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    Running head: MICHELANGELO’S PIETA VATICAN AND PALESTRINA Michelangelo’s Pieta: Vatican and Palestrina LAKITA S CORLEY Averett University Art 103 Michelangelo was born in Italy in the village of Caprese in 1475. When Michelangelo was young‚ his family moved to Florence‚ a rich and powerful city in Italy. At the age of twelve‚ his father sent him to study with the most famous painter in the city. He became an apprentice to a famous painter in Florence named Domenico Ghirlandaio

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    honoring the Virgin Mary‚ and even look for bombs on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Although the sikh does not share these people’s faith‚ he does everything he can to protect it. Hana and Caravaggio talk. She tells him that she was pregnant and used to talk to the baby all the time‚ but lost the baby in an abortion when she got to Sicily‚ as the baby’s father was dead anyway. Hana tells Caravaggio all she has learned about death in her work as a nurse. She tells him that‚ after a while‚ she

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    served to bring “the ignorant mob” into submission to the Church’s authority and might. The fresco of Sixtus IV illustrates these aspirations. The room in which he and his retinue gather is richly appointed. Column capitals are trimmed in gold‚ the ceiling is coffered‚ marble covers almost every surface‚ and an elaborate Corinthian capital supporting a large‚ arched space in the background sits at the vanishing point of the painting’s carefully conceived perspective. 2. We will spend some time

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    demonstrate an understanding of how works of art reflect the culture‚ politics‚ religion‚ and artistic movements of the times in which the artists created them. Links Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum http://redirect.platoweb.com/337736 Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo http://redirect.platoweb.com/337737 creating and delivering a presentation http://redirect.platoweb.com/337484 Introduction You will review two artists from different historical periods. Using your understanding of the works

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    CatCharlie Kottler English 31-McDonough April 8‚ 2013 Love is perhaps man’s greatest folly and success. It can drive one’s ambitions or lead him on a road to disaster. Will‚ in “Good Will Hunting”‚ struggles with allowing himself to love‚ making his life unnecessarily hard to keep people out. He pushed all people dissimilar to his lifestyle away; as the fear of failure paralyzes him. Holden‚ in “Catcher in the Rye” does not allow loveable figures to enter into his life as well. While being a

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    this work with works of Perugino‚ especially Christ giving the Keys to St Peter (1481-1482) and also The Marriage of the Virgin (1500-1504). Raphael was commissioned to produce the work by the Albizzini family of Città di Castello (scala 8) for the chapel of St Joseph in the Church of San Francesco. In comparison to the two works of Perugino the similarities are easily recognised. However although we can date Perugino’s earlier work between 1481and1482‚ his Marriage of the Virgin can only be dated

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    The Last Judgment is a fresco by Michelangelo Buonarroti in Sistine Chapel around 1534-1541‚ depicting one of the most famous scenes in Hebrew Bible. The Last Judgment is about Christ judging human sins. In this fresco‚Michelangelo exhibits the beauty of human beings and his desire for a just and fair society. His desire can be seen in every detail in this fresco. In describing the beauty of human world‚ he uses strict mathematical support in depicting the 3 dimensional space‚ and he uses the chiaroscuro

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    ARH2000 Ancient and Religious Art Egyptian Art vs. Renaissance Art The ancient Egyptians have had a huge impact on the world today. From Cleopatra‚ to The Mummy movies‚ the theme that is Egyptian is something that is very easily recognized. Egyptian art is very flat with exaggerated body parts. These figures have very long arms and legs with pointy eyes. Pointy eyes are a vanity thing that is still sought after and many women achieve this look with liquid eyeliner. Another factor that makes

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    of the High Renaissance some of the younger artists felt that everything difficult to be done to prove yourself in the art world had already been done‚ thus the development of a new style‚ Mannerism. The Last Judgment‚ or better known as the Sistine Chapel‚ shows strong tendencies of the Mannerist Period. The exaggerated muscles on the naked bodies is a strong example. Also the way the bodies are positioned in such pained poses also points towards the Mannerist style. The overly ornate and intricate

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    Andrea Tineo Mrs. D’amato June 04.12 AVI 201b Art Criticism – The Creation of Adam Artist: Michelangelo Medium: Fresco Paint Completed: 1511 Art Criticism – The Creation of Adam In this painting God is depicted as an elderly white-bread man wrapped

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