...Leonardo da Vinci was a famous scientist, inventor, and painter who was born in the birthplace of the renaissance. He was known as the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture. He was born on the 15th of April 1452 and died on the 2nd of May 1519. He was born as a poor peasant. No one knew that eventually he would be one of the most brilliant people to live on our planet. Leonardo had mainly studied the human body and fluids. He destroyed the accomplishments of the men before him. Leonardo became wrapped up in his scientific investigations during his stay at Milan in 1505. He was very influenced by the Greeks and Romans but unlike others, he saw that the limits of science should not be limited to Greek and Roman writing as well as the bible. If he chose to only limit himself to those books, we would not have the things that we have today. He observed nature and asked simple questions in which he wrote the answers in his sketches. Leonardo was very determined to observe nature and to record it. He learned to dissect criminals to find and draw hidden parts of the body as well as to see the inside of it. He had a large curiosity which allowed him to develop the principles of...
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...AUTOBIOGRAPHY Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci Born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of a “Renaissance man.” Possessor of a curious mind and keen intellect, da Vinci studied the laws of science and nature, which greatly informed his work as a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman. His ideas and body of work—which includes "Virgin of the Rocks," "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa"—have influenced countless artists and made da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo was, and is, renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time, with their fame approached only by Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. Leonardo died at Clos Lucé, France, on May 2, 1519. François I had become a close friend. Vasari records that the King held Leonardo's head in his arms as he died, although this story, beloved by the French and portrayed in romantic paintings by Ingres, Ménageot and other French artists, may be legend rather than fact. Da Vinci has been called a genius and the archetypal Renaissance man. His talents inarguably extended far beyond his artistic works. Like many leaders of Renaissance humanism, he did not see a divide between science and art. STYLE OF PAINTING da Vinci’s Painting Technique Throughout his years (1452-1519), Leonardo da Vinci employed a variety of techniques...
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...Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were both very gifted and represented some of the greatest pieces of art in their time. Both artists were architects, sculptors, and amazing painters of equal talent who used sketches. Both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo have left many pieces for use to compare their abilities, skills, and creative process. They both have sketches that show their separate approaches to their personal styles of art. Michelangelo began his artistic career at only twelve years old, he claimed to be self-taught but was really apprenticed by Domenico Ghirlandaio and the influence is seen in much of his work. Michelangelo used drawing or sketches to create his works of art. His attention to detail is so incredibly precise, the folds of each robe, the veins in the hands, even the shapes uses within the sketches. One particular thing I notice important to Michelangelo are the emotions he brings out in the people he draws, it gives us a feeling of what emotions are meant to come across. Leonardo da Vinci has also executed each piece with amazing skill. For example the nude study of a young man, the arms and legs are put in perfect proportions. It seems with Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches the faces are almost emotionless and we focus on the body form more. Although his work is accurate and brilliant I do not find the same captivating emotions found in the work of Michelangelo. Although when we look at his drawings we see his though process. He used great perspective...
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...The Renaissance art movement has greatly impacted the modern world, with concepts and techniques from the time period still appearing in artworks today. Jeffrey Smart shows a rebirth of ideas, methods and themes that have previously been seen in other art movements, such as the Renaissance, Realism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. He was an artist heavily inspired by the Renaissance period, and this shows particularly through his works: "The Traveller", "Labyrinth", "Portrait of Bruce Beresford", and "Turn-off To Dandenong". Smart shows a connection between the modern era and the Renaissance through the similarities of his work and the works of artists from that time period, such as Piero della Francesca, Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci and Johannes Vermeer. However, Smart’s works also show similarities to paintings by Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cézanne, alongside those by Peter Paul Ruben and Jean Francois-Millet. These works provide evidence to a use of techniques and materials such as foreshortening, one point-perspective and oil painting - all exceedingly similar to those of the Renaissance art movement. Smart, by sampling these procedures and concepts from previous art movements and bringing them back to life, creates a new, modern day renaissance. Smart was heavily inspired by artists of the Renaissance period, particularly Piero della Francesca (Rompaey, 2013). Smart utilises perspective to add depth to his artworks, particularly in the work "The Traveller"...
