Time Capsules from Renaissance and Baroque Periods

Da Vinci’ s the “Mona Lisa”(c.1519) holds Miss. Zirpolo’s statement to be true. When viewing the piece, one can see the exquisite line work and Foreshortening, to linear perspective. This art form shows his attention to detail and his passion for his work. The “Mona Lisa” (c.1519) is a small piece of artwork that became very popular. To this day the “Mona Lisa”(c.1519) still triumphs over Michelangelo’s “Creation Of Adam” (c.1511), which became a part of the “Sistine Chapel.”(C.1512) When one views “The Mona Lisa” they can see the dark color scale that is used, perhaps to depict an unhappy time. Da Vinci through out this piece is able to use an aerial perspective within the background of this portrait. Da Vinci was the first

The Mona Lisa is an amazing and famous painting done by Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian Renaissance artist. I have always had a passion for art and really enjoy diving into a piece and finding its meaning and purpose. That is why I am interested in this artifact and getting to know this famous and stunning piece better. This painting does not have a primarily functional or practical purpose, but it does embody the creative expression of ideas.

For about two weeks in the beginning of the second semester, I had no clue what to create my time capsule about. I knew that I was very interested in learning more about the Renaissance era. I did a lot of research about the music, art, and literature during that time. I came across a lot of information about some things, and only few about others. I felt stuck and hopeless on my project, so I decided to take a break and try to look for something else in a few days.

A time capsule represents a culture in a bottle. And so, in order to create a relevant time capsule, this class must ask the question; “What three facets of a society clearly represent its culture?” Because archeology specializes in the deciphering of long-dead cultures, a look at archeology’s perspective is most beneficial in answering this question. A review of the archeological literature reveals three topics consistently dominating the conversation. The technology, belief system, and pastimes peculiar to a nation define its culture to observers viewing it from a future date. Therefore, a time capsule to be opened in the year 2115 must include an artifact specific to the area of innovation, a relic representative of America’s dominant religion and the main contender, and something to present a picture of popular entertainment.

The Mona Lisa smile was captured perfectly by Leonardo Da Vinci in the early 1500’s. Leonardo da Vinci has a beautiful perspective of light, shadows and color in paintings that was an inspiration to those artists that came after him. As I was doing more research about Leonardo da Vinci I found that he thought about paintings as a science. This made him more credible in my eyes as well. The motivation that led Leonardo to this discovery was curiosity and asking good questions. I believe that the more he got involved, the more successful he was in creating new art. In the article that I read entitled “Art History: Sight and Salvation” written by Martin Kemp, he writes about the scientific process of Da Vinci’s paintings. I personally find this

Throughout the past several hundred years, there hasn’t been a single piece of art that has been more fawned over than then Mona Lisa. Movies have been made about the unique painting, studies have been done on technique, and millions of people a year flock to see it in person.

The Mona Lisa is the most famous picture in history is one of the only portents Leonardo ever did. Though nether signed or dated it was hard to tell when and where it was, it’s believed to be the countryside of Italy in 1500s

One of the most famous paintings in the world is undoubtedly La Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda. This wonderful work was made by the renowned Italian painter Leonardo Da Vinci, a leader and intellectual artist of the Italian Renaissance. Actually this work is exhibited in the museum of Louvre in Paris, France, under heavy security and protection since 1797. The Mona Lisa was the last great work of Leonardo. He spent four years in paint it. He began in 1503, when he was in Florence, but obviously worked on it for a long period of time because it was dedicated solely to complete. Between 1510 and 1519 he continued to tweak it until his death taking his work to Rome and France. This essay will let to know a little more about the Mona Lisa, who was her, what technique Leonardo Da Vinci used on it, and some description of its main feature, her smile.

Leonardo da Vinci painted many paintings for example The Last Supper, Vitruvian Man and so on. But da Vinci’s most famous piece he painted was his great Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings have been displayed in Italy in a gallery where his great painting the Mona Lisa is displayed and his other art works including

The famous painting “Mona Lisa” in 1503–1504 and the “Horse and Rider” in 1508. These two paintings and one sculpture are very commonly talked about in the art world. They are very wonderful painting, with many details and colors.

The Mona Lisa is respectively one of the most famous paintings in the history, and was painted by one of the most infamous artist of all time Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo has his own mysteries, because no one knows much about the man at all, aside from the basics. He was born on April 25, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. His father was a notary and his mother was a maiden, they were never married, Leonardo was their only child. However, his parents together had 17 other children. He was extremely intelligent and was a master at many skills, science, math, architecture, art and was among the first to dissect a human body. He began painting at the age of 14 as an apprentice for Andrea del Verrocchio. By the age of 20 Leonardo had outshined his teacher and Verrocchio knew that he could never be as good as da Vinci and he never painted again. Throughout da Vinci’s life he painted many, many

A time capsule represents a culture in a bottle. And so the question must be asked: What three facets of a society are most representative of its culture? To answer this question, a look at archeology’s perspective is most beneficial, because archeology specializes in the deciphering of long-dead cultures from their artifacts. A review of archeological literature shows that three topics consistently dominate the conversation. The technology, belief system, and pastimes peculiar to a nation define its culture to observers viewing it from a future date. Therefore, a time capsule to be opened in the year 2115 must include an artifact specific to the area of current innovation, a relic representative of America’s dominate religion and the main

Many of the Spanish Colonial Era Churches in the Province of Albay have succumbed to the “wrecker ball” culture and there are only a few left. One of these earthquake Baroque treasures is the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Porteria in the town of Daraga which is representative on an era in the province’s history. Built mainly with volcanic rocks during the 18th Century, the church that was declared as a National Treasure, bears details of the Baroque style and the shell of the structure is still intact even if most of the interior had already been destroyed or altered. Stakeholders decided to conserve the structure and restore the portions that could still be possibly restored especially the Eastern and Northern walls.

The Mona Lisa has been largely unknown for 300 years. She is also known by the name La Gioconda because she was the wife of a Florentine cloth merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. She is currently 500 years old with an interesting history. She was painted by Leonardo DaVInci and her purpose is unknown. Some believe it to be a self portrait of Leonardo himself as a cross dresser. Others believed that she's older than the rocks in which she sits and had died numerous times which seems outrageous. The mystery of her identity and smile has made her so famous. There are many things that scholars and viewers dont understand. For example, why does she have no eyebrows and what is her identity? These are questions that have been left unanswered.

This essay looks at the time in history beginning in the 1400’s to the mid-1700’s which we identify in art history as The Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo periods. Focusing on the influence new scientific knowledge had in the art produced during this time with specific examples from each period and artists of the time.