Essay on Mona Lisa

Parmigianino was born on January 11, 1503 and was one of the best artist to establish the Mannerist style and the elegance and sophistication. Parmigianino was able to train under Correggio and was influenced by him and can be seen in his early works. He was able to present a self-portrait to Pope Clement VII. He moved to Rome and went to work with the influence of Michelangelo and Raphael. He left during the work of Vision of St. Jerome in the sacking of Rome in 1527 and moved to Bologna. The painting

A picture is worth a thousand words, a phrase many I am sure have heard. Art can symbolize limitless possibilities because many people perceive things differently. Art can form differing opinions and produce different feelings for people. Any piece of art is able to do this, just like Raphael’s painting, named the School of Athens. Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino, or Raphael, is regarded as the “leading artistic figure of Italian High Renaissance classicism” (Biography.com Editors). He is known for many

Sierra Mrazik Mr. Wood Individuals and Societies 24 May 2016 Big Maker Of Change Essay Michelangelo should be on the cover of the Renaissance Man Time Magazine. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 in the Republic of Florence (present-day Tuscany, Italy). He sadly passed away on February

Michelangelo Di Ludovico Buonarotti Simoni or simply Miguel Angel (1475-1564), received from his patron, Pope Julio II, commissioned to build and decorate his grave, to which conceived as a monumental structure with 40 statues of Saints surrounding it; This project, commissioned to the artist in 1505 was the subject of numerous modifications, the most intense work took Miguel Angel from 1513 to 1515 and was retouched until 1545. Originally the tomb of Julio II would be in St. Peter's basilica, but

When a person thinks about Renaissance art, the first name they think of is most likely Leonardo Da Vinci, the famed painter and engineer. Or possibly, Michelangelo, the gifted sculptor and painter, responsible for the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Despite the fame of these two gifted artists, they both had their shortcomings. For example, Michelangelo was extremely difficult to get along with, on the other hand, Da Vinci had the tendency to stop in the middle of projects and turn his attention elsewhere

Donatello was a well known Renaissance artist that lived from 1386-1466. He was mostly a sculptor, but painted sometimes. His real name is Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardni, but his friends and family gave him the name we all know today, Donatello. I chose Donatello because I like the way that his sculptures are very realistic. He also created his own art style. He became very popular because of the art style that he created, called Schiacciato, also known as shallow relief. Donatello was born in

The renaissance was known as the cultural rebirth. This was one of the most glorious time in the world's history. The Medici contributed greatly to this amazing era. Without The Medici the renaissance would’ve never even happened. The Medici helped many artists become famous.This family was a patron, they supported the arts. They had taken in many famous artists like Brunelleschi. The Medici funded the making of The Florence Cathedral. Without the Medici that amazing dome wouldn’t exist today.

I chose to research Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and why he painted the way that he did. I chose this because I wanted to learn more about how and why Leonardo painted what he did. He was so famous for his works and he changed the face of art and how people looked at art. He was the first artist to use value constantly across his colors and paintings. He changed the way that people also looked at light and color. They are now related in a way that approximates and also describes their scientific

Leonardo da Vinci was motivated by the desire to create realistic artwork and to draw things as they appear to the human eye. He questioned how to represent the physical world convincingly in a painting or in a drawing. These things led him to observe the natural world and to experiment with creating art. His observations and experiments led to some failures as well as some great discoveries. The discoveries of Leonardo da Vinci about perspective, light, shadows, and color in painting and drawing

“Vincent Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles is one of the artist's best known paintings. The striking colours, unusual perspective and familiar subject matter create a work that is not only among Van Gogh's most popular, but also one that he himself held as one of his own personal favorites. The painting shown here is actually one five versions: three oil on canvas and two letter sketches. This specific painting, now in the collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, was the first of the three oils