Research Paper

Both Da Vinci and Warhol used space to create balance by placing the subject of their art pieces in the center of their portraits, which created balance and controlled the viewer’s focus. The element of color was strikingly used in both a similar and different way as both paintings used a muted color scheme for their background. However, Warhol used vivid colors to highlight the face of Marilyn Monroe. The use of these different techniques and formal elements helped to establish different styles between both artists that ultimately shaped and defined their artistic

Even though the paintings came from different time periods the artists both used some of the same principles. Both artists used lighting throughout their paintings to depict the variety of colors and apply the use of contrast. Looking at the building, mountain and clouds in the background of Tribute Money you're able to see a variety of shapes and the emphasis it adds to the

Looking at his work Madame Matisse, it feels as though he is painting her face with different colors for a reason. Even both sides of the background were different colors. It’s almost as if he split the painting in half to represent different sides of Madame Matisse. In Notes of a Painter, published in 1908 he described colors and shapes as the equivalents of feelings rather than the counterparts

While both pieces of Art have men as their main focus the techniques used to bring the pieces to life are greatly different

With Da Vinci’s work of the Mona Lisa in Document A the painting has a nice setting and a symbolic representation of the person whom he painted. In this painting it shows Mona Lisa smiling with indicates a strong emotions coming out. While in the middle ages their style of art wasn’t as similar to the Renaissance. The Middle Ages style of art was drafter and less detailed, but they also more religion in their art to show their religious beliefs. As stated in Document A ‘”… the new artistic styles would echo the broader movements and interests of the new age…”’ this statement is true in fact, since some artists of our time period use and become inspired by the Mona Lisa painting (Doc

This is just one small example of the mystery surrounding the painting. No one really knows for sure, but the secrets that are held within the painting are more than likely what attracts the attention of so many. Filipczak also states “Lisa is indeed a landscape; the figure is not placed under an open sky. Leonardo modified the traditional scheme by an addition.” This indicates that the painting was not done at the location in the background, but instead, the background was drawn first and then the image of the woman in the painting was added after the fact. Why did Leonardo do this? What was going through his mind when he decided to have this particular background? I believe that it may have had something to do with his sense of style, and the way that the colors and theme complimented the woman’s face and posture.

The Painting Martha and Mary Magdalene is one of the many masterpieces in the DIA’s collection in Detroit. Although there is much more to understanding a work of art then just looking at it. In order to understand a piece, you have to understand the Artist, the time period, and the symbols in that painting that may have very different meaning today.

You can see that when viewing a painting like this there are many questions that arise in your mind. Looking at the Mona Lisa I get drawn in and a sense of wonderment comes over me. I start to imagine the person in the painting and what her smile was really about. A strong, confident women is what I think she was, and that was brought out beautifully by de Vinci. I also think that the way he painted the Mona Lisa shows a lot about what and how Leonardo viewed women. Many say that it was painted for the love of his mother. What do you

Warhol’s Double Elvis is a perfect example of Pop Art, Warhol was very well-known for his Pop Art style works of art which consisted of his work pieces having the effect of repetition. Many of his art pieces consisted of well-known celebrities. In this piece of Elvis, a very famous star in the 1950s is here as a cowboy. Warhol has taken a portrait of Elvis and layered the image creating a portrait of a portrait.  The plain grey background creates glamour making Elvis the focal point of the painting.   Warhol’s portraits were very different, because for example in the portrait he used a white background and when he silkscreened Elvis with what appears to be black and shades of grey to make the portrait stand out. As he used the different

There are major controversies about the Mona Lisa and if the Isleworth was created by Leonardo Da Vinci. Some of the similarities are it is the same person in the both of the paintings. If you look at both of the paintings there won't be a doubt in your head that they are the same person. The strokes of the paint are the same. Scientist discovered by new research and putting it under a megascope that it had the same type of hand strokes. Also, the paint in both of the paintings is made with the same type of paint. Leonardo Da Vinci made his own type of paint and what are the odds that someone will make their own paint with the same type of stuff. It is a very slim chance of that happening.

Although Leonardo and Raphael’s paintings are similar, they also differ in many aspects. In Leonardo’s piece, chiaroscuro is used which enhances the modeling of the three-dimensional forms, reflecting Leonardo’s individual style. He also uses the technique sfumato, which involves the shading of light and dark colors making the painting lose its vibrancy of colors and appear darker. Compared to Raphael’s piece, Madonna of the Goldfinch, vibrate colors are used. The Madonna’s clothing is painted with bold colors such as red and blue, drawing more attention to the Madonna. Raphael’s painting is much brighter compared to Leonardo’s piece in which darker colors were used.

The Mona Lisa has to be one of my favorite paintings of all time and has lead me to use this specific painting as a topic for this paper. Not to mention the love I have for Leonardo da Vinci. I, myself have always been drawn to da Vinci’s paintings and all of his other achievements that he has given us during his life. I, like Leonardo da Vinci love art and science just as much as it seems he did. He shares a love of art and a fondness for science. It also seems that he loves a good mystery, and the Mona Lisa just happens to be one clouded in mystery. And I too love a good mystery.

Van Eyck's use of color emphasizes the differences between the brightness of Mary's dress and the figures

Leonardo’s most famous painting by far is the Mona Lisa. It is a simple portrait of a young woman whose identity is unknown. She is sitting in front of a mountainous nature scene dressed in the clothing of the time. The most captivating aspect of the mysterious young woman is her very subtle smile. Not only is this a beautiful painting superficially, but also it is filled with many puzzles that art historians have been studying for years. One of the most interesting is the mismatch in the horizon of the background. The left side is significantly lower than the right. So if the observer focuses on the left side of the painting, she appears to be much taller and more erect than if he focuses on the right (WebMuseum). Da Vinci was a master of using perspective to trick the eyes of the observer.

Leonardo Da vinci painted the “Mona Lisa” in 1503. The artist portrays a young woman, which acquires the concept of feminine youth and more essentially the concept of elegance. In relation to Agnolo firenzuola’s novel “On The Beauty Of Women” , the portrait attributes to major physical characteristics in which is considered to be genuine beauty by the modern man. Seeing the female portraiture of the italian renaissance, Firenzuola implies a specific interpretation by analyzing the modern woman. Through the famous paintings illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa specifically supports the arguments and claims made by the poet’s correspondence to the beauty of women. Along with Da Vinci’s sticking features, the artist paints Firenzuola’s ideal beauty in comparability to the appearance of definitive grace. With his analyzations being extremely aesthetic, Firenzuolo activates criticizing aspects of the proportions of the figure, the placement of the figure’s position and the importance of the half length portrait of the feminine nature in relation to the portraiture of Mona Lisa.