Leonardo experimented with oils in his paintings along with versatile colors to build up depth and layers. Leonard is later referred to the Duke of Milan by Lorenzo de' Medici were he paints the most famous fresco in history "The Last Supper" and later going on to another famous piece "Mona Lisa". After the passing of Leonardo it was discovered that he had many ideas of machines, tanks and helicopters that could be based on todays ingenuity. Leonardo was even curious about plant and animal life, studying anatomy with corpses that also involved in dissection and research. Leonardo displayed very advanced ideas that are common
Many individuals were gifted with artistic skill and creativity. I will talk about how the Mediterranean influenced the Northern Artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Peter Paul Rubens, Simon Vouet and Anthony van Dyck. I will pick one famous piece of each and explain how they used Baroque or Italian features. Albrecht Dürer was born May 21, 1471 in the Franconian city of Nuremberg, one of the artistic and commercial centers in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. He was a painter, draftsman and writer but his greatest artistic impact was in the medium of printmaking.
Filippo Brunelleschi The Middle Ages encompass one of the most exciting periods in English History. The names of famous Medieval people scatter the History books. What were these important people of the Middle Ages famous for? The famous people of the Middle Ages included Artists, Clerics, Crusaders, Diplomats, Explorers, Religious Leaders, Military Leaders, Philosophers & Theologians, Scientists, Physicians, Engineers, Mathematicians, Writers & Poets and Reformers who featured in the Medieval period from 1066 - 1485. The following biography information provides basic facts and information about the key dates and events in the life of Filippo Brunelleschi who was famous as a Medieval Artist, Sculptor and Architect.
The Renaissance in 14th-17th Europe was a period of cultural rebirth and revival. Many significant new ideas arose during this movement, and these ideas were most proficiently expressed in Italy. With Florence as the cultural and artistic capital of Europe, Italian “Renaissance men” embodied the principles of the humanism movement. Through arts and science, Renaissance ideas were successfully conveyed in the Italian Renaissance. Art was a crucial aspect of expressing Renaissance ideas.
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that took place from the 14th to the 17th century. It is believed to have begun in Florence, Italy in the late Middle Ages, aided by the political and civil structure of the city, the patronage of the powerful Medici family, and the migration of Greek scholars and their texts after the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. The movement focused on a return to the concept of humanism, which centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth. The Renaissance affected literature, philosophy, religion, science, politics, and art. Its two main divisions are the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance, although the later covers a much larger area and even though every country had its own
This era is known and studied for great cultural changes, literature, art, music, and successes in Europe. It is also known as the modern age. During the early 14th century, Italian professors began studying Greek and Roman cultures that paved the
Inspired by the Ancient Greek thinkers and encouraging new ways of thinking and creating, letting artists and inventors push their boundaries, humanism supported education in science and astrology, mathematics and languages. One such thinker and writer was Francois Rabelais whose satirical work, Gargantua and Pantagruel, has lived on through the ages. The question is, based on these extracts, how is it clear that Rabelais himself, a monk who started out in the Franciscan and moved onto the Benedictine order, was a humanist? The main protagonists of Rabelais’ stories, Gargantua and Pantagruel, who are depicted as giants, symbolise the nobility and omnivorous curiosity that typified the humanistic scheme. Rabelais’ work is a far cry from the earnest moral and educational programs of the early humanists.
Robert Fair ART 101 Module 1, Case When different eras in the world’s history meet with the same piece of art, there are no two pieces that are identical because of the time period in which the pieces of art were created. Although the Renaissance and Baroque periods overlap each other in the 1600s and both originated in Italy (however one in Rome, the other in Florence), both styles spread throughout much of Europe rather quickly. Before one can examine one piece of art to another, one must know what each style is and what each is about. The Baroque style used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music. Baroque originated by the Roman Catholic Church around 1600 as a response to Protestant reform in the city of Rome, Italy.
Niccolo Machiavelli was a fifteenth century Florentine author, diplomat and political theorist who is widely considered to be a renaissance Aristotle in terms of his contributions to the political thought of that time. Through his many philosophical texts, he significantly influenced political theory, both throughout history and in the modern world. Specifically, he greatly contributed to the modern state, the modern sense of politics and other aspects of modern society, such as politics in a cultural sense. It is hence the thesis of this essay that Machiavelli did indeed make these contributions and that if were not for the significant humanistic characteristics of the renaissance, Machiavelli’s would not have made such an impact. As many would state, one of Niccolo Machiavelli’s greatest influences, is his contribution to the modern state.
DONATELLO (ca. 1386-1466) as a sculptor most dramatically explored the search for innovative forms capable of expressing the new ideas of humanism and individual achievement of the Early Renaissance. He “left behind him so much work through the world that it may rightly be asserted that no artist worked as hard as he”. With these forethoughts in mind, this essay is intended in exploring the artist Donatello’s innovative techniques and styles in sculpting, expressive of his revolutionizing humanist zest for Roman virtue and form. This essay refers to the versatility and the depth of his stylistic variations, a precursor for many aspiring artists of the Renaissance, with reference to his various works, influences from sights and surroundings and pure innate genius.