...Florentine early Renaissance painter whose Birth of Venus (c. 1485) and Primavera (1477-78) are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance. His ecclesiastical commissions included work for all the major churches of Florence and for the Sistine Chapel in Rome. His name is derived from his elder brother Giovanni, a pawnbroker, who was called Il Botticello ("The Little Barrel"). Although he was one of the most individual painters of the Italian Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli remained little known for centuries after his death. Then his work was rediscovered late in the 19th century by a group of artists in England known as the Pre-Raphaelites. Born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi in Florence in 1445, Botticelli was apprenticed to a goldsmith. Later he was a pupil of the painter Fra Filippo Lippi. He spent all his life in Florence except for a visit to Rome in 1481-82. There he painted wall frescoes in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. In Florence, Botticelli was a protege of several members of the powerful Medici family. He painted portraits of the family and many religious pictures, including the famous The Adoration of the Magi. The most original of his paintings are those illustrating Greek and Roman legends. The best known are the two large panels Primavera and The Birth of Venus. The Adoration of the Magi 1470-75; Tempera on panel; 111 x 134 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence La Primavera 1477-78; "Allegory of Spring"; 315 x 205...
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...Sandro Botticelli was one of the major Italian artists of the early Renaissance period in the 1400’s. Born in Florence, he was initially trained as a goldsmith before undertaking an apprenticeship under Italian artist, Fra Filippo Lippi. It is clear that Botticelli was influenced by Lippi for the rest of his life as ‘Filippesque characteristics are still found in his work of 1500’ (L.D. & Ettlinger 1976). By 1470 Botticelli had his own workshop and his pieces were already beginning to be characterised. His impression of fully formed figures would form the basis for his popular works as a Renaissance artist. Between 1478 and 1490 Botticelli created his most iconic mythological works, The Birth of Venus and Primavera. In the last years of his...
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...Sandro Botticelli full name Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi was one of the greatest, most influential and respected Italian painter of the Early Renaissance art. He was born in 1445 and died on 17th of May 1510. His reputation suffered for a brief moment until the late 19th century. Now his work it represents the linear grace of the Early Renaissance. Botticelli was trained first by Maso Finguerra (goldsmith) and then by artist Fra Filippo Lippi. Lippi’s painting style influenced Botticelli’s artistic style. He was also influenced by Pollaiolo. Botticelli mostly liked to paint in fresco or distemper and tempera. His career first began by painting frescoes for Florentine churches and cathedrals and ended up spending his almost entire...
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...Hospital), 1491, Florence. 20-5 * Donatello, St. George, 1417-1420, marble. 20-13 * Donatello, David, 1446-1460, bronze. 20-14 * Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, fresco. 1481. 20-18 * Masaccio, Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist and Donors, 1425-1427, fresco. 20-19 * Masaccio, The Tribute Money, 1427, fresco. 20-22 Vocabulary: • Humanism • Antiquity • Central Plan Church • Basilican Plan Church • Nave • Transept • Façade • Contrapposto • Atmospheric Perspective • Linear Perspective • Altarpiece • Annunciation • Oil on panel • Iconography • Disegno Lecture 3 Slide List: Slides: Quattrocento: 1. Sandro Botticelli Primavera, c.1482, tempera on wood (p.628) 2. Sandro Botticelli Birth of Venus, c.1482, tempera and gold on canvas (20-40) High Renaissance: 3. Leonardo da Vinci, Vitruvian Man, C.1490. Ink. (21-6) 4. Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1495-98, tempera and oil on plaster (21-3) 5. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, C.1503-06, oil on panel. (21-5) 6. Raphael, The Small Cowper Madonna, c.1505, oil on panel, (21-7) 7. Raphael, The School of Athens, 1510-1511, fresco, (p. 642) Vocalbulary: • Giorgio Vasari Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550; 1568) o biographical model o cyclical development of art • sfumato • disegno...
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...The Body in Art- Explored Through Classical and Modern Traditions Artists have idealized, humanized, and celebrated the naked and nude human form over the centuries. From painting to sculpture, body art to performance art, the body has assumed a prominent role in the creative expression of nearly all cultures from the beginning of civilization. As a result, the human form is one of the most common subjects in art. Through art, the body becomes a site for defining individual identity, constructing sex and gender ideals, negotiating power, and experimenting with the nature of representation itself. The body is not always portrayed as it actually looks, and it may even be altered so much that it does not resemble a real human body at all. As stated by the authors of Gateways to Art, the reality of the body can be distorted to suggest great beauty, or to emphasize a myriad of qualities like power, status, wisdom, and even god-like perfection (DeWitte 554). Because there are so many ways the body can be depicted in art, it is important to understand the various motivations behind the creation of different styles. It's important to consider the tradition of the flawless classical god and goddess in painting and sculpture and how modern artists like Manet, Degas, Matisse and Picasso transgressed the established classical approach of depicting the human figure. The human body is essential to myth and storytelling, as it is the first reference point, the original source of sensation...
