The Medici family was heavily involved in the excavation of priceless artifacts from around the Florence area. Exposure to these excavations, many of which were financed by Michelangelo's key patrons, undoubtedly had an affect on his affinity for classical art and art forms. Through his use of ancient works in his own art, as well as his propensity to copy the style of these ancient artifacts, Michelangelo managed to preserve them for future generations.
In Michelangelo's time, these ancient artifacts were held in the private collections of individuals. They were meant only for the eyes of the power elite and not for the eyes of the average citizen. Through Michelangelo's publicly displayed works, the average public had the ability to enjoy and learn about these national treasures. Michelangelo brought knowledge of Italy's past and the civilizations to those who were not members of the upper class. In doing so, he…...
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Jean-Baptist Carpeaux and Augustus Saint-Gaudens improved sculpting but Rodin introduced many new ideas and styles that left lasing impressions. He "modified" the Realism movement by implementing several styles into his work including Impressionism and Symbolism and in the process created a personal style that "anticipated twentieth-century Expressionism" (1011). Rodin attempted to look beyond what was being taught in art schools in his day. His studied Michelangelo and Puget and desired to express the "existential situation of modern man, his inability to communicate, his despair" (1011). The Thinker is Rodin's most famous piece of art. Rodin put much care and consideration into this piece, noting that what makes the thinker so spectacular is the fact that the thinker expresses the "effort of thought through the contraction of each and every muscle" (Neret 35). Deborah Silverman notes that while the thinker might be "inactive but not at rest" (261). Thinking is…...
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His loyal servant, Urbino, died too in 1556. Though he was known for his temperamental temper, tagged as the terrible Michelangelo, no friends or companions, had complexity in dealing with others and only used boys as his assistants, his desire to glorify and serve God through his works was insurmountable.
His solitude reflects his attitude to be wholly absorbed and engrossed with his craft, sacrificing even his personal happiness for the divine gift of his art. Indeed, he was quoted as saying, "I am here in great distress and with great physical strain, and have no friends of any kind, nor do I want them; and I do not have enough time to eat as much as I need; my joy and my sorrow / my repose are these discomforts." (Morgan Library 2010).
B. Success of visual effects
The success of visual effects used by Michelangelo was boundless. His works of art…...
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Michelangelo was the greatest sculptor of the 16th century and one of the greatest of all history, incredibly, considering the number of years required to master a craft, he was also one of the greatest painters, architects, and poets.
There have been few artists who have been as prolific, and few still that have created enduring masterpieces in so many different mediums.
Michelangelo would have gained his place in history if he had only carved the David, or painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, or erected St. Peter's, each a central achievement in the history of human endeavor.
Yet he accomplished all three works, thus, his creative genius remains unmatched in ancient or modern times.
orn on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, a small town in rural Tuscany, Michelangelo was the son of Ludovico uronarroti, a minor official and local governor.
After Ludovico's six-month term was over, he moved the family to a large…...
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1997). Good Catholics would argue that finding a devout life mate with whom can live a good and Catholic life is crucially important, and it is, but it's also just a normal part of life. We won't find that person until we find him or her, and it's up to us to deal with it and to live a life that can reasonably lead to that outcome. Mary can help us by helping us abide in our faith, not by sending us a mate on a velvet cushion.
As Appleby (1999) says, Michelangelo's Pieta "embodies the astonishing resilience, beyond death, of the relationship between a parent and a beloved child... love and trust do not wither, but deepen. In Mary's passion the common human experience of parenthood is forever associated with the experience of divinity -- of the heavenly father who sacrificed his only son" (Appleby, 1999).
Mary's experience is almost incomprehensible.…...
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In the Palazzo Farnese in ome, Michelangelo used unnatural and manufactured views throughout the building, another trademark of Mannerist buildings..
In fact, many architects of the time (and beyond), view Michelangelo as one of the geniuses of the movement. His, "Medici Chapel in San Lorenzo was executed, in Vasari's opinion, 'in a style more varied and novel than that of any other master,' and 'thus all artists are under a great and eternal obligation to Michelangelo, seeing that he broke the fetters and chains that had earlier confined them to the creation of traditional forms'" ("Italian Mannerism," 2008). Michelangelo knew how to push the envelope in design and execution, and was interested in change, rather than copying other styles, which are also elements of the Mannerist style of architecture.
