Essay on Mona Lisa

	 Donatello (1386-1466) was a master of sculpture in bronze and marble and was considered one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists of his time. There is much more to know about him, though then the name alone. He has created some of the greatest works of art, not only in the Italian renaissance, but human history as well. A lot is known about his life and career but little is known about his character and personality. Donatello never married and seems to be a man of ‘simple

p>Many throughout the world who have been known to levitate have clearly possessed vehement states of mind. Levitation is the rising of the human body by metaphysical means and is believed to be the result of a supernatural force from psychic power or spiritual energy. In the early days, religious zealots such as the Christian Church assumed levitation was a clear indicator of a demonic possession. Although, it is a common factor among the possessed, many holy people have been known to levitate as

eonardo da Vinci was one of the most famous artist, inventor, and scientist etc of his time. His name is actually Da Vinci Leonardo. Which means “from vinci”, where he was born. Da Vinci was born on April 15 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He died on May 2, 1519 in Amboise, France. He invented flying machines, war machines, architect/innovations, and water and land machines. His flying inventions were the anemometer, the flying machine, the aerial screw (helicopter), and the parachute. Da Vinci is one of the

the more correct way to portray images, as recent studies of vision, photography, and painting suggest. Da Vinci was also the first to use a technique in painting called sfumato. Sfumato is an Italian word that translates to “vanished or evaporated”(Mona).

Michelangelo (1475-1564) live to be a sculptor, painter and designer wide thought-about to be one amongst the best artists of the Italian Renaissance period—and maybe of all time. His work established a combination of psychological perception, bodily realism and depth by no suggests that prior seen. His contemporaries diagnosed his wonderful experience, and Michelangelo Buonarroti non-heritable commissions from a number of the most affluent and effective men of his day, as well as popes and others

Albrecht dürer Albercht dürer was born in Germany on 21 of May 1471. He is known best for his -painting -engravings -printmaker -theorist Albrecht dürer was in strong communication with the great artists of his time such as Leonardo da Vinci and others. His preferred technique was engraving thou which he later expressed through his vast body of works such as altarpieces, portraits and Self portraits. His woodcuts retained a much more gothic feeling than the rest of his works. Knight, death

In today’s society, women are typically caught smiling but it's questioned as to why. The essay, “Why Women Smile”, was written by Amy Cunningham as she elaborated on her view of associating smiling with women. I, personally, enjoyed this document because I was able to put myself in Amy’s shoes as she discussed her view point, as well as the research she found. Cunningham’s views are similar to mine which helped me relate to the essay very much. As human beings, we can trace our smiling roots

Francesca Fiorani was very interested in learning more about Leonardo Da Vinci’s use of color in the shadows he painted. She found that there was geometry in the way he painted shadows in relation to the position of the objects in his paintings. A question that was asked in her study was, how was Leonardo Da Vinci able to create the depth of color in his shadows? She found that he very carefully layered multiples layers of glazes, varnishes, opaque pigments, and semi-transparent colors. He also occasionally

Jack, Sally and Konc in France Jack Powell walked into Duffel’s, looking forward to some lunch. Duffel was behind the bar, taking inventory. “Lauren Bacall’s day off, Duffel?” “Not exactly, Jack. She’s back in room 306, convalescing”. “Nothing serious, I hope! Room 306?” “Room 306 at St Bridgit’s is where she usually convalesces when she’s had an episode. 306, has been hers for the last 14 years. This morning, the Garda found her Mini upside down in a ditch. It seems she was running late for work

History has always been a favorite subject of mine, especially anything to do with King Henry VIII. I have chosen two paintings about two of the most well known English monarchs in history. These paintings are currently housed at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England. In this essay I will elaborate on why the art was chosen, their historical elements, cultural significance, and the message the artist was trying to convey at the time. Henry VII is the title of the piece and was painted by