September 11‚ 2012 History of Western Art II Analysis Paper The two images I chose for the analysis paper are Martini‚ Simone and Lippo Memmi‚ Annunciation with Saints Ansanus and Margherita (1333) and Brunelleschi‚ Filippo‚ Dome of Florence Cathedral (1420-36). The reason I chose these are because they relate to the Catholic religion in different ways. The Annunciation with Saints Ansanus and Margherita was the beginning of the Catholic art during the Gothic time period
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Fillipo Brunelleschi was a renowned Italian artist‚ sculptor‚ engineer and architect of the Italian Renaissance. During the early stages of his architectural career‚ Brunelleschi made a rediscovery of the concepts and principles of one point linear perspective‚ which he used intensively and extensively for the ornamentation of his architectural ventures. Before Brunelleschi‚ others had understood the importance of perspective‚ but up until then‚ no one had succeeded in devising a mathematical formula
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Throughout this course the ideas of religion‚ shapes‚ mathematics‚ symmetry and perspective have been examined within numerous works of the Italian Renaissance and reflected upon during passionate discussions over the semester. In Heninger’s article The Semantics of Symmetry in the Art of the Renaissance he discusses many of these same ideals. The integration of these concepts within Renaissance art was a deliberate message to the viewer. Proto-renaissance works are an appropriate example of this;
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The early Renaissance began about the time Fabriano painted the Adoration of the Magi. His purpose was to use a gorgeous surface using a rainbow of colors and adding a display of gold for the aristocrats of the time. This was to separate his works from the Gothic style of the past. Soon an artist named Masaccio began his career and changed nearly everything about painting. The frescos that he painted used episodes all in the same painting‚ not just one subject. The figures were highlighted with
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Fra Angelico As a transitional painter from the Medieval style to the Renaissance style‚ Fra Angelico had a unique style when compared to other painters. As a monk‚ Fra Angelico’s paintings were primarily focused on the religious aspect of the scene. Further‚ he focused on increasing the quality of his artwork‚ with each painting. Because his artistic career began during the early days of the Renaissance‚ Fra Angelico’s paintings were never completely realistic. “Fra Angelico was born near (the
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The Italian High Renaissance is the defining movement in art history. No other artistic movement has contributed more to development of art as a whole. Before the Italian Renaissance artist held the same position in society as any other skilled craftsmen and were given as much respect as carpenters and goldsmiths. But‚ in the 1400’s this all changed. A new revolution in art opened the eyes of the world to the glory of the world itself. Before 1400 the primary subjects of art were religious in nature
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is where or from whom the idea originated. In the Renaissance many painters needed to translate the three- dimensional things that they saw in the world to two- dimensional pieces of artwork; and linear perspective was the solution. The architect Filippo Brunelleschi is attributed to the discovery of perspective and explained a system of how items appear smaller according to the distance away from the eye. Brunelleschi unknowingly created one of the first windows to modern technological advances in
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period; demonstrating that the Renaissance period was a time of revolution in the arts. The design and ideas of modern architecture are influenced by the revolutionary ideas of the Renaissance architects. Architecture was revolutionized first by Filippo Brunelleschi by developing
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Masaccio’s "Holy Trinity" is one of the most intellectually and deeply moving pictures ever painted. Located in the Florentine church of Santa Maria Novella‚ it is remarkable for its early naturalism which initiated the Renaissance painting style‚ but also for the way it incorporates the material world with deep metaphysical significance. The "Holy Trinity" is both the most rational and mysterious of images in that it creates the convincing illusion of space within a painting. Tommaso di Giovanni
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Kristen Mendoza 10/03/10 Written Analysis J. Carder Double Cabinet • The Dumbarton Oaks Museum‚ House Collection‚ HC. F.1929.212 (CF) • 194.31 cm H x 134.62 cm W x 55.88 cm D (76 ½ in. x 53 in. x 22 in. ) • Walnut wood with high gloss stain and corbel brackets. • Frame and panel construction with marquetry‚ carving and reliefs. • Decorative motifs include: illusionistic perspectives‚ running frieze‚ pilasters. • Purchased from the collection of Count
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