Not only was he interested in painting and sculpturing, which is what he is probably primarily known for, but also showed great interest in architecture, mechanics, sculpturing, and the study of anatomy. ... One such proof is in his picture of the "Vitruvian Man" which proved many relationships, including the ratio between height and width. ... Finally Da Vinci personified the last ideal of the Renaissance, being secularism. ... Although Da Vinci did paint many religious works, such as The Last Supper, but he was also into painting many other things. ...

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He also created perhaps his greatest religious work, "The Last Supper", in 1495, a marvel hardly matched in the area of Realistic painting. ... Although it was never put to use, the design showed da Vinci's versatility and genius. ... Upon his death on May 2, 1519 in Cloux, France, it is said that Francis I was at his bedside cradling his head- truly a picture of the influence and importance of Leonardo da Vinci, certainly one of the smartest people ever ...

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Final Layers in tempera - last step in process. ... Question 9 Discuss, using the formalist approach to art history, Leonardo's Last Supper. ... Leonardo Da Vinci's, The Last Supper, used an experimental technique working on dry intonaco with an oil tempera paint. ... Its stage like setting recedes from a long table which is placed parallel to the picture plane. ... Ghiberti had several techniques which he used in order to show perspectives in his sculptures. ...

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Figure one shows how converging lines create a three-dimensional object (Becket 88-89). ... A normal painter might have treated the ceiling as a flat surface, but because he was an expert at sculpture, he used his knowledge to curve each picture so you could not tell it was rounded. ... His most famous works of art are the Last Supper, which shows Jesus and his 12 disciples, and the Mona Lisa. ... The Last Supper, one of the few frescos Leonardo did, he used both perspective and geometry. ... Which showed his interest in detail and obsession with exact measurements. ...

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His father was a reverend, and when his father died on March 26, 1885, he painted a picture of a Bible, which is entitled "Still Life 2 with Open Bible." ... His most famous religious painting is "The Last Supper," which depicted Jesus and his twelves disciples eating at the last supper before he was betrayed and then crucified. ... It was painted during World War II, and it showed the horrors that war brings with it's weapons and cruelty, and also occurred in Guernica, Spain. ...

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Even as artists began to show a sense of perspective in their art, the lack of a defined theory made drawings appear awkward. ... It is difficult to appreciate the amazement with which this picture was received, as it seemed to create a doorway into the wall and a new burial chamber beyond. ... Theatro Olympico is my last example of perspectival use in theatre. Built 1580-84, this was Andrea Palladio's last project; trying to create a classical theatre in a pre-existing hall. ...

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.  Chiaroscuro (the balance of light and dark was for the first time shown within a picture by using shadows rather than blocky outlines).  Balanced compositions-- the arrangement of things like lines, colors and form were seemingly "correct".  Ancient Roman ideals were the inspiration for many works in Italy.  Larger than life figures appear in German art.  Dutch works of art began to show hints of daily life (hunting, farming) rather than religious themes.  French art featured clean simplicity. ... Machiavelli's principles ...

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"Having captured the plight of Midwestern farmers who were forced to flee the Dust Bowl and move west in search of work, the picture became the iconic image of the Great Depression.... "4 Though there have been multiple opposing reports over the last 77 years since this photo was taken from the subject, Florence Owens Thompson, as well as the photographer, Dorothea Lange; it is understood that the two had minimal conversation and yet the photographer stated that she felt a need to document her struggles. ... The contrast of Lange's image vividly shows the difference between ligh...

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Leonardo Da Vinci's painting of "The Last Supper" is a great example of the artists' close attention to nature, as it shows the physical relationship between figures, or the humans and the objects, and the landscape around them. ... This technique would draw the viewer's eye to a "vanishing point" as all the lines in the picture would appear to head to this point. ...

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.): And I, Jacopo Galli, pledge my word to his most Reverend Lordship that the said Michelangelo will finish the said work within one year, and that it shall be the finest work in marble which Rome today can show, and that no master of our days shall be able to produce a better '- (Coughlan 73) Did Michelangelo succeed in holding up his end of the deal? ... Her face shows the beginnings of the peace of accepting the will of God. ... This is how many people picture Christ after His resurrection. ... (Bonner, early life) The last sculpture he worked on before his death was another pieta, ...

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This work also shows how he thinks the ruler should interact with his people. ... He shows how the King was weak and did not have good fortuna. ... The authors gave me a view of the people while the lectures provided more of a visual picture of the country. ... He does get a butlering job to a weird man, but it does not last long. ... Their happiness and security don't last long. ...

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Just by looking at most of the art work during that era shows the significance it had on the culture. ... This shows us that even during this era, if someone were a craftsmen they could still achieve greatness. ... This quote shows how individual way of thinking was beginning to change. ... Although, Primavera does not show much of the techniques used during the Italian Renaissance, it is a perfect example of classical subject matter. ...

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Romantic Love In Dante's Inferno and The Lais of Marie De France It is fascinating to take the time out to examine in similarities and differences in the way authors Dante Aligheri and Marie De France impart to their readers their views on romantic love. It can almost be said that the tw...

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