Comparing paintings of Raphael's Christ on the Cross with four saints and Salvador Dali's Christ of St. John of the Cross. Comparison factors looked into are each individuals influences throughout their lives from their background where they grew up and trained and how these different influences affected their finished styles and technique of their art.
RAPHAEL AND HIS INFLUENCES .
Raphael from Urbino in Italy, the time of Rachael's youth the Urbino was central to the intellectual, artistic core of Italy. This being a stimulating environment for a young person to mature. He had a comfortable upbringing from an intellectual family. His father Giovanni di Sante di Piero was a painter of some distinction influencing his career choice. Every circumstance of his youth encouraged him toward the arts. His surroundings of grand architecture such as the ducal palace built by Luciano Laurana for Duke of Montefeltro and decorated with valuables by Piero della Francesca among others and the peaceful countryside surrounding would have been sources of inspiration. His father died in 1494 trusting Evangelista di Pian di Mileto his son. Evangelista was an unpretentious artist and an admirer of Perugino and in 1495 Timoteo Viti who recently returned from Francesso Francia's workshop. Evangelist taught Raphael the art of painting and when Raphael viewed Viti's delicate Style he was inspired. These inspirations of Evangelista and his fathers became Raphael's substructures. The meeting of Raphael and Perugino influencing the way in which he looked at his work. His earlier work was influence by Piero dela Francesca's awareness of soft rhythms of landscapes and strong figures. Raphael became Perugino's apprentice his influence not taking straightaway due to not having permanent contact but later associations became frequent and his art matured. Raphael made visits to Florence resulting in fascination with Leonardo da Vinci's work influence visible in his work of the three graces (Fig 1).
Salvador Dali is a Spanish artist who lived from 1904-1989. ... Dali went to the Municipal Drawing School. ... The exams were regarding Raphael and Dali stated that he knew more about him than any of his examiners. ... Salvador Dali did not only paint. ... Dali had many stages of art in his life. ...
Raphael Raphael was born Raffaello Sanzio or Raffaello Santiin Urbino on April 6, 1483. ... (Santi, page 2) He gave his son his first instruction in painting, and, before his death in 1494, when Raphael was 11, he had introduced the Raphael to humanistic philosophy at the court. ... Inc October 1508, Raphael reached Rome. ... Raphael spent the last twelve years of his life in Rome. ... Raphael died in Rome on this 37th birthday, April 6, 1520. ...
Salvador Dali was born in Figueres Spain in 1904 to Don Salvador Dali y Cuse and Felipa. ... Five years later, Dali had his first public exhibition in the style of Cubism (duke). ... In 1925, Dali had his first stand alone exhibit at the Galery of Dalmare (Duke). ... In the 1930's Dali expanded upon surrealism calling his work "critical paranoia". ... In 1981, Dali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, his wife Gala died the next year with Dali joining her in 1989 (Duke). ...
Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904. ... Dali is best known for his surrealist works. ... Dali used many mediums to illustrate his inspirations. ... Dali also experimented his talents in film as well. ... Dali was easily recognized all over the world. ...
When Dali was born the name was passed on to him. ... Dali's father, a respected notary, his mother and younger sister all encouraged Dali's early interests in art. ... Dali's talent was very refined early on. ... Dali moved to the U.S. in 1940 where he remained till 1948. ... Dali uses the rose as a female sexual symbol. ...
Other artists had some of the most important impacts on Dali's art. ... The works of Raphael, Bronzino, Vermeer, and Velasquez contributed to the classical style that Salvador used. Another major influence of Salvador Dali was his wife, Gala. Dali met her in 1929 while she was still married to another Surrealist. ... The many influences that played a part in Dali's artwork can be considered a reason why the mediums that Dali used are so various (Pettinger, 2012). ...
Miro's use of colour differs from Dali's blending and prevalent three-dimensionality. ... Whilst Dali exercised a sort of internal movement, Miro utilized fluidity in the full sense of the word. ... Miro's imaginative fantasy therefore collides with Dali's story-like, and thus structured, painting. ... Another lasting element of Dali's painting is the group of ants gathered on the pebble. Dali had, as a young child, found a wounded bat with ants crawling all over its body (Ades 54). ...
Salvador Dali was born in Figueres Spain in 1904 to Don Salvador Dali y Cuse and Felipa. ... Five years later, Dali had his first public exhibition in the style of Cubism (duke). ... In 1925, Dali had his first stand alone exhibit at the Galery of Dalmare (Duke). ... In the 1930's Dali expanded upon surrealism calling his work "critical paranoia". ... In 1981, Dali was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, his wife Gala died the next year with Dali joining her in 1989 (Duke). ...
Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904. ... Dali is best known for his surrealist works. ... Dali used many mediums to illustrate his inspirations. ... Dali also experimented his talents in film as well. ... Dali was easily recognized all over the world. ...
