During the high medieval period (1000-1300), architecture and art based on religion was said to have flourished and the art reflected a move toward international Christianity (Renaissance Art, web). ... Art mimicked this humanistic focus. ... Although Leonardo da Vinci made many contributions in the form of art, he is most known for "Virgin of the Rocks"" (1480's) "The Last Supper"" (1490's) and "Mona Lisa"" (1500's) (Gardner, 451). ... He was an Italian architect and painter, and his work has reportedly been admired for it clarity of form, visual achievement of the human body a...

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As a result, there would be a complete transformation in the nature of art. ... Early Renaissance artists would seek to create art forms in line with their experience of human personality and behavior. In addition, they would also strive to depict realistic human forms with exact proportions and true to life clothing and expressions that were rich in drama and emotion. ... Drawing would also emerge as a major art form during the Renaissance as the creation of the printing press in the mid-1450s would make paper cheaper and easier for the artists to obtain. ... Art would become more than just a...

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"Art is a mirror of any given society: Art reflects the major beliefs values and assumptions of the society that it is created in."" ... A more secular and humanistic form of art was made. ... An even better example of this shift in views from the medieval art to the Renaissance art was Michelangelo's sculpture of David. ... The Renaissance artist paid so much attention to detail that sometimes the bodies looked to be without skin; this was because the artists would look at human bodies to see what the true form of the body was and would often paint this detail of the lines of muscle into...

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I learned about the ways that these three art forms are similar and different. ... In renaissance and classical art, bodies were depicted as ideal people or forms. ... One way that the three periods of art, classical, medieval, and renaissance are alike are they, all used painting as a form of art. Another form of art was sculpting. All three of the periods also painted as a form of art. ...

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Gothic Art Gothic Art is the style of art produced in Europe from the middle ages up to the beginning of the Renaissance. ... For Gothic art it was the city. ... The human form was the last of God's creatures to succumb to the "naturalistic" trend in Gothic art. ... Adam and Eve whose nakedness signaled sin, stained the human form. ... I've noticed that ironically, the first human form to be represented was a corpse. ...

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Most of the works of art center around the church, as they were the major financial supporter of art during this time. ... It was a revival of the classical forms originally developed by ancient Greeks and Romans. ... Many sculptors evoked an interest in the forms of classical antiquity. ... In medieval times Gothic Cathedrals and also Romanesque style were the main form of architecture. ... There was a revival of ancient Roman forms, including the column, round arch, tunnel vault and the dome. ...

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The pride and appreciation exhibited in the work of art for the human physique demonstrated the humanistic ideas of the Renaissance. ... His letters became a blueprint for humanists of the Renaissance, with letters becoming the favorite form of prose (Humanism: Italy 5). ... In his time, no longer were the teachings of the church and Aristotle, a teleologist who believed in eudaimonia, often described as the highest form of human good, suitable (Kessler 59). ... They thought of themselves as "apostles of a new golden age that would usher in the rinascita " or rebirth of all societies with the...

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Renaissance Art The Renaissance was "A revival or rebirth of cultural awareness and learning that took place during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, particularly in Italy,"" according to Art In Focus. ... During the Renaissance, art was a branch of knowledge. ... The major forms were then modeled in a brownish tone. ... Leonardo was a genius in his approach to art and many other areas of study. ... The Renaissance was period of time when art was very important. ...

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After the vase was formed but before it was painted, the artist applied a slip (dark pigment) to outside. ... In many cases the only difference between Christian art and Hellenistic art is the religious subject matter. ... Byzantine and medieval art was very representative. ... Their art was made to glorify God. ... Humans are often used in modern art. ...

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For the gallery report assignment, I went with my class to the Art Gallery of Ontario, located in Downtown Toronto (317 Dundas Street West) on Thursday, November 6th, 2014. ... This drawing is also uses form to make the drawing look 3-Dimensional on a 2-Dimensional surface. ... It is amazing that a work from one of the most famous artists in history have their work being displayed at the Art Gallery of Ontario. ... All the prints use line, colour, form, value, shape, and space in one way or another. ... Michelangelo's work was completed in the Renaissance period and Suzy Lake's wor...

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Question 4 Briefly discuss the first art historian and identify his writing. The first art historian was a man by the name of Giorgio Vasari. ... *Question 7 Fully discuss the development of Perspective in Renaissance art from Giotto to Masaccio. ... Question 9 Discuss, using the formalist approach to art history, Leonardo's Last Supper. ... Christ's outstretched arms form a pyramid at the center of the piece, and the disciples are grouped into pairs of three to each side of Jesus. ...

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Art is knowing which ones to keep." Oil has been a major medium in art realm for centuries. ... Brighter and clearer lines also made his work stand out from other art pieces. ... The Bellini family consisted of Jacopo, Giovanni, and Gentile who all contributed to giving the Bellini family a name in art. The father, Jacopo, influenced the next generation of Venetian artists with his curiosity in viewpoint and traditional form. ...

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Sexuality in Renaissance Art The Italian Renaissance, which spanned over the years 1350 until about 1550, is usually defined as a rebirth, focusing on the revival of classical learning and an exhilarating sense of renewed human potential in the moral, political and creative spheres. ... It is interesting to note that these works of art were only commissioned for the birth of a son, rather than a daughter. ... The restrictions on women's dress were expected to form an outward manifestation of the inner subordination they were expected to adopt. ... The sculptor's admiration of ...