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...a concept unheard of over the last 1000 years. This Renaissance movement were fueled by the people of Florence more so than any other nation. It was Florence which was the center of Renaissance and where it started off. With the discovery of ancient Roman and Greek manuscripts and art, the prosperous city of Florence soon became a mecca of culture and great achievements. It was in early stages of the Renaissance when the son of a goldsmith, Sandro Botticelli created his most famous works; Primavera and The Birth of Venus. After his death, Botticelli’s masterpieces and his artworks’ importance were obscured and underestimated for nearly 400 years before scholars grasped the importance of his work; primarily Primavera and The Birth of Venus and how it played a vital role in the Renaissance movement. Sandro Botticelli in the courts of the Medici created these masterpieces which in the painting itself seem to bring out that there is a radical change coming into the landscape and the rebirth of the perception of mankind itself. Botticelli broke away from the century old style and format of painting where the...
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...Differences in art MR.GIBBS Devindra Mohabir Flushing High School Devindra Mohabir September 15, 2013 European History Differences in Art Both the Italian and Northern Renaissance had a lot of great art works, and artistes. They had some similar ideas in term of art and they had some differences. The Renaissance all started in Florence, Italy during the 14th century. Florence was the perfect place for it to start because it was at the center of an international trading port with both Europe and the Middle East. Also because Italy was at the center on the Roman Empire after it fell. The Renaissance was spawned by the birth of the philosophy of humanism, which emphasized the importance of individual achievement in a wide range of fields such as art and writing. Although Italian Renaissance broke all tradition with Gothic style of art during the 15th century, it was a different story on the north side of Europe. The north never really abandoned the dark and gothic styles, it held on to it. In the North, Artistes were focusing more on the Middle-class and peasant class than on the wealthy. Artists such as Pieter Bruegel and Hieronymus Bosch were creating masterpieces of the peasant life. They were showing their perspective of it. “The Peasant Wedding” is a great example of this; Pieter Bruegel painted it in 1567 and it just simply show a wedding celebration of a peasant. The North also focused more on nature and landscapes...
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...Primavera (Allegory of Spring) Botticelli Circa 1482 Background of Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) and his artwork Alessandro de Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, also is known as Sandro Botticelli. He was born in 1445, Florence, Italy and he was one of the Italian painters during Early Renaissance. In 1460, he learned painting from the Renaissance painter, namely as Fra Filippo Lippi. Botticelli was a talented painter and he was able to open a workshop at the age of 15. “Birth of Venus” and “Primavera,” both of that were his earliest artwork. The “Birth of Venus,” is the first mythological painting created by Botticelli and it has display as the Goddess Venus that explains her birth. Moreover, the “Primavera” the largest mythological work and it has a humanistic nature and translating the life-renewing cultural to society. The inspiration of the “La Primavera,” is from the influence of Gothic realism by Botticelli's study of the antique. During the World War Two, “Primavera” was moved to Montegufoni Castle. It was returned to the Uffizi Gallery where it remains to the present day. The painting being restored in 1982 and had darkened with time's cruel passage. Who is the target audience? Primavera, known as “Allegory of Spring,” is the greatest works at the Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italy. The origin of the painting is unclear, but we can detect the Primavera’s target audience by knowing the history of painting. The powerful families such as Medici family gave the funding of...
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...of these genres. Beauty can be illustrated in many different ways, and not everyone sees beauty the same way. Poets use their works to express a mental state. By using specific literary elements and words the reader can determine what they are feeling. Musicians use musical notes and beats as well as words, which allow them to express themselves. Artists use visual elements to represent a particular theme or emotion. Although all of these genres are different, they each contain a message and a theme. Beauty as a theme can be found in the eighteenth century poem “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron, in the twentieth century song “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by Prince, and in the fifteenth century painting The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. Lord Byron is famous for his works in literature, especially his poetry. His journey to fame was full of obstacles. “Byron was born in London to a poor but noble family” (“Prepare to Read”). He used his writing as a way to express his feelings. At first his works were not accepted, but as he grew older he became famous for his romantic works. His first successful work was an epic poem called Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (“Lord Byron: Short Biography”). After writing this long poem he became known as a bold writer. “…His admirers insisted on associating him with the dark, brooding hero, impassioned by a cause, whom he so often described” (“Prepare to Read”). People...
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...Andy Warhol’s piece titled Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) represents the face of the goddess Venus. This piece was made in 1984 as a depiction of the face of Venus from the earlier painting The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli that was completed in 1482. The piece’s present location is the Arkansas Arts Center, and its original location is the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The piece is acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, and it can only be seen from one side because it is hanging on the wall. The work is a colorful representation of the face of the goddess Venus as depicted earlier in The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. However, Warhol uses more colors in his work. Venus’s face...
