...Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were both very gifted and represented some of the greatest pieces of art in their time. Both artists were architects, sculptors, and amazing painters of equal talent who used sketches. Both Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo have left many pieces for use to compare their abilities, skills, and creative process. They both have sketches that show their separate approaches to their personal styles of art. Michelangelo began his artistic career at only twelve years old, he claimed to be self-taught but was really apprenticed by Domenico Ghirlandaio and the influence is seen in much of his work. Michelangelo used drawing or sketches to create his works of art. His attention to detail is so incredibly precise, the folds of each robe, the veins in the hands, even the shapes uses within the sketches. One particular thing I notice important to Michelangelo are the emotions he brings out in the people he draws, it gives us a feeling of what emotions are meant to come across. Leonardo da Vinci has also executed each piece with amazing skill. For example the nude study of a young man, the arms and legs are put in perfect proportions. It seems with Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches the faces are almost emotionless and we focus on the body form more. Although his work is accurate and brilliant I do not find the same captivating emotions found in the work of Michelangelo. Although when we look at his drawings we see his though process. He used great perspective...
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...Discussing the two artists Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, they were both known as the Renaissance men. I will be covering the time period of the Italian Renaissance. Following after with the bibliography of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti, and comparing the two artist’s paintings. However asking the question how can two artists that live in the same time period, have the same culture, but have so different styles of painting. The Italian Renaissance started in the 13th and 14th Century, leading into the High Renaissance, Renaissance in the North, and the late Renaissance in Italy. In Italy the society after the Middle Ages was powerful city states, extensive trade, and banking had developed. Education was a priority; in Italy the first University for Greek Studies was established. Most Scholars referred to themselves as humanists, not only did they believe education should teach the early Christian hood, but also liberal arts, grammar, poetry, history, politics, and philosophy. Renaissance humanists believed strongly in knowledge, they felt that God created mankind to pursue knowledge and strive to their full potential. Thus, this leads into artists creating visual elements of art to teach education. The main patron of artwork was The Church, wealthy independents, and merchant-princes. The Church paid the finest artists to paint stories of Bible references, because most people in this time period were illiterate. Examples...
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...“Two artists and two Renaissance wonders: Michelangelo's David and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Centuries after they were created, these are surely the two most renowned artistic objects in the world. They seem almost mirror images of one another – or rather, positive and negative: the woman who sits smiling, the man who stands grimacing.” “Leonard da Vinci was born Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci on the 15th of April 1452 in Vinci, Florence (present day Italy) Being a scientist, sculpture, writer, and painter amongst many other things. He has been described as one of the greatest painters of all time. Although a renowned painter, Leonardo was also described as an inventor. His works the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are the most famous and reproduced portraits and religious paintings of all time. Their fame approached only by the Creation of Adam by Michelangelo. Although somewhat mysterious, Leonardo has been described as the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. He died on the 2nd of May 1519 at the age of aged 67.” ("Leonardo Da Vinci Vs Michelangelo, Who Is The Greatest Master?", 2009). “Michelangelo was born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni on the 6th of March 1475 in Caprese ( Italy) His family had for several generations been small-scale bankers in Florence, but his father failed to maintain the bank's financial status, and held occasional government positions. At the time of Michelangelo's birth, his father was the judicial administrator of the...
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...about the comparing and contrasting of Michelangelo’s The Pieta and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and how the two works from the High Renaissance. In this paper I will be describing the elements of composition for each artist’s work and explaining what was unique about the artistic choices made by da Vinci and Michelangelo that led them to their continuing popularity. I will also be describing what I believe to be the ideas or values present in their work and what philosophies and interests of the artist’s led to each creating this work and creating it in the manner in which they did. Michelangelo was actually born as Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese, Italy. The Pieta was made in (1498-1499) out of marble and was the work of art sculpture that was sculpted by the prominent artist named Michelangelo Buonarroti, and it is housed in St. Peter Basilica in Vatican City. The statue was custom-built for a French cardinal named Jean de Billheres, who was an evocative in Rome. The statue was made for the French cardinal’s funeral monument. Leonardo da Vinci was actually born as Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci on April 15th, 1452 in Vinci, Florence (known as Italy in present day). Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist, sculpture, writer, and a painter amongst many other things. Leonardo has been described as one of the best painters of all time. Although he is a renowned painter, Leonardo was also an inventor. Leonardo’s work also known as the Mona Lisa...
