When Art Speaks: an Analysis of Two Artist and Two Works of Art

There is also a focus on detail on the incense containers. They have a lot of texture and strings on it. Light reflects from the metal, similar to how it reflects off the fabric of the dresses. The use of the incense swinging to the center, the wings, the similar paint colours and the similar physical features insists on a unison between these paintings.

The color used in this painting is not too obvious, it seems like a pretty dark colored painting when first looking at it. After further examination, I started to notice more colors that are throughout the piece. There is blue, which is part of the angel’s garment. In religious paintings, blue often symbolizes a sort of heavenly grace. This blue is also seen in the sky surrounding the figures, perhaps another symbol suggesting that Adam and Eve still have their innocence, for they are surrounded by a heavenly grace. White is also seen in the painting, both as a part of the angel’s wings and the clouds in the sky. White often symbolizes purity and innocence, yet another symbol that shows Adam and Eve have not yet been shamed from the garden. Another major color that stands out more than anything else is red, which is seen in the animals right next to Adam and Eve. This could possibly represent the presence

The focal point of the painting is the woman with infant. This is shown by the lighting in the painting being directly on her, the bright red that she is wearing, and the circling of the putti around her figure along with the majority of their gazes being directed at her. The bright light directly behind her and the infant could possibly be coming from the sun behind the clouds in the sky, the putti to her upper right holding the torch, or it could be symbolic in that it is the infant’s halo and representative of his divine nature. The overall piece is not overly dark but the lighting seems to be most focused on the woman, infant, her other children, and the flying putti. This is an example of tenebrism.

Both of the paintings by Michelangelo are excellent examples of Renaissance era art. These two paintings are the Last Judgment and the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The ceiling was worked on from 1508 to 1512 and shows many themes common throughout Renaissance art. One of the most prominent is the stunning realism in both pieces. Despite there being hundreds of figures is both pieces each is extremely realistic. There’s a huge stress on the human figure in this painting and they look as though they could be real people. There’s also a fair amount of perspective, although this isn’t one of the most important parts of the paintings.

An inextricable quality of ceiling frescoes is their consumption di sotto in sù (translated from Italian to “from below, upward”). That is to say, the viewer must direct their gaze skyward in order to view such frescoes. In the case of Gaulli’s Triumph of the Name of Jesus, the viewer’s gaze is drawn first to this aureate burst—a rapturous burst of light around which floats a ring of what appear to be cherubs. The burst of light casts a spire that points toward the upper bound of the fresco’s ornate cornice upon which lies a cascading banner flanked by sculpted angels and shells. Once pointed by the spire to this upper bound, the viewer may then notice the intricate floral patterns that adorn the cornice, patterns which are not repeated elsewhere in the text. Following the outline of the cornice due counterclockwise, the viewer is led to a disruption of the cornice’s outline by a set of figures on a swirling cloud whose trajectory extends beyond the elliptical

One main difference between these paintings is the artists themselves. Leonardo da Vinci lived during the Italian Renaissance period. Not only was da Vinci an artist he was also an architect, inventor, and military engineer. He was given the nickname, “Renaissance man.” The Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Leonardo was moreover an intellect who loved to study science. Science inspired his own work, which

In the actual painting we see a man holding a book and showing it outwards to us, we can presume this book is the bible because he is a saint. We can also presume this man is an older gentleman because of the length of his hair and beard and its slight grey hue. The man is wearing a blue garment so we can presume that this was created for someone of a higher nobility since creating blue dye was incredibly expensive at the time. The intricacies in the frame around the man are extremely small and complex it is almost hard to see them. Overall the painting has a very distinct style of its own.

The painting appears to be light, open, and airy. The colors in the painting add a realistic effect, and the light falls on the objects in realistic proportions. However, symbolism can be found within the painting. There are a variety of lines in this piece, each type gives a different feeling to the painting. In the foreground, there are many vertical lines and diagonal lines.

