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    1548‚ long before he began these paintings. He was even buried there with the members of his family‚ in a chapel. The very circumstances of the commission proclaim the painter’s ambition. Tintoretto himself proposed the commission to the prior of the church and offered the pictures at a minimal charge‚

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    1) Chapter 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy a. The Early Renaissance in Italy (1400-1500) 2) Chapter 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy a. The High and Late Renaissance in Italy (1500-1600) 3) Chapter 20: Late Medieval And Early Renaissance Northern Europe a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 15th century 4) Chapter 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 16th century 5) Chapter 24: The Baroque

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    Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti were‚ and still are considered to be two of the greatest minds‚ even geniuses of the Renaissance. But which one is more of a genius than the other? Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15th‚ 1452‚ son to a notary called Ser Piero. Ser Pier has sex with a woman called Catarina‚ which resulted in her pregnancy. For a believed reason that Catarina was the Daughter of a farmer‚ they never got married. Ser Pier later married another woman‚ when he was 25‚ which

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    for him and anyone who is like him. (Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.‚ 2016) Another key figure was Michelangelo who lived from 1475 to 1564. He is most known for his contributions and rebirth of art. He is most famous for his painting of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican‚ which shows an amazing amount of technical skill and precision. While he was alive he considered himself to be a much better sculptor than a painter. He is most famous for his sculpture the David which can be viewed in person

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    Chapter 1: Art Dish from Iran (figure 5) illustrates the function of art in daily life as both utilitarian object and religious inspiration. The embellishments on the plate include Arabic writing of Muslim scripture. The dish was made in this country (Iran) Global Warning (figure 16)‚ the graphic design poster by Chaz Maviyane-Davies‚ presents an issue of concern for the artist as well as the global population. This work is an example of art as a vehicle for (all of the above) Art made

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    Renaissance Art During a time when all life in Europe was affected by the collapse of the Roman Empire and invasion of barbarian people‚ the Catholic Church managed to keep fine arts alive in the holiest of cities (Netzley). Before the time of the Renaissance‚ the Church focused their efforts on creating an unnatural essence that was Medieval art. This type of art appears abnormal to modern people‚ mostly because they had very little knowledge about human anatomy and mathematics (Brown). The figures

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    and to overcome thyself. Thou mayst sink into a beast‚ and be born anew to divine likeness....To thee alone is given a growth and a development depending on thine own free will." From: Michelangelo’s scene on the Moment of Man’s Creation‚ Sistine Chapel Effective answers to essay questions also depend in part upon a clear understanding (and execution) of the meanings of important directive words‚ some examples of which follow. These are the words that indicate the way in which the material

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    age‚ timber ceiling 14. Well’s cathedral- west front is said to have the finest collection of statuary in Europe retaining almost 300 of its original medieval statues 15. West minster abbey cathedral- traditional place of coronation and burial site for the british monarchs 16. Winchester cathedral- longest gothic cathedral in England (because of its nave); spectacular ceiling 17. York minster- 2nd largest gothic cathedral of northern Europe; octagonal chapter house ceiling (masterpiece)

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    John the Baptist door by Andres Pisano (1330) Giotto • Cimabue o Virgin and Child Enthroned (1280) • Gesturing to baby • Giotto o Virgin and Child Enthroned (1310) • Holding Jesus like a mother‚ Jesus= peace sign o Arena Chapel (1300) • Cobalt Blue ceilings‚ paintings everywhere • Lamentation‚ commisoned‚ wht type of organization? o Perspective‚ shows emotion‚ pastel • Duccio o The Maesta Siena Cathedral (1300) o Tempera on panel‚ altar piece. A part of Santa Maria Novella in florence

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    Da Vinci vs. Michelangelo Lanita N. Clark ART 101 Mr. M. McGrath April 1‚ 2013 There is the painting of “The Last Supper” which was an emotional yet interesting version of events in history as we know it and he portrayed it very well to show the leadership and authority Christ had over individuals who believed. He was an early-renaissance artist that was not only a painter he was also an architect and he incorporated anatomically

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