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...Ages. Two of the greatest individuals of the Renaissance time period were Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. Not only was Da Vinci a great artist, he was also the best in many fields other than art. “Leonardo is often viewed as the archetype of the "Renaissance Man" because of his expertise and interest in many different areas, including art, science, music, mechanics, the arts of war, politics, philosophy, and nearly every other subject that mattered” (Wikibooks, 2010). Michelangelo Buonarroti is arguably one of the most inspired creators in the history of art and the most potent force in the Italian High Renaissance. As a sculptor, architect, painter, and poet, he exerted a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and on subsequent Western art in general. Both artists had multiple pieces of great art in this time period. Michelangelo had plenty of influences. When he was young he would sketch things on his way to art class. He soon had lessons from a local artist who was also his art teacher named Francesco Granacci. Granacci worked with him for the next couple of years (Harris). He was amazed at how fast Michelangelo learned and how much he excelled compared to Granacci's other students (Ryan). Around age thirteen Michelangelo moved to Florence and began working as an assistant to Domenico Ghirlanaio, who was a very famous fresco painter in Florence (Cook). Ghirlandaio taught Michelangelo just about everything he knew about art. After one year of apprenticeship with...
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...The Genius That is Da Vinci & Michelangelo Tammy Klapper-Sinclair Art 101 Art Appreciation Instructor: Todd Leisek October 15, 2012 Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti were two of the most famous and talented artists of their time. Born only 20 years apart, their artistic styles and interpretation had a similar focus, much of which was thought of as a reflection of their tortured and troubled minds. Michelangelo was intrigued with the precision of the human form and sought perfection of such in his work. Leonardo da Vinci saw a strong, continuous connection between art and science, and many of his works were explanations and findings of many such experiments. Michelangelo and da Vinci were both ground-breaking, pioneering artistic giants and innovators. Through their use of brilliant color, influential and powerful imagery, and their unusual ways of creating complexity in their work, they established themselves as two of the worlds’ greatest artistic geniuses. Although their artwork and forms were quite different, they shared many similar commonalties. For example, both da Vinci and Michelangelo attained much of their inspiration from passages in the bible. They were also both also extremely eccentric and seemingly tormented men who were also very misunderstood and underestimated during their time. It was also believed that both repressed their homosexuality. Both famous men have gone on to live eternally through their ageless and remarkably, breathtaking...
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...Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in the Republic of Florence, which is known nowadays as Italy. He was a sculptor, engineer, mathematician, writer, architect, and much more. However, he is best renowned as a painter. Some of his notable art works are: the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Thanks to his famous art pieces, he can best be described as the archetype of the “Renaissance Man”. His curiosity was able to match his power of inventions. As an engineer, he formed the concepts of a helicopter, tank, calculator, and solar powered machines, even though all of these were ahead of his time. His wisdom was marked as an essential piece in the wake of the Italian Renaissance. The word Renaissance in Italian means “rebirth” and that...
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...Art Appreciation Unit 3 Discussion Board American Intercontinental University HUMA205 June 24, 2013 Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo da Vinci were considered masters of the arts. Both men communicated their visions through their works or masterpieces. I will attempt to compare and contrast two works of art, one by Michelangelo and the other by Leonardo. The masterpiece I chose from Michelangelo Buonarroti is The Last Judgment. This work was painted on the alter wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Michelangelo started this work in 1508 and finished in 1512. (Art and the Bible, nd) It represents the second coming of Christ and the final judgment of God. The picture presents Christ as judge and condemns everyone on his left to eternal fire, as he raises those on his right to heaven to be with the saints and angels. The picture radiates out from the center figure of Christ. Originally all the people were painted naked, but after quite a bit of controversy they were painted over with veils and loincloths. The Last Judgment is monochromatic and flesh tones and sky colors dominate the work. Yellow, orange, green and blue are scattered throughout the painting. Michelangelo focuses on the action of human creatures quite different than Leonardo’s emphasis on perspective such as birds in flight. His art enhances the naturalism and he had a great skill at portraying profound emotions that make this painting striking. The painting is sort of obscure...