Perhaps his greatest Mannerist achievement is St. Peter's Basilica in ome, a massive project that took him over 18 years to design,…...
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Editors. (2008). Italian Mannerism or Late Renaissance. Retrieved 2 Jan. 2009 from the Cartage.org Web site: http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/Architec/MannerismArchitecture/ItalianMannerism/ItalianMannerism.htm.
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Michelangelo’s Pieta was completed in 1499 when the sculptor was just 24 years old. The artist’s Last Judgment—the enormous fresco covering the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel—was completed more than 40 years later in 1541 when the artist was in his mid-60s and after he had traded the chisel for the paint brush. Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance artist who could do it all—but these two works represent the greatness of his skill at both the beginning of his career and at the end of his career. This paper will compare and contrast these two works and show how they fit in with the surrounding time period of the artist. The subject matter of Michelangelo’s Pieta is the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the death of her Son, who had been crucified on the cross. While Christ redeemed mankind, the sacrifice was especially painful for His mother, who felt…...
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Johnson, Paul. Art: A New History. NY: Gallery, 2003.Kleiner, F. Gardner\\\\'s Art Through the Ages, Vol II, Western Perspective, (15th/e). Thomson/Wadsworth, 2016.
Michelangelo, better than most of his contemporaries, who were students of the Florentine tradition, successfully used the natural beauty of the real world in order to honor God.
Michelangelo's influence led to the development of Mannerism as a period of art. Mannerism abandoned the style of art that relied upon depictions of subjects in their natural form and began to depict the subjects in a more harmonious and ideal form. It was characterized by an abandonment of the classical form and the development of a new method of painting and sculpting.
Like all artists, Michelangelo's life and artistic style was transitional. He began his career adhering strictly to the traditions that he learned during his tenure in the Medici court in Florence but as his career progressed he began to depart from the strict standards that had dominated Renaissance art. As Michelangelo began to use his subjects and figures as depictions…...
Da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been the subject of films, conjecture, and speculation throughout the ages. Who is Mona Lisa and why is she smiling that small but intriguing smile? Another art critic notes, "The treatment of the mouth, upturned at the ends, makes the subject seem quizzical and curious. Legend has it that Leonardo had musicians present at all times to sustain the peculiar mood of his subject" (Kent, 1939, p. 24). Many artistic techniques make up the Mona Lisa, and it is perhaps the best representation of sfumato available today. Sfumato uses many layers of translucent color to create form and depth in a work, and Da Vinci used this technique in the Mona Lisa, especially around the eyes and mouth. Many people believe it is the sfumato that gives the illusion of a smile around her mouth. The perspective of the piece is enhanced by the pastoral…...
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" understand it quite well, your highness, as the classical form is one that most pleases me."
You must study him well and long before you begin this piece, I think." agree, my lady, I agree."
Please, I want this statue to captivate from all angles. I do not need to tell you, I know, of the lighting in my garden, you will no doubt take that into consideration. In shadow and sun, I want this piece to mesmerize and delight, but never to appear dark or foreboding. Can you do that?"
Of course, my lady." give you full reign with the medium. I know that you will see in it what others cannot, and bring it out of the cold, unwilling stone. If you see my husband unfinished, so be it. I simply want you to capture him, as well as your own vision for perfection."
That pleases me, your highness."
Finally, I want…...
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Judgment," a masterpiece by Micelangelo, as te name depicts is about te Day of Judgment and te concept of eaven and ell. Since Micelangelo was fascinated by uman anatomy, te Last Judgment also igligts is interest in tis field along wit te actual teme of te work. Crist is te central figure of te fresco and is presented as a symbol tat generates bot fear and ope. Te dead are rising to face te final judgment and te rigt and left arm depict te blessed and te damned respectively. Te fresco was once seen as obscene and te curc ad some of its part repainted in order to cover wat was considered vulgar and unworty of a place in te Sistine Capel.
Te second topic under consideration is Contemporary Cristian music wic sprang as a response to te ippie culture of 1960s. Wen in 1960s people moved away from religion…...
