Masaccio’s "Holy Trinity" is one of the most intellectually and deeply moving pictures ever painted. Located in the Florentine church of Santa Maria Novella‚ it is remarkable for its early naturalism which initiated the Renaissance painting style‚ but also for the way it incorporates the material world with deep metaphysical significance. The "Holy Trinity" is both the most rational and mysterious of images in that it creates the convincing illusion of space within a painting. Tommaso di Giovanni
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god to look like. No one really contested him on the painting. In a way he tried to taunt the Christian and catholic church by portraying Zeus from Greek mythology as god. Michelangelo is also known for what some might call his greatest creations “Pieta”. This beautiful sculpture is Mary holding Jesus as he dies. Of all that have tried to attempt this artwork he was the only one to portray it with so much vivid
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Saint John The Baptist There are countless portrayals of John the Baptist and the representation of his relationship to Jesus and to the Church. John has been one of the saints most frequently appearing in Christian art. The Baptism of Christ was one of the earliest scenes from the life of Christ to be frequently depicted in Early Christian art. John’s tall‚ thin‚ and bearded figure is already established and recognizable by the 5th century. In the Gospel of Luke‚ we are first introduced to him
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Dante’s Inferno Circles of Hell and Punishments Circle 1: Limbo Dante’s First Circle of Hell is resided by virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized pagans who are punished with eternity in an inferior form of Heaven. They live in a castle with seven gates which symbolize the seven virtues. Here‚ Dante sees many prominent people from classical antiquity such as Homer‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Cicero‚ Hippocrates and Julius Caesar. Circle 2: Lust In the Second Circle of Hell‚ Dante and his companion
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Human nature is reliable‚ as everyone is born with the same perspective. It is how we are raised and what we are exposed ot that causes us to speak and act the way that we do. Because of this people who are exposed to and raised in similar environments will act similar. This can be seen through Niccolò Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes; they were both raised in times of chaos and destruction‚ making them believe that an absolute ruler is necessary to maintaining peace. Both philosophers believe that
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total height of over 53 feet and links two floors of the Dallas Museum of Art. As big as it is‚ the work retains a comic and playful character‚ given in part to its gigantic size. A good example of this is Michelangelo’s sculptural masterpiece ‘Pieta’ from 1499 (below). Here Mary cradles her dead son‚ the two figures forming a stable triangular composition. Michelangelo sculpts Mary to a slightly larger scale than the dead Christ to give the central figure more significance‚ both visually and psychologically
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What is the renaissance architecture? The answer lays in its very name- the word is originally French‚ from term la rinascita “to be reborn”. If we want to describe this era‚ we could say‚ that renaissance is “a self-conscious break with the past and search for the new forms of expression”. And it’s fully true- renaissance is an entirely new turn in the History of Architecture‚ but at the same time it’s a return to and exalt of antique forms of roman art. It is said‚ that “Renaissance architects
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Artemisia Gentileschi: the first female artist The first female artist‚ Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8th 1593 and would die as the most important woman painter in Early Modern Europe. At a very young age‚ Artemisia was introduced into the world of painting by her father‚ Orazio Gentileschi. Orazio was a well-known painter as well‚ with much of his work consisting in a Mannerist style. Italian painter Caravaggio‚ had a tremendous amount of influence on both Orazio and Artemisia. His realistic
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The Mona Lisa is said to be a portrait of the wife of a Florentine merchant‚ so her gaze would be meant for her husband. The Mona Lisa has very many mysteries‚ but the main one being her smile. To this day‚ it inspires many painters‚ sculptors‚ and writers. If you look closely at the paiting‚ the face of the woman
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During the baroque era‚ there were many prominent new artists‚ one of the most famous was a Venetian composer by the name of Antonio Vivaldi. He was very important during the baroque ear due to his mastery of the Italian concerto and his involvement in operas. Vivaldi remains relevant in modern times as the concerto is still a hugely popular genre for composers. A concerto refers to an instrumental work written specifically for a soloist or multiple soloists and a large ensemble. Vivaldi was born
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