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...The Renaissance: Artists and Concepts The Italian Renaissance occurred from 1330 to 1550 on the heels of the Middle Ages in Italy and is described as one of the most influential times in art history. It brought about new ideas about art, science, and government. Feudalism which had been fiercely popular during the Middle Ages was beginning to trickle out of popularity while concepts such as humanism and Neo-Platonism started taking hold. The Renaissance is divided into the Early Renaissance which lasted from 1330 to 1450 and the High Renaissance which continued from 1450 to 1550. Many legendary artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Botticelli acquired their claim to fame during this time period. The Early Renaissance which began in 1330 introduced the concepts of Neo-Platonism and humanism. Neo-Platonism sought to reconcile humanism with Christianity, to blend the teachings of Plato and other ancient philosophers with the teachings of the Church. Humanism strove to portray lifelike human forms with correct proportions and realistic clothing and expressions. Artists developed new techniques to give paintings a more three-dimensional, life-like quality, and commonly studied human and animal anatomy in efforts to better understand their subjects. Sandro Botticelli is probably the best known and most influential painter from the Early Renaissance, although his works remained relatively unknown until several centuries later. The concept of Neo-Platonism and humanism can both...
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...LEONARDO DA VINCI By Sade Green Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci, was an Italian polymath. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. And also one of my favorite people. EARLY LIFE, 1452–1466 Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, "at the third hour of the night" in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the lower valley of the Arno River in the territory of Florence. He was the illegitimate son of Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci, a Florentine notary, and Caterina, a peasant who may have been a slave from the Middle East. Leonardo had no surname in the modern sense, "da Vinci" simply meaning "of Vinci": his full birth name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci", meaning "Leonardo, son of (Mess) ser Piero from Vinci." Little is known about Leonardo's early life. He spent his first five years in the hamlet of Anchiano, then lived in the household of his father, grandparents and uncle, Francesco, in the small town of Vinci. His father had married a sixteen-year-old girl named Albiera, who loved Leonardo but died young. In later life, Leonardo only recorded two childhood incidents. One, which he regarded as an omen, was when a kite dropped from the sky and hovered over his...
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...Introduction The Renaissance period covers the 200 years between 1400 and 1600; although exact dates are still argued by many specialists. The word “renaissance” literally means “rebirth” and is the French translation of the Italian “rinascita”. The Renaissance style is primarily composed of a revival of the classical forms developed originally by the ancient Greeks and Romans and of the deepened concern for secular life – interest in humanism and assertion of the importance of the individual. In art history, the Renaissance period corresponds to the start of the great Western age of discovery and exploration. At the time, there was great desire to study all aspects of nature and the world. During the Renaissance, artists became independent personalities. They were no longer considered as mere artisans as they have been in the medieval times. Artists tried to find new solutions to formal and visual problems. Many of them devoted to scientific experimentations. During this time, a lot of mathematical and linear outlooks were developed. This resulted to proportionality and rationality in every aspect of painting and sculpture. Paintings became a window to the natural world and it was the painters’ job to depict this world in their art. Artists at the time dedicated themselves to the rendition of landscape. In addition, artists also developed aerial perspective --- an angle where wherein objects become less distinctive and less sharply colored as the eye moves away. Painters...
