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    Anguished Figure Analysis

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    The anguished figure: my first impression of this title is severe pain and suffering exposed by artists in their work‚ who are trying to highlight the veracity of the human mind. Significantly‚ they are trying to underline and mark in history the reality into an ‘anguished figure’‚ by emphasising facial expressions and body language in their pieces of art work; to bring awareness upon this profound topic. This exploration will highlight how my three chosen artists: Kathe Kollwitz‚ Michelangelo and

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    Sandro Botticelli

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    Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap Sandro Botticelli‚ real name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi‚ was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His work‚ Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap‚ captures his highly personalized style. He is known for his execution and precise use of lines to portray objects realistically. The Portrait of a Young Man in a Red Cap will be the source of our discussion‚ but first a background of Sandro Botticelli’s artistic relations is necessary.

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    The literature of Niccolo Machiavelli‚ Giovanni Pico della Mirandola‚ and Baldassare Castiglione’s greatly illustrated the fundamental characteristics of humanism‚ individualism‚ secularism‚ and a fascination with antiquity. Displaying and analyzing their various works of literature can define these characteristics in more detail. Humanism is a group of perspectives centered around humans and their values‚ capabilities‚ and worth. Machiavelli‚ Mirandola‚ and Castiglione were all humanist teachers

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    present in the world anymore: they were wiped out by the flood. The religious symbolism of the unicorn did not only impact works of literature. “Late medieval and Renaissance pictures of a virgin holding a slain unicorn on her lap resemble those of pieta- depictions of Mary holding the dead Christ” (Sax 2013:9). Given this information‚ it is evident

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    I choose to do my Alternative Assessment on Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raffaello Sanzio. The Italian Renaissance time period was huge for artists because of the magnificent art work that was created. Some famous art pieces made by these three artists have to do with a religious theme from the bible and they recreate it using their artistic ability. The life of Leonardo‚ Michelangelo and Raphael and their art works were really popular in the Renaissance because they all had a

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    The Renaissance was quite possibly one of the greatest periods in European history. Translating literally to “rebirth”‚ it is defined as a drastic change in the lives of Europeans due to a newfound interest in the classical period of Europe’s history. Prior to this time period‚ Europe did not resemble at all the superpower we know it as today. A feudal system with a strict hierarchy was in place‚ in which a King ruled over a large territory of land named his kingdom‚ lords ruled over sections of

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    Silvia Dupuy Art: 101 Art Appreciation Instructor: Linda King April 29‚ 2013 With being talented artists of the renaissance both Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci had the dream of bringing art to its original form but with different perspectives on how to portray their art‚ Michelangelo and Leonardo demonstrated their creations differently? Michelangelo was borne on March 6‚ 1475 in Caprice Italy‚ his full mane was Michelangelo di Lodonico Buonarroti

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    began included this movement of extreme originality in aesthetics‚ although the four past centuries were simply based on classical inspiration. The fifteenth century brought what is now called the Early Renaissance; its first constructions by the Florentine architect Filippo Brunelleschi‚ in which it established a high standard for the Renaissance. Materials and colors were kept minimal‚ and important structures were emphasized in gray. Spaces thoughtfully composed‚ its parts and their interrelationships

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    Art of Giotto Di Bondone

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    life‚ that is a controversial subject. Giotto is said to have altered the course of painting in Western Europe‚ striking out of the Gothic and Byzantine styles towards the Renaissance. Giotto was under the apprenticeship of a great Florentine painter named Cimabue‚ from around the age of 10. Some of this earliest works were for the Dominicans at the Santa Maria Novello‚ including the Crucifix‚ which is about 5 meters high and is dated around 1290. Giotto was thought to have worked in

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    Shariah Copeland Professor Knotts Arts 1101 19 January 2013 Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci Known as the Renaissance‚ the period immediately following the Middle Ages in Europe saw a great revival of interest in the classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome. Against a backdrop of political stability and growing prosperity‚ the development of new technologies–including the printing press‚ a new system of astronomy and the discovery and exploration of new continents–was accompanied

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