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Baker, Paul. Page 140. Contemporary Christian Music: Where it came from What it is Where It's Going. Westchester, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1985.
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Michelangelos PietaMichelangelo uses the principles and elements of art, namely directionality, shape and texture, to communicate a very important religious theme to his audience of the time. The theme is one of Christian redemption coupled with intense sorrow and suffering on the part of the Blessed Virgin Mother of God. Through line, shape and texture, Michelangelo conveys this sorrow for the audience to feel.Directionality is one of the most important elements of art because it controls the movement of the eyes by getting them to follow a line within the artwork. Just as a filmmaker uses the frame of the camera to capture the eyes, the artist must use the material to direct the eyes around the work of art. That is where directionality comes into play and it is achieved through the use of line.[footnoteRef:2] In the Pieta, the line of the sculpture is elegantly directed in a triangular…...
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Forrest, Lynne. “Trinity or Triangle? The Faces of the Divine Trinity and Its Shadow.”
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Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam
The Creation of Adam (1512) as conceived and depicted by Michelangelo represents a significant moment in art history because it brings a humanistic style of expression and sense of realism to the art world that had not existed prior. The work is focused almost exclusively on the Body as a subject. The two figures—God the Father and Adam—represent the majesty of the human anatomy in its ideal form: muscular, flexible, unique, authentic, poised, admirable, beautiful and proportional. In the painting, God is mostly draped with a thin cloth; Adam is completely nude and his position (reclined with one knee propped up while he stretches backwards and reaches forward languidly) suggests one of royalty being wakened after a long slumber. Indeed, the idea that Adam is like royalty is one that Michelangelo infuses into the scene giving the painting its high-minded rapturous quality, which is much in line…...
Michelangelo and the RenaissanceMichelangelo was one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance. He began his career with the chisel and ended it with the paint brush. He was a master in sculpture, engineering, and painting. Had he excelled in poetry, politics and arms he would have been considered a true Renaissance Manbut his focus was always on art. He spent 20 years of his life on the Sistine Chapel at a time when Europe was undergoing an internal religious and political strife that would tear it apart. His painting of the Last Judgment, which depicts Christs return to Earth to judge the living and the dead, is one of awe, dread and hope. Completed in 1541, just as the enormously important Council of Trent (1544-1563) was set to get underway, the Last Judgment represents a world in need of reminding of the promise of Christ that He would…...
David / Rembrandt
Michelangelo's David was commissioned as a public monument by the government of Florence. In this context we might be invited to imagine David as a symbol of Florence itself: the Tuscan city is tiny compared with Rome, and in Michelangelo's lifetime Florence was also much smaller than the closer Italian city of Venice. Although Florence is the larger city in the twenty-first century, this was not true in Michelangelo's day. The population of Florence was estimated at 37,000 in 1427 and 60,000 in 1552: while Venice had a population of 180,000 in 1490. (Sources: John Najemy, A History of Florence 1200-1575; J.J. Norich, A History of Venice.) In other words, the idea of a physically-unprepossessing hero favored by God to defeat a much larger enemy -- the story of David and Goliath -- might very well have appealed to Florentines as a civic symbol of themselves. Florence already…...
"L'avventura" is a film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni that delves deeply into themes of love, loss, and existentialism. The film follows the story of a group of wealthy individuals on a yachting trip who become entangled in a complex web of emotions and relationships.
In terms of love, the film explores the fragility and fleeting nature of romantic connections. The characters in the film struggle to find genuine love and connection amidst their superficial relationships and betrayals. The central relationship between the protagonist, Anna, and her lover, Sandro, serves as a commentary on the transient nature of love and the difficulty....
Negative Space: The Unsung Hero of Composition
In the realm of visual arts, composition holds unparalleled importance, orchestrating the interplay of elements to create a harmonious and impactful whole. Amidst the myriad of compositional techniques, negative space stands out as a pivotal force, often overlooked yet indispensable in shaping the overall composition of a piece of art. Negative space, the area of a composition devoid of distinct forms or objects, exerts a profound influence on the visual narrative, enhancing depth, contrast, and visual rhythm.
Depth and Spatial Illusion
Negative space serves as a catalyst for creating the illusion of depth. By surrounding and....
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