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...Joshua David L. Laurel II-AFIN Activity No. 2.4 1. Who is Michelangelo? He is a Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet and engineer of the high renaissance who exerted on unparalled influence on the development of western art. Considered to be the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since also been described as one of the greatest artist of all time. A number of Michelangelo’s work in painting, sculpture and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. His output in every field o interest was prodigious. Two of his best-known works are the PIETA and DAVID, it were sculpted before the age of thirty. 2. What are the major contributions of Michelangelo during his time? Name them. Michelangelo created two of the most influential works in fresco in the history of western art: the scenes from the genesis on ceiling and The Last Judgment on the altar wall of the Sistine chapel in Rome. As an architect, Michelangelo pioneered the mannerist style at the Laurentian Library. At 74 he succeeded Antonio da Sangallo the younger as the architect of the Saint Peter’s basilica. Michelangelo transformed the plan, the western end being finished to Michelangelo’s design, the dome being completed after his death with some modification. 3. What is the most commonality of his paintings to the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael? What is distinctive about their artworks? Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael are three of the greatest artists in history....
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...intellectual acts, flourishing creativity, and self expression. This age was after the “Dark Ages” or Middle Ages, it was a time of ignorance, greed, death and darkness. It was recovering the Middle Ages, and ended up being one of the most unique era’s. Today, the Renaissance is well known and popularized by artists like, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, etc. Period of the Scientific Revolution and Artistic Transformation. The Renaissance started in the late 1400’s In Italy and 1600’s in Northern Europe. Some people call this age, “Early Modern” It was a wide spreading cultural movement, and also a period of Scientific Revolution along with Artistic Transformation. Intellectual activities created revitalization of Europe culture. These activities were mostly artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. These artists were more appreciated than artisans and craftsman. Where called “Renaissance Man” which was a term given to gifted people who had good abilities and skills. Many paintings are still wide known and appreciated as back then, as so like the Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo Da Vinci created in 1507 - 1517. Aso with sculptors like David by Michelangelo created in 1501-1504. Knowledge and Rediscovery of ancient texts where a big thing also. Reconnection with the west with Classical Antiquity. They brought new knowledge. Like so, mathematics came from the arabic, brought on printing techniques, return of experimentalism. Importance of living well, and well rounded, known...
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...Renaissance, Mannerism, and the dichotomy of Michelangelo Casey Ian Hill Western Governor’s University RIWT1 Task 1 The Renaissance The period commonly referred to as the Renaissance lasted from the late thirteenth to the early seventeenth century. Renaissance, or rebirth, was a time of great change. The people of all regions were just coming out of the Dark Ages, where religion and oppression were the treatments of the day. The Renaissance brought about great reduction in religious faith. This was largely in part to a more feverous education system. More commoners received higher learning than in previous periods. The Renaissance was a cultural, scientific, and political movement, or change. Politically there were great reforms in diplomacy and forms of rule. Scientifically, with Leonardo da Vinci being at the forefront of scientific innovation, some of the greatest leaps of knowledge occurred during this time. Most of the discoveries are the foundations of technology we take for granted in the present day. However, the greatest gifts of the Renaissance were the artistic and cultural innovations of this period. All you need to mention are the three most recognized artistic names in history: Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Of the Renaissance, we shall focus solely on the greatest of the period which is known as the High Renaissance. The High Renaissance is commonly accepted as the period from 1498, when Leonardo completed the Last Supper, to the 1527 sack...
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...to present that kind of life. Geographically Italy was very important in Mediterranean and it was one of the biggest centers for business. Therefore, individuals were becoming very wealthy and power of some individuals reached to political circles. The Italian Renaissance focused on religion as well. Popes were very wealthy and almost like kings in another societies. Oftentimes, paintings reflected themes of the Classical times, and some artists nearly copied the forms of ancient Greek statues and artwork. Based on that Greek Roman influence was very important in Italian Renaissance. It showed a lot of religion and mythology. Over all probably the most beautiful art came out from that period. Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, fresco oil tempera, 1495- 1497 Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, fresco oil tempera, 1511 7. How does Sandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus reflect the then-popular Neoplatonist philosophy? The Birth of Venus by...
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