The works of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo influenced the art of the 16th century in Italy and Europe in many ways. Three of Michelangelo’s works such as: The Last Judgment, Pieta, and David were great works during his time. Leonardo da Vinci also contributed great works to the 15st century such as: The Last Supper, St. James in the Wilderness, and The Mona Lisa. Although there were some similarities in Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo’s works, their differences and uniqueness is what made their works great masterpieces of the 15th and 16th century.

Mannerism could be defined by Merriam Webster as “…chiefly characterized by a complex perspectival system, elongation of forms, strained gestures or poses of figures, and intense, often strident color.” The striking color of the figure in the clouds is purposeful. Mannerism and Bassano begin to go hand in hand. More and more of Bassano’s works display extraordinary radiance, precise detail and simple narrative elements. Bassano was admired mostly for his religious art and Biblical scenes (which again would be “typical Renaissance”) However, this is the Allegory of the Elemental Earth. A brief discussion of what that figure might be in the clouds. I believe that this actually goes away from the biblical sense and more turns to the Pagan belief. Pagans believe and are structured around the ideas of the Earth and the seasons. The cycle of the seasons is also an allegorical representation of the ages of life. I believe that this person in the clouds is a representation of Mother Earth. With the bountiful harvest before it turns cold, Mother Earth is guiding the folks in the painting to hurry and gather all that they can before the darkness of winter sets in. Through a paired arrangement of the qualities in the objects, warm-cold and damp-dry, and the beasts paired with the humans, some domesticated and others wild, we are all part of Mother Earth and the guidance would help all eat and be fed from their Mother. The stained

From the late fifteenth century to the genesis of the sixteenth, a new movement influenced art in Europe, expanding the bleak limits of past art and created some of the most memorable masterpieces in history. The creators of these artworks during these decades of the Renaissance include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Raphael Sanzio. Influenced and sometimes driven competitively by each other, these artists share differences and similarities in their life, art style and techniques, and interests.

This artwork appears to be an abstract piece made from magazine clippings to create a collage. The artwork is a vertical piece that measures approximately 17 x14. It focuses in on the subject of a girl who is created out of neutral colors. She stands out against the rainbow background. In the background each clipping has a different element and pattern, but they all work in unison creating a rainbow background.

By the end of the Victorian age and the 19th century, a new critical movement headed by Oscar Wilde. The Aesthetical movement came as a reaction to prevailing utilitarian Victorian social philosophies. It argues that art and criticism as only cultivating the ennobling sensibility of beauty, therefore, art is superior to life and criticism is superior to art. However, this criticism is so much attacked and criticized.

The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape or form with any materials. It seems that the artwork can also tell us a lot about the artist. Art seems to be simply, a direct, visual reflection of the artist’s life. Therefore, one can assume that an artist’s life experiences and beliefs directly influence their art. If we look at examples from different periods of art we will be able to see the connection between the artist and the art.

Art has been around for nearly as long as the world has been in existences, Art is a creative expression with a variety of styles and interpretations. Century after century art has evolved from culture to culture evolving with each epoch; it has been criticized along the way. People do not adjust well to change and art is no different, but once people get over the initial shock they start to appreciate the valve art brings to each culture’s. I can attest to the fact that there is nothing more difficult than attempting to get a handle on the understanding of specific portraits, sculptures or some piece of architecture or trying to comprehend the methods of making these stubbing images. But once the initial stun is gone and when we have all assimilated this bit of visual information to our own jargon we start slowly start to price together what the artist is trying to articulate. Artist tend to indicate us better approaches to see commonplace things and how to translate new circumstances and occasions through different sorts of visual apparition. Some call this a creation of visual language; I like most learn and make judgments off of what is visually catching and the artists are intending this to happen. Art has been an imperative part of every society and can be seen in just about every aspect of our culture. Over time history has unmistakably demonstrated that art is more than what is perceptible by the each individual’s senses; however it is likewise an impression of how