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Some topics that will come up include the transformation of a new form of art, what the importance of humanism was, and the artist that were prevalent during this time. ... Some forms that were reborn were nudes, which became a major subject of art. ... Seen in fig. 1 which is a sculpture created by Donatello you can see the detail of muscle structure and form. ... This painting is another great example of Renaissance art. ... In spite of van Eyck's realistic detail, the paining has a Gothic quality in its symbolism, form, and vertical lines. ...

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This piece of art happens to be the most famous artwork done by Sandro Botticelli. ... Their art pieces showed that they had a very varied taste of artworks. ... The poem also happens to be a form of artistic creations which were known as Ekpharisis7. This was a form of art that described art works that borrowed from one another. ... It also happens to be borrowed from a poem that had been written for the Modeci and as a result appears to have been a wish for him to satisfy his love for the Ekpharasis literary form of art....

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The immortal flesh eventually formed into a circle of white foam which created Aphrodite. ... There were many different types of art work ranging from Gothic paintings to Japanese Art. ... Some were from European art and from American art styles. ... There were tours to help explain all of the different art works that were displayed. ... Other parts had Islamic forms of art too. ...

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Donatello was well known for playing a large part in Art History. ... Donatello showed his admirers how he would combine two kinds or art. To start, a clear explanation of what classicism and realism in his art time, from the "Understanding Art" text that we use in class, the definition of realism is: A style of art characterized by portraying subject matter accurately and truthfully. ... Realism also consisted of a pleasing picture, fitted to form, represented clearness and ideal beauty, whether being natural or artificial, sometimes striking or interesting in an unusual way. ... Classi...

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Art has come a long way in time from the early prehistoric art through the Classical period and then into the Renaissance, all the way to where we are now, art has evolved with the times. Everywhere you look, art is present, and whether it is obvious or not, be it a painting, a sculpture, or some sort of architecture, our world is full of art. ... His technique was that of a new, sharply contoured, slender form and rippling sinuous line" (Schutz, 1992, 46). ... Botticelli is of his generation in his enthusiasm for themes "from classical mythology and along with it in his suiting the ancient...

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As no dominant powers emerged as they did in other parts of Europe, the oligarchic city-state became the dominant form of government. By the fifthteenth century, Italy was divided into separate city-states, each with a different form of government. ... In 1628, William Harvey formed a theory that states that the heart acts as a pump that pushed blood throughout the body which regulates respiratory breathing. ... In the past, Italy's government has been ruled by city-states, monarchies, fascists, and different forms of democracy. ... All of these plus more rich styles of art such as, Pop a...

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It seems to me that before this time the aristocracy was the only ones who played a part in the making of art. ... The people of these countries formed what is now the middle class, so they now had the wealth to invest in art and the other great achievement of the Renaissance, education. ... I think that this has a great deal to do with the amount of money that was spent on art. ... Just as the science changed the art of the Renaissance it has greatly changed art in today's society. ... I can only hope that in the future when people read about our society when studying humanities they ...

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Thorough examination of the following aspects of society: politics, science, religion and art prove that the Renaissance was generally a period of revolutionary change. ... Finally, art experienced major changes throughout the Renaissance. Firstly, art extended into using three-dimensional space, artists added depth and Leonardo da Vinci discovered how surfaces could pick up and reflect tints. Realism emerged in all forms of art, such as painting, drawing, architecture and costume, artists stopped focusing completely on creating Christian art, and started to incorporate the world around th...

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Humanism inspired new forms of writing. ... Yet to be altered in my mind, I find that art is the biggest classical influence during the Renaissance and the most remarkable. ... Humanism also helped influence the classical art that was set in mind. ... The Renaissance brought back some of the greatest forgotten works of literature, life, and art. ... From Francesco Petrarca to Leonardo da Vinci the Renaissance has had a huge impact on how art and culture is viewed today. ...

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This document will explore the influence of Italian Renaissance art on today's civilization, which has greatly changed the art of today. ... Even though Giotto was ahead, he lacked the awareness of perspective, but he used space, light, and color to create a very strong sense of the human form, along with a storyteller's ability to capture the central moment in a particular scene (Walker 78). ... Just like the artisans of the Renaissance, the artisans of today are supported by patrons of art. ... Today's art might not be as lively or diverse. ... They take our cultures and ideas...

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The Roman's were also great literalists, who ruled supreme in the art of rhetoric. ... A naturalistic form of art took place evolved that placed human beings as they might ideally look like. This approach in art was passed down to the Romans and disappeared to emerge strongly in the renaissance era. ... The legacy of Hellenism in the east is reflected in art as far away as China. ... It is true Rome made incredible changes and developments to Greek ideas, Philosophies, politics, warfare, art and other contributions, but Greek civilization formed the foundation for Rome. ...

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It was said that art was becoming a necessity as same as food. ... Lorenzo dedicated his life and his money to produce more art than ever, and help created a culture best for art creation. ... Roman Catholicism also played huge role in renaissance art in Italy. There must be a best cultural environment for art because most of the great art that has made during renaissance era is more likely related to Jesus, Virgin Mary, or Greek Gods. ... Artists became more concerned with form than the content. ...

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