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Between the mid-fourteenth to the mid seventeenth century,historians of rationality discussed "Renaissance theory" as including improvements in reasoning all through western Europe (Wallace 1). It is critical as the medieval world stopped to be and the present day common world started. The scholars of Renaissance were thinking, honing Christians; who added to the improvement not either restricted to philosophy nor in the administration. Their style was not either medieval or advanced. The main…

During the early Renaissance, faces and bodies were painted in more lifelike poses than previous works and figures started to express real sentiment. In the 15th century, paintings using the newly perfected medium of oil based pigments were particularly popular. It quickly became the preferred painting medium throughout Europe. Artists during this period were on a quest for greater realism. However, tempera and oil painting, although common, were not the only mediums used during the early…

Maxfield Parrish, one of the most well known artists for his works that consisted of beautiful sceneries of distant foggy mountains in the background, classical stone architecture resembling Greek and Roman work, elegant figures of women covered in drapery, romantic landscapes filled with nature and the well-known “Parrish Blue” hue that was used often throughout his works. His luminous hues were what made Parrish different than any other artist. He had a similar style to the Art Nouveau…

Richard Serra was born November 2, 1939, San Francisco, California. Richard is currently 76 years old, and still continues his art projects and sculptures. Richard is widely known for his colossal conceptual steel made sculptures, which grasps the attention of viewers to occupy sheer size characters of the exertion and their state. Richard is a minimalist, which is someone who through art expresses reform in politics or advocates it through music. Richard Serra is also a post minimalist, which…

Richard Serra, born on the second of November in San Francisco, California, is a known minimal artist and sculptor, famous for using sheet metal for large scale assemblies. He studied at the University of California in Berkley and Santa Barbra, did graduate work at Yale University, then spent two years in Paris and Florence. Needless to say, he is a preeminent figure in the international art scene with work that demands direct engagement regardless of the location. His monumental sculptures…

The Sistine Madonna by Raphael Sanzio was created in 1513-1514 during the High Renaissance in Rome. Raphael is one of the most well known artists of this time because of his attention to detail in his paintings, mostly depicting religious scenes. Raphael was first commissioned by the Pope Julius II to paint his Vatican apartments in Rome. Raphael became more popular and influential in the Roman world, painting numerous works in different religious buildings, mostly commissioned by the pope.…

There are many inventors in golden ages that they made great achievements Such as: 1: Aljazeri 2: Abas Ibn Frnas 3: Mariam Alesterlabi 4: Ibn Alhitham 5: Abu Alkasm Alzahrawi *Aljazeri: He was an Arab Muslim polymath, mathematician, inventor, engineer, and artist. He had born in 1136. He invent engineer tools, also he converted the circular movement to the straight movement device. He invents the machine that tells the time. We until now still use his invention in our industry, because it…

Two pieces that bear a striking similarity though their medium and content vary greatly are Francesca Woodman’s Untitled (Francesca in High School, With Bonnet) and Sofonisba Anguissola’s Self-portrait at the Easel. Anguissola’s oil painting is dated back to 1556 while Woodman’s photograph is dated between 1972 and 1975. While these two pieces are separated by four hundred years, they both hold the power of self-portraits. If an artist never takes the time to depict oneself, how can the history…

Esteemed in abundance of $1 billion, the Mona Lisa, maybe the best fortune of Renaissance workmanship, is one of numerous perfect works of art of High Renaissance painting housed in the Louver. The artistic creation is referred to Italians as La Gioconda, the French call her La Joconde. The work is ostensibly the finest ever case of representation craftsmanship, and one of the best Renaissance sketches of the fifteenth and sixteenth hundreds of years. In spite of being the most celebrated…

The Creation of Adam: the iconography of the Sistine Ceiling. While fascinating, the iconography of the Sistine Ceiling is much too vast a topic address wholesale in one short paper. However, if one breaks it into separate sections it is possible to begin to comprehend. Therefore, this essay will focus on a specific topic, namely the image of the Creation of Adam and how one can infer some very specific influences on Michelangelo by Saint Augustine in his work The City of God1. However, one…