Rosie the Riveter” song. This song came out in 1942‚ and was the first time the term Rosie the Riveter was used. Representing the women who worked in factories during WWII‚ Rosie is a cultural icon of the U.S. Many
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1. Nayip Puente-N 2. Art History II‚ 1304‚ 12-Week Session 3. Essay #1 Section 1: DESCRIPTION Part 1 of The Videotape #3 entitled The Early Renaissance Italy; depicts the Masaccio’s Holy Trinity (1425-1427). This work of art is painted in fresco in the Dominican Church of Santa Maria Novella‚ in Florence‚ Italy. This is one of the first paintings to depict deep space‚ uses one-point linear perspective to create a “tromp l’oeil” (French for "deceive the eye" ) or an effect that fools the
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Art is contemporarily defined as the product or process of deliberately arranging symbolic elements in a way that influences and affects the senses‚ emotions‚ and/or intellect. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities‚ creations‚ and modes of expression. The renaissance is the rebirth of classicism; classicism comes from the ancient Greece and Rome; they portray art to captivate perfection‚ harmony and order. Italian High Renaissance artists achieved ideal of harmony and balance comparable
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Renaissance artists were interested in the rational representation of space through perspective. But perspective implied continuity between the space of the viewer and that of the picture‚ and this was difficult to sustain when pictures were painted high up on walls. It was even harder when they were painted on ceilings‚ where the logical viewpoint was from underneath. Discuss the different approaches to space in the following two works‚ and why an artist might adopt one or the other. _________
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Oil painting - The School of Athens (after Raphael) Object: Oil painting Place of origin: Rome‚ Italy (painted) Date: 1752-1755 (painted) Artist/Maker: Mengs‚ Anton Raphael‚ born 1728 - died 1779 (artist) Raphael‚ born 1483 - died 1520 (after‚ artist) Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas Credit Line: Given by the Duke of Northumberland‚ 1926 Museum number: P.36-1926 Gallery location: In Storage Public access description Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779) was born in Bohemia now Czech Republic
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idea of colorito‚ forms don’t have to be Leonardo looks down on Michelangelo because of the harsh contours‚ color choices with the lack of shading. 2. Who was Julius II and what did he want artistically? What is the meaning of Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling? What is the special nature of Michelangelo’s figure style? 3. What was the Stanza della Segnatura and what did Raphael represent there? How and why did Raphael present his self-portrait in the School of Athens? How did Raphael engage with
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How did Masaccio and Masolino’s choose to tell a story about art and science in their frescos in the Brancacci Chapel? Masaccio was Masolino’s assistant and they worked together on the fresco’s in the Brancacci chapel. Although it was Masolino that was hired to paint the chapel he had to leave during the commission and Masaccio took over much of the work. Masolino’s "Tempation of Adam and Eve" begins the cycle of fresco’s. In the painting Adam and Eve face each other directly and Eve holds the apple
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religious places in my life‚ I have never been in a quiet‚ peaceful and spiritual place as the interior of the Rothko Chapel. To begin with‚ I felt overwhelmed just with the simple shape of this interior. The shape of this interior space is based on a simple geometry‚ which is an octagonal where the main 4 wall are facing the cardinal directions. The interior of the Rothko Chapel that is located in the middle of a humble community in the city of Houston has six doors. Two of the
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