Artist Report #1 The painting that I chose was Masaccio's, "The Tribute Money". In this painting, Masaccio displays his mastery of the human form. All of his figures stand in perfect contraposition giving them an easy, natural look. The story told in this painting is done in three parts, in "...
Greek Civilization Influence on Western Culture Although the Greek Civilization came to an end over 2,000 years ago, the Greeks still influence us in many ways, from our language, to our way of thinking and our ways of life. There were many Greek philosophers that created theories and religions ...
The renaissance was a time of improvement where society wanted to move beyond the accomplishments of the past. The people of the time looked at the magnificent works of the Romans. Works that went unsurpassed for centuries included the Roman aqueducts, the intricately designed roads and fortificati...
As an accomplished mathematician and geometrician, Alberti was also able to understand every aspect of the developing theory and therefore wrote a book in which the first section is "entirely mathematical," and "shows how this noble and beautiful art arises from roots within Nature herself,"(Alberti, 35). ... Brunelleschi's design for San Lorenzo was revolutionary because of its use of Augustinian symmetry, mathematical proportions, and rhythmic organization. ... The arcade of arches and columns remain full of detail but mathematically simple. ...
There was one true Renaissance, and it occurred in Italy. The Renaissance was period from 1350 until 1600 during which western Europeans experienced a profound cultural awakening. This time period began the first city-states in Italy, which had luckily helped Italy avoid economic crisis. The Italian...
In addition, Brunelleschi had an interest in mathematics as well as the study of ancient monuments, thus his work would turn more and more in the direction of architecture, three years of his life were spent in Rome studying sculpture and architecture with his friend, Donatello. ... Brunelleschi was the first architect to employ mathematical perspective to redefine Gothic and Romanesque design and establish proportioning and symmetry methods. ...
Before the invention of a theory of mathematical perspective, artists of the middle ages were more interested in depicting religious, spiritual truths rather than the real, physical world. ... This book 'Della Pittura' presented the use of perspective in a mathematical sense and laid the foundation for further developments of both the theoretical and the practical aspects of perspective. ...
Inspired by the works of ancient Greece and Rome, Renaissance artists produced paintings and sculptures based upon the observation of the visible world and practiced according to mathematical principles of balance, harmony, and human perspective. ...
"How Architecture developed during the renaissance."" William Trivett Sunday, September 22, 2002 The renaissance was a time of change and "rebirth."" The renaissance brought into being some of the most significant and admired works ever constructed. The renaissance began in 1400 in ...
Ancient Greek Society Ancient Greece thrived from the third millennium to the first century B.C. The term "ancient Greece" refers culturally to the ways ancient Greeks spoke, worshiped, understood the nature of the physical world, organized their governments, made their livings, entertained th...
The Renaissance's New Innovations The Renaissance was a time all over the world for rebirth. At the end of the Middle Ages, new things were beginning to take place. William Shakespeare began to write new plays that would forever change the world of theater. Leonardo Da Vinci, hailed as one of th...
The people of Europe thought that they were the most advanced in mathematics and medicine however, as Magellan and other explorers began to learn more about their newly discovered land they realized that many other cultures were equal or more advanced in these areas. ...
During the 14th and 15th century, Europe was blessed with some of the greatest minds in history. Original thinkers such as Galileo Galilei, Martin Luther, and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni lead inspirational paths forever changing humanity. While their crafts were none like the other, t...
Renaissance Assignment A few definitions: Humanism - http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=humanism "A cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized secular concerns as a result of the rediscovery and study of the literature, art, and civilization of ancient Greece and Ro...
If one were to gaze upon the statue of "David" by Michelangelo (1475-1564), they would notice the high esteem in which the human body was portrayed. The sculpture almost appears to be a person itself, so real, proportionate, and beautiful that it is uncanny to fathom that it is an interpretation by an artist. The pride and appreciation exhibited in the work of art for the human physique demonstrated the humanistic ideas of the Renaissance. Humanism was not only a "respect for the individual, independent thought ", and the human body, but was an intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on...
The Renaissance Period Perhaps one of the most famous Renaissance paintings is the Mona Lisa, painted by Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. It is a typical Renaissance painting. It is famous for her haunting, inexplicable smile. The Renaissance/Early Modern Peri...
The Italian Renaissance was called the beginning of the modern age. The word Renaissance itself is derived from the Latin word rinascere, which means to be reborn. The Renaissance was a rebirth of culture, to put it simply. Many dramatic changes occurred during this time in the fields of philosophy,...
Gargantua played ball or tennis, discussed the virtues, properties, the efficacy and nature of whatever was served at dinner, studied the mathematical sciences, learned arithmetic-based card tricks, singing, learned to play seven different instruments, writing, drawing, painting, sculpture, horsemanship, passed as a knight-at-arms, hunting, wrestling, swimming, botany and mountain climbing. ...