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...Leonardo Da Vinci made contributions to the study of science, medicine and art. In his relentless pursuit to understand how our world works, he was one of the world's greatest inventors, thinkers, scientists, artists and writers. A true Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci was a leading voice for reason, logic and science in a world dominated by superstition. Leonardo’s parents were the Florentine notary and landlord Ser Pedro and Caterina, a young peasant woman who soon after Leonardo's birth married a local artesan. Although an illegitimate child, Leonardo was raised in his father's household, as Ser Pedro did not have other children until 1476, in his fourth marriage. Showing artistic promise, Leonardo became an apprentice to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio at the age of 15. Five years later he was accepted into the painter's guild of Florence but continued to work in Verrocchio's workshop for another five years. “Flying machines, parachutes, submarines, underwater rebreathing devices, self floatation/ocean rescue devices, swimming fins, pumping mechanisms, water turbines, dredging systems, steam calorimeters, water-well drill, swing bridges, canals, levelling/surveying instruments, cranes, pulley systems, street-lighting systems, convection roasting spit, mechanical saw, treadle-operated lathe, compasses, contact lenses, and military weapons. “These are all inventions that were created by Leonardo Da Vinci's genius creates inventions that are far ahead of their time. In...
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...impression of wealthy and powerful people that they try to present. Background of that time give explanation why artists used to present that kind of life. Geographically Italy was very important in Mediterranean and it was one of the biggest centers for business. Therefore, individuals were becoming very wealthy and power of some individuals reached to political circles. The Italian Renaissance focused on religion as well. Popes were very wealthy and almost like kings in another societies. Oftentimes, paintings reflected themes of the Classical times, and some artists nearly copied the forms of ancient Greek statues and artwork. Based on that Greek Roman influence was very important in Italian Renaissance. It showed a lot of religion and mythology. Over all probably the most beautiful art came out from that period. Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, fresco oil tempera, 1495- 1497 Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, fresco oil tempera, 1511 7. How does Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus reflect the then-popular Neoplatonist philosophy? The Birth of Venus by...
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...Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Italian pronunciation: [leoˈnardo da ˈvintʃi] pronunciation (help·info)) (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, Old Style) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination".[1] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.[2] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote".[1] Marco Rosci states that while there is much speculation about Leonardo, his vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious, and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time.[3] Born out of wedlock to a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, at Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice, and he spent his last years in France at the...
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...AUTOBIOGRAPHY Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci Born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of a “Renaissance man.” Possessor of a curious mind and keen intellect, da Vinci studied the laws of science and nature, which greatly informed his work as a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman. His ideas and body of work—which includes "Virgin of the Rocks," "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa"—have influenced countless artists and made da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo was, and is, renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time, with their fame approached only by Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. Leonardo died at Clos Lucé, France, on May 2, 1519. François I had become a close friend. Vasari records that the King held Leonardo's head in his arms as he died, although this story, beloved by the French and portrayed in romantic paintings by Ingres, Ménageot and other French artists, may be legend rather than fact. Da Vinci has been called a genius and the archetypal Renaissance man. His talents inarguably extended far beyond his artistic works. Like many leaders of Renaissance humanism, he did not see a divide between science and art. STYLE OF PAINTING da Vinci’s Painting Technique Throughout his years (1452-1519), Leonardo da Vinci employed a variety of techniques...
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...Spring. Same as the flowers rising from the ashes was a new era. The Renaissance. The Renaissance birthplace was in Florence and funny enough Da Vinci’s birthplace too. Florence was the “big apple” of the Renaissance era, with architects, astronomers and scientists flooding the streets, it was the place to be. Leonardo Da Vinci as previously mentioned was born and raised in Florence. He was a genius, well versed in almost every scientific area, he was undeniably brilliant. Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter, sculptor, scientist, inventor, architect, engineer, writer, etcetera, etcetera. He is most recognizably known as THE “Renaissance Man” a person who was very well rounded, and you could say had a “finger in every pie”. Leonardo for the better part of 400 years was known for his famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, but he later discovered designs helped to invent things like the helicopter, tank and parachute along with many other...
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...unsuccessfully (Op-Art.co.uk, 2012). A list of Renaissance artists took full command of creating three-dimensional illusions on canvases and in their victory we see the world in a new and innovative way. [pic] Fig. 1 1486 Birth of Venus Botticelli Galleria degli Uffizi Sandro Botticelli (1445- 1510) was an Italian painter who studied under the direction Filippo Lippi who was a master painter during the Florentine Renaissance. Lippi taught Botticelli linear perspective along with a linear sense of form for color which is displayed in Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus”. The painting depicts Venus coming from the sea, arriving at the sea-shore awesomely praised as a goddess by angels and a woman. Humanism is major influence at this time which Botticelli acknowledges by placing Venous nude in the center of the painting. Botticelli painted the goddess Venous to symbolize his version of pagan...
