On 1st September‚ 1725‚ I attended a performance of “The Four Seasons”‚ a concerto by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi at the Pieta. The composer‚ often known locally as the “Red priest” (Heller‚ 1997) for his ostensibly red hair and ordainment‚ wrote the piece in 1723 in Mantua; Italy’s music sure seems to be increasing in its grandeur. However‚ I would doubt the sincerity of Vivaldi’s concertos; ever since Corelli these instrumental pieces are pumped out massively for the aristocracy (Michalik
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FILIPINO SCULPTURE Abdulmari Asia Imao‚ a native of Sulu‚ is a sculptor‚ painter‚ photographer‚ ceramist‚ documentary film maker‚ cultural researcher‚ writer‚ and articulator of Philippine Muslim art and culture. Through his works‚ the indigenous ukkil‚ sarimanok and naga motifs have been popularized and instilled in the consciousness of the Filipino nation and other peoples as original Filipino creations. His U.P. art education introduced him to Filipino masters like Guillermo Tolentino and Napoleon
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had sculpted the "David" and the "Pieta"‚ which are two of the most stunning sculptures to come out of the Renaissance period. Although sculpting was the love of his life‚ his paintings of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel‚ and "The Last Judgement" are considered by many his best masterpieces. Michelangelo ’s artistic career can be divided into two periods. In the early period he focused on realism. During this early period Michelangelo ’s works included the Pieta and the David. At the age of 24 he
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Out of all the paintings we could choose from‚ I have decided to write about Michelangelo Bounarroti’s Guidizio Universale. It caught my eye because I have read a lot about The Last Judgment and how it would look like when it happens. Another part of the painting that caught my eye is how the people and other objects are falling and are afloat in mid sky blue air. The painting is representational for the fact that it is representing the human kind from the dammed and the saved. In the center of the
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develop a new method for wall painting but it turned out in a negative way since it began to decay as soon as it was finished. In contrast‚ Michelangelo‚ who was known as the man of his time. Two of his best-known works are the “David” and the “Pieta.” David is a statue of a biblical for an
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sculptures. One of his most famous sculptures was of a seventeen-foot-tall statue made of marble. This sculpture seemed to even surpass some ancient Greek and Roman statues of the time of David. Michelangelo also created the famous Pieta sculpture at the young age of 24. The Pieta depicted Jesus’ lifeless body on mother Mary’s lap as she mourned his death from crucifixion. This masterpiece combines both the renaissance ideals of classical beauty and naturalism. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint
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painter Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ and he was exposed to the technique of fresco. On July 4‚ 1496 he began to work on the marble statue of the Roman god of wine‚ “Bacchus.” After that statue was finished‚ it was rejected by the cardinal. In 1497‚ he carved “Pieta.” That is the
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Pietas: The Roman value for dutifulness‚ mainly the idea of patriotism. Roman values have been observed as some of the most impressive morals people have held. They reflect a sense of nationalism and determination uncommon in many other cultures. The greater good of Rome was always put before individual desires. This was not an idea forced onto the people of the time‚ it was something ingrained in Roman culture. At the fall of Troy Aeneas‚ the son of Venus‚ was instructed to go and found a new empire
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about him under a blanket that not only covers his torso but wraps around his whole head as well. His legs are covered in what could be either cloth or pants but his feet are bare. The interesting thing to look into with this sculpture as opposed to “Pieta” depicted above is the bench that homeless Jesus is laying down is defined and very bold even though it is a background object‚ supporting the only main character Jesus. Jesus in the second picture also does not have a face‚ because it is covered by
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The Iliad and the Odyssey are some of the best know books of antiquity‚ filled with the history and roots of the Greek people. Also belonging to this list of ancient texts is the Aeneid‚ the epic poem on the founding of Rome‚ and of the man who made it happen‚ a man who was seen and considered as the embodiment of Roman moral values. Because of this‚ the poem if suffused with many instances in which he is able to show the extent of his morality. It is through these examples that we catch glimpses
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