FAS 202 Milestone Three Analysis Paper

The piece I decided to analyze is the famous sculpture, Laocoön and his two sons. I decided on this particular piece for a few reasons, one being the emotion we see on the subjects’ faces, and the other being the importance for future art. When I began this research I could not have possibly understood the relevance this piece had on the art that was yet to come.

The Italian word paragone refers to a type of competitive comparison in an art-historical context. In the 16th century Italy, due to the development of artistic practice and theories, various theoretical discussions were raised among the art industry. Renaissance artists and theorists were preoccupied with the means and of various arts in the abstract. A debate was generated from the Italian Renaissance in which form of art (such as painting, sculpture, poetry, music and architecture, etc.) has supremacy on all others. The discussion of the relative merits that whether painting or sculpture was more convincing and descriptive form of art got unfolded in both Italy and the Low Countries like Flanders and the Netherlands. From that period, the example of paragone between painting and sculpture mainly involves paintings that emulate sculpture and sculptures that emulate painting. Both painters and sculptors made an interesting statement claiming about the superiority of one art over the other. These debates had laid a solid foundation of the modern system of fine arts. The ultimate goal of art at that time is about imitation, thus, the best means to arrive this goal had a more theoretical interest. On one hand, as a notable, one-of-a-kind sculptor from that period, the “divine” Michelangelo has proposed his treatise that sculptures champion the superior on paintings. He expressed his statement with the support of his increased engagement on sculpting. For the issue is

Man has been creating art for over 30,000 years. There are cave drawings, sculptures, Egyptian art, Greek Art, Modern Art and plenty more but to many, the Renaissance Art period is considered to be most important. Never had so many geniuses in art lived at one time and never had so many pieces of cherished art been produced. Two examples of Renaissance paintings are Cigoli’s Adoration of the Shepherds and Moretto da Brescia’s Entombment. Both paintings posses the attributes that were popular during the Renaissance period which I will now contrast and compare.

Brunelleschi’s mysterious design touched their imagination. As a boy, during his goldsmith’s apprenticeship, he mastered drawing and painting, wood carving, sculpture in silver and bronze,

Analytic Response of Cupid and PsycheCupid and Psyche retold by Sally Benson is a famous Ancient Greco-Roman myth. The story begins with a king and queen who have three daughters. The youngest daughter, Psyche, is of such exceptional beauty that “the poverty of language is unable to give her due praise.” People travel to her, proclaiming the girl is the second coming of Aphrodite, and make offerings to her instead of the Goddess herself. Aphrodite, the Goddess of love and beauty, becomes jealous. Aphrodite tells her son Cupid, a young man with golden wingswho represents unrestrained passion, to go to Psyche, and make her fall in love with some low, ugly person. This essay will examine Cupid and Psyche by Sally Benson and how the author has

This essay will compare and contrast the work of two sculptors who use the human form as a basis of their artwork. The first sculpture “Apollo and Daphne” by Gian Lorenzo Bernini was created in 1622 and portrays a Romanian story. Where as “Two Women” by Ron Mueck is a hyper realistic sculpture made by an Australian contemporary artist.

The Metropolitan Art Museum has a multitude of art galleries that hold a variety of art pieces that have their own share of stories. The artwork that I chose to dig into the story of is a piece that the museum credits to have been done by the High Renaissance artist, Michelangelo Buonarroti, himself. This particular work is a type of sculpture in which the figures is shown in a three-dimensional form, or freestanding sculpture, that is standing at a height and width of 37 x 13 ¼ and is made purely out of Carrara marble. The statue appears to no more than a young man, comparable to a putti, standing in the contrapposto position which gives it a certain look of

During this assignment I will talk about three types of Work of Art from three different artists from the Baroque period through the postmodern era. 1). Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio; 2) Rembrandt van Rijn; and 3) Peter Paul Rubens, these three artists were known for their religious theme in their art work. The naturalism that was visibly demonstrated in each of the artist work with high contrast of lighting that noticeably appeared in these paintings. Each artist was well known and respected for their work.

The Renaissance and Baroque are two difference styles of art, but they play an important role in the history of art. Based on the five concepts in Wolfflin’s “Principles of Art History” to compare and contrast two artworks: “Delivery of the Keys” (about 1481-1482) by Pietro Perugino, which is created with high Renaissance style, and “Raising of the Cross” (about 1610-1611) by Peter Paul Rubens is created with Baroque style.

The era of Mannerism is renown for its increasingly complex works of art, much like the High Renaissance before it, and the discipline of sculpture is no exception. Out of this period comes more intricate poses, forms, and emphasis on the illusion of movement which is perhaps most evident in Giambologna's "The Rape of the Sabine Women". His sculpture depicts a young man attempting to carry a struggling young woman as he stands over the contorted body of an older man, either the woman's husband or father. What is interesting about this work is not only the realistic human forms and perceived chaos of the moment, but also the lack of a dominant side from which this sculpture would be viewed. In order to achieve these features, Giabologna utilizes a combination of various textures and diagonal lines to create the complete illusion of muscle, flesh, energy, and multiple focus points.

This unique blending of fresh ideas and rejuvenating classical ideas defined Masaccio’s artwork and more importantly the art of the early renaissance.

The term “Eros,” referring to passionate love in English, has long been the mainstream of themes in drama, literature, arts, and cinematic media. The fascinating power of love has been exhaustively publicized, and the pursuit of love is diffused in streets and lanes. Conversely, in ancient times, many poets, especially Virgil, Ovid and Apuleius, described eros as such an evil spirit that it will destroy the female soul thoroughly, except for the one in Apuleius’ story of Cupid and Psyche. Even if taking into account the historical background of a patriarchal community and therefore the esteemed male dominance, the particular case of Psyche’s surviving and even thriving her encounter with eros

The following is a comparative analysis of Caravaggio’s The Musicians from the Italian Baroque period, and Watteau’s Mezzetin from the Rococo Period. Although both paintings depict a scene or event from everyday life, or a genre scene, the latter was painted more recently during the modern era and it differs immensely. The major differences become evident in the style of the painters as well as their personal representations of the subject matter. The works illustrate the evolvement of a certain genre in Western painting from Renaissance through the modern era. This transformation exemplifies how a similar subject matter can be represented in an entirely new and innovative way.

It’s impossible to talk about Italian Baroque art without Bernini. Bernini, who is considered the most important sculptor and one of the most important outstanding architect during the 17th century, still gives to the world the opportunity to enjoy the most inspiring and wonderful seeing of his artworks almost three hundred thirty-seven years after his dead until now [1]. Many of his artwork can be still appreciated at the gallery Borghese and other public piazzas, such as Piazza Navona, Piazza Barberini, and others.

When viewing art, you are only seeing the completed work; you see what the artist wants you to see whether that be a painting, sculptures, or even architecture. The artist has an idea and their artwork is the fruition of that idea in real life. In this course, we have studied the first marks on a cave wall to paintings so realistic even a picture wouldn’t compare. However, throughout our time studying these great works we have only seen the culmination of their art, the moment these artists decided their work was complete. The unique perspective the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibit “Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer,” provides is the in-between, Michelangelo’s journey from an idea to a tangible piece of artwork. His drawings and sketches exhibited through this event are incomplete, some just basic sketches and others extremely detailed, highlighting his process of creation instead of the complete idea. By studying Michelangelo’s drawings, we see the man behind the art, offering a more personal, unpolished look into this great artist’s brain.