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...Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Italian pronunciation: [leoˈnardo da vˈvintʃi] About this sound pronunciation (help·info); April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, Old Style) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination".[1] He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.[2] According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote".[1] Marco Rosci states that while there is much speculation about Leonardo, his vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious, and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time.[3] Born out of wedlock to a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, in Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter, Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice, and he spent his last years...
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...Raphael’s Process for Painting ARTS/230 August 6, 2014 Raphael’s Process for Painting Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520), or "Raphael", was a painter that lived during the High Renaissance period and was greatly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael are considered one of the three great painters of their time. Although you may know Raphael by the beautiful paintings he produced, he particularly gave great importance to his drawings. It did not matter to Raphael whether it was for preparing the work for future canvases or other works of art. Raphael is famous for the perfect elegance and three-dimensional space in his paintings. He planned his art work out by drawing them first before he started painting. During the early years, Raphael used pen and ink to draw out his artwork. Using pen and ink was based on the influence by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo which both used pen and ink. Sometime during his early drawings he switched to black chalk. In his later works, he started using red chalk. He found that it can be sharpened to a hard point and handled like a stylus. Paintings during Raphael's time are quite different than today's paintings. Raphael used what was called Quattrocento painting, which was Italian and referred to the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance. Raphael had to combine standard mixtures to create colors for landscape, such as blues for skies and greens for vegetation...
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...John Donne the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. noted for their strong, sensual style and includesonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne's style is characterised by abrupt openings and various paradoxes, ironies and dislocations. These features, along with his frequent dramatic or everyday speech rhythms, his tense syntax and his tough eloquence, were both a reaction against the smoothness of conventional Elizabethan poetry and an adaptation into English of European baroque and mannerist techniques. His early career was marked by poetry that bore immense knowledge of English society and he met that knowledge with sharp criticism. important theme in Donne's poetry is the idea of true religion, something that he spent much time considering and about which he often theorized. He wrote secular poems as well as erotic and love poems. He is particularly famous for his mastery of metaphysical conceits *metaphysical poets: work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits, and by speculation about topics such as love or religion. The Metaphysical Poets are known for their ability to startle the reader and coax new perspective through paradoxical images, subtle argument, inventive syntax, and imagery from art, philosophy, and religion using an...
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...The Da Vinci Code— True or False? Leonardo Da Vinci— a writer, mathematician, inventor, and artist— inspired many of us to do great things. Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code, novel. Robert Langdon and Agent Sophie Neveu are on a quest to discover the secrets of The Holy Grail, along with member of the Opus Dei. During their expedition, the two of them find out the truth about this long awaited mystery. Brown subjectively presents Leonardo Da Vinci’s biography and life’s work and influences readers to believe false conclusions. Leonardo Da Vinci had an interesting life growing up, and people understood things about him that might not even be true. Dan Brown explains in The Da Vinci Code that Leonardo was the Grand Master of a secret society called the Priory of Sion (Brown 113). There is no proof that Da Vinci was the Grand Master, let alone even part of this society. “Every faith in the world is based on fabrication,” (Dan Brown). The whole aspect of Leonardo Da Vinci’s life is explained by fabrication in the novel, not trusted facts. Leonardo’s interesting biography led him to accomplish many well-known works of art....
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...is Michelangelo? He is a Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet and engineer of the high renaissance who exerted on unparalled influence on the development of western art. Considered to be the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since also been described as one of the greatest artist of all time. A number of Michelangelo’s work in painting, sculpture and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His output in every field o interest was prodigious. Two of his best-known works are the PIETA and DAVID, it were sculpted before the age of thirty. 2. What are the major contributions of Michelangelo during his time? Name them. Michelangelo created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of western art: the scenes from the genesis on ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine chapel in Rome. As an architect, Michelangelo pioneered the mannerist style at the Laurentian Library. At 74 he succeeded Antonio da Sangallo the younger as the architect of the Saint Peter’s basilica. Michelangelo transformed the plan, the western end being finished to Michelangelo’s design, the dome being completed after his death with some modification. 3. What is the most commonality of his paintings to the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael? What is distinctive about their artworks? Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael are three of the greatest artists in history. But they were also people with ideas and visions that reached...
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