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...Chris Madrid Assessment Prep 12/11/15 Abel Gonzalez A Modern Venus. Andy Warhol’s piece titled Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) represents the face of the goddess Venus. This piece was made in 1984 as a depiction of the face of Venus from the earlier painting The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli which was completed in 1482. The piece’s present location is the Arkansas Arts Center, and its original location is the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The piece is acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, and it can only be seen from one side because it is hanging on the wall. The work is just a recoloring of the face of Venus as depicted earlier in The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. However, while Warhol does use more colors in his work. For example, Venus’s face and neck are pink while her hair is black, red, orange, and yellow. The background is a solid light blue color. In Details of Renaissance Paintings, Venus’s face and hair are emphasized and the dominant elements are her hair because of the warm colors and her gaze. It honestly reminded me of the Sublime Sun. Warhol uses implied lines in the hair to direct viewers’ eyes. The lines direct viewers’ eyes to the right bottom, middle, and top because the strands are going in each of these directions. One bundle of hair goes down to the bottom of the piece on the left side close to her face. This bundle of hair brings some direction to the left side, but not...
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...Resembling other artists during the Early Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli’s ability to portray classical art depicting humanistic features within his work created a name for himself in one of his iconic pieces in Florence, Italy; Primavera. However, there are features found within that set him apart from those during this time. While many during this time implemented a linear perspective creating a vanishing point, Botticelli focused more on his subjects and their humanistic qualities. Botticelli’s Primavera, portrays an idealism of springtime, within an arch of foliage we find Venus, goddess of love as the focal point highlighting her importance. Her stance places most her weight on her right side and the bend of her left knee allowing the material of her dress to show the physical representation of a womanly feature. Notice also while everyone else in on the same level Venus is raised above to further enhance her significance. Above Venus we find a plump Cupid with child-like features blindfolded, an illustration of love is blind, pointing his arrow at the Three Graces dancing who have created their own group linking one to the other. The lines are seen through a transparent draping drawing attention to their nude forms in a modest manner. One of the women are turned looking over to the messenger of gods standing off to the side with his staff...
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...Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Visual Analysis of the Art Work Filipo Lippi Madonna and Child and two angels Tempera 1465 is one of the paintings of the Italian Renaissance artist called fillip Lippi. The date which was executed is not known but many people especially the historian believe that this was the time of the fillip career which was between 1450 and 1465. It is one of the arts of Filipo which was he executed without the help of his workshop. The art is an important model which is useful for the later depictions of child and Madonna, which encompasses those of the Sandro Botticelli. It is the art of colorful faces of the Madonna and the two angels who represent the birth of Jesus by the virgin marry. Filippo uses many colors in his art to make the work of his art to be colorful and presentable. The clothing which the mother of the child wears is blue and their bodies are decorated with brown color. The cloth which the angel wears is white while the seat also has got a brown color with some decorations on it. In general, the background color is chocolate, and the sky is blue. The use of color represents a variety and the unity. He uses lines in his art to differentiate the different sections of the body and even the linings of the clothes. Also, the hair of the child and the angel has some lines which indicate their existence. Space is partially overlapping in that the other angel is seen via the hands of the mother and the child and also there is...
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...The studies of the humanists during the Renaissance gave artists of the times the freedom and the wisdom the express themselves with more intellect, clarity, personality and emotional understanding than had ever been seen before. Towards the middle of the 14th Century a new way of thinking was beginning to emerge and take a hold on society, A way which let people express themselves with a clarity unseen Since the fall of the Roman Empire and the dark days of the Middle Ages, a great time of reform and education was on the brink of exploding onto the scene. This was the beginning of what we now know as the Renaissance the ‘Rebirth’ and the new way of thinking would later be referred to as Humanism. The Renaissance was one of the great intellectual ages of European culture at its height during the 15th and 16th century there were many amazing new developments amongst many areas including painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, education medicine science including many more of mans intellectual and educated pursuits, the main center of this revolution was classical Italy although later spreading throughout Europe to infiltrate all facets of European culture The Renaissance saw creation of different attitudes towards life and different ways of thinking. After spending hundreds of years in the depths of the Middle ages a time when human progress and achievement slowed to a trickle, Western Civilization blurred and there was a great period of cultural decline, society...
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... February 29th 2012 Botticelli’s Primavera is an interesting piece of art. Like many works of art from the Renaissance, it has many scholars still arguing about what the painter was thinking when he painted this, in order to give some meaning to the figures and objects of the painting. The excerpts that were given to us helped to explain the painting from the perspective of two different scholars, who used various sources to help decipher the painting. Both were very interesting interpretations, however I found Zollner’s argument, as opposed to Zirpolo’s, to be more convincing based on his attention to every character in the painting. In the first excerpt, taken from Frank Zollner’s Botticelli: Images of Love and Spring, he takes each character from the Primavera and gives them a background and a story, based on sources from different text fragments. According to Zollner, the figure on the very left is Mercury, the messenger of the gods who divides clouds and drives away wind with his wand, which is discussed in Virgi’s Aenid He characterizes the little flying boy as Amor (Eros in Greek mythology), the son of Mars and Venus. Venus, the goddess of love and beauty is the woman at the very center of the painting. She is accompanied by the Three Graces. He explains how these characters are often found together in other literary works, like in one of Horace’s popular verses. Moving to the right side of the painting, the woman decorated...
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