Giorgio Vasari

The Renaissance is known as a period of change in Western European society and in the beliefs in the nature of man. Despite conflicting ideas of some of the most known men of the Renaissance, some ideals are universal though they may not be presented in the same fashion. While renaissance thinkers may not have shared all the same beliefs, there were some common views. For example, one of the most promient ideals in the Renaissance was individualism-the belief in favoring one's own actions for the

The early Renaissance art in Florence focused on an elaborate, Gothic style of painting; very formal and traditional, yet there was always something that seemed to be lacking. Perspective and depth were two very important qualities in painting, yet up until the time of young Masaccio, (born Tommaso Guidi), paintings were beautiful, but seemed to just be art that hung on the wall. In Masaccio’s work, “rather than recede in space, the figures seem to come forward” (Cole 120). He may not have known

First we talk about the Madonna of the Rock, by: Leonardo Da Vinci. For the painting’s composition, Leonardo placed several figures in a basic pyramidal arrangement.The placement of figures in this way reflected the typical approach taken by other Renaissance artists working in the pictorial arts, such as Lorenzo Ghiberti in his competition panel for the bronze doors of the Florence baptistery, and Masaccio in the Holy Trinity fresco in the side chapel of Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Second it’s

The accounts were written by Giorgio Vasari (1511-1575) a writer who was also apprentice to Michelangelo. His wittings were on two hundred artist of Italy. Some of his accounts include artist such as Giotto, Botticelli and Michelangelo. He also writes about his historical analysis on paintings

Maturity The Adoration of the Magi for Santa Maria Novella (c. 1475–1476, now at the Uffizi), contains the portraits of Cosimo de Medici, his sons Piero and Giovanni, and his grandsons Lorenzo and Giuliano. The quality of the scene was hailed by Vasari as one of Botticelli's pinnacles. In 1481, Pope Sixtus IV summoned Botticelli and other prominent Florentine and Umbrian artists to fresco the walls of the Sistine Chapel. The iconological program was the supremacy of the Papacy. Sandro's contribution

hugo van der goes despite being considered the greatest flamenco teacher of the late fifteenth century, his only work confirmed by attribution is adoration of the shepherds, saints, donors, now in the uffizi. the work of hugo van der goes is distinguished from that of his contemporaries as hans memling, by the attempt to capture a psychological depth and the quality of religious representations that appear eccentric and profound at the same time. we do not know anything about the first period of

Renaissance period as evident from examining the contributions of some of the major names of the Renaissance that changed the face of modern day education and arts. These include Dante Alighieri, commonly referred to as Dante, Giovanni Boccaccio, and Giorgio Vasari. The first two are mainly poets and philosophers but their

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, a transformation occurred in Italy with respect to society, economics, politics, and religion. One of the major factors that led to such a change was the shift from a farming culture to a culture of industry dominated by merchants. This led to an urban economy, the expansion of cities, and the alteration of government to accommodate the growing population. In addition, Christian sects such as the Franciscans and the Dominicans began to form, advocating

What are the hidden meanings within Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam? Is there significance in God and Adam’s stretched hands? Several art historians analyzed this particular aspect of the fresco, and believe it to have deeper meaning; while many found significance in the nude figures next to and around God. Each interpretation came about using a different methodology, explained in detail below. While all of these interpretations are valid and offer special insight into the fresco, they are not

1. The Renaissance got its start among the northern Italian city-sates “after a thousand years of medieval brutality and barbarism, [Giorgio] Vasari claimed, Italian artists and thinkers had bravely restored the lost perfection of art and philosophy as known as the ancients” (Backman, page 373). The cultural elite of the time was bringing the ideas, moral values, art, and civic mindedness back to life to, what they believed, the two high points of Western culture: Periclean Athens and Republican