Art
For the last month we have been looking at the role of individuals and their responsibility to society. Please post a comment here that not only identifies a "Renaissance" individual but also tells us briefly how that individual lived up to their responsibility to society.
posted by W Brown @ 4:36 PM
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Leonardo Da Vinci was a great painter, architect, engineer, mathematician and philosopher. His ability to create paintings was so great that it attracts everyone. By looking at his paintings, people think it is so real. - Linsa
http://www.kausal.com/leonardo/index.html
Michelangelo Bunonarroti was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance. When he was 23 he made one of the most noticeable pieces Virgin Mary crying over the death of Jesus out of marble. Harold Ramsawmy
adding to what linsa said,leonardo Da Vinci was described as the "renaissance man" and a universal genius. he was famous for paintings such as the Mona Lisa, and The Last Supper. he created techniques such as a color shading technique called chiaroscuro and another one called sfumato which has a smokey effect.-latoya johnson.
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/leonardo da vinci
While researching information on the renaissance, I realized that Donatello was supposedly the greatest sculptor of the EARLY renaissance. Donatello created several masterpieces for Cosimo de Medici in Florence. His most famous work is the “David”. The David portrays the Hebrew king in the classical style of a Greek god. It was the 1st free-standing nude figure sculpted since the roman era. He later went on to creating the 1st bronze statue of the renaissance.
-Nishka Smith
(http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/renaissance1/terms.html)
You guys are really sharing some intresting information. Thanks for responding so quickly.
one of the greatest and most popular artists of all time was Raphael.He received early training in art from his father, Giovanni Santi.Pope Julius II had called Raphael to Rome when he was 25. Pope Julius II wanted him to decorate the state rooms in the Vatican Palace. In Rome, in 1515, Raphael became the first Superintendent of Antiquities.He was known as the genius of high Renaissance painters and was the greatest designer of the Renaissance. He made people think of personality when they looked at his paintings.When Raphael painted he put realistic emotions on to paintings. His view changed the way people look at art.-Jagmeet
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/raphael.html
Adding to Durkhanai, Pieter Bