Giotto

a revival of the classical forms originally developed by the ancient Greeks and Romans, an intensified concern with secular life, and interest in humanism and assertion of the importance of the individual began. Thus, artists such as Mosaccio and Giotto depicted art that unlike the Middle Ages, showed emotions, feelings, and bright colors, thus demonstrating the deep concern for naturalism in the society. Other artists during the Italian Renaissance period such as Giovanni Bellini began to express

referring to the parable. MacCaig also uses pun to get his point of view across to me as he says, “I understood the explanation and the cleverness.” Here, the use of pun is through the word ‘clever’ as in reality it means that it was skilful of Giotto to paint pictures to help the illiterate understand the goodness of God. However MacCaig also is trying to

Through the use of shape the viewer can almost hear abruptness of the guard’s arrival on the scene and the chaos that ensues. Giotto also creates a sense of weight and life to the figures by making them bulkier and thus, it is easier to believe that they live in a world like our own instead of an ethereal one. The drapery of clothes that fold and are somewhat taunt around the curves

Room Label 1: Saints in Art In the lives of saints, we find biographical material that helps to shed light on the way of life throughout the past two-thousand years. The lives of saints show a pattern of spirituality that teaches each successive generation how to follow Christ, according to each individual culture. Saints are the archetypes of the Christian experience and the Christian life. They are role models, and they are our intercession with God in Heaven. It is important for us, as Christians

As an artist myself, I have always had a fascination with Leonardo da Vinci. He was not only an artist, but also a scientist, an engineer, a mathematician, and so on: a true renaissance man! According to Upgren, “One of his many contributions to the world is his prominent use of chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro, the treatment of light and shade, is a technique used in art to produce the illusion of depth and for a dramatic effect. It no doubt arose from observations of nature, and certainly of the night

The trademark trait of humanity is curiosity: it is what drives us as a race of individuals to create and innovate, to question and conclude. The Ancient Greeks developed as a culture due to the curiosity of many great thinkers, making strides in the fields of philosophy and math and raising a civilization with lasting influence on every empire to come. Sculptors studied the human form and philosophers attempted to understand man’s place in the universe. The Middle Ages, however, lacked this metaphysical

Gabriella Savino Western Civilizations I: Ancient December 6, 2015 Professor Gradie The Continuing Relevance of Dante’s The Divine Comedy The colloquia, The Timeless Relevance of Dante spoke about the continuing importance of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. It was a text that inspired artists and reflected heavily on the major questions of living life, such as, its meaning and its virtue. Professor Joseph Nagy (English) spoke on Dante’s love story, Professor June-Ann Greeley (Theology & Religious

Emotions such as sorrow, hate, fear, and love are what makes us human. These are what fuels our desires and marks our capacities. In Giotto’s Famous early renaissance painting entitled “The Lamentation”, or simply put as The Mourning of Christ we can see how he beautifully depicts human emotion all throughout the artwork (1). The Lamentation shows us the body of Christ surrounded by his mourners in which the center greatly highlights Mary as he cradles his son for the last time. In his work, Giotto’s

a great era for European writers such as Dante Alighieri, Geoffrey Chaucer and Christine de Pizan who wrote The Book of the city of Ladies, which was criticized by many male writers. Giotto “a forerunner of Italian Renaissance painting" also made his presence in this century. The most famous works of Giotto were completed in Padua and Florence. The high renaissance was part of the final section of the renaissance art. The three artist that dominated this type of art were Leonardo da Vinci

Religious and Architectural Sites of Florence According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Italy is home to some 60 percent of the world?s most famous works of art.? Of these, one-half are found in Florence (19).? Florence gained most of this collection during the fifteenth century, when the Florentines decided to move back from Gothic fashion to the more Romanesque style of art and architecture.? This return to the Classic style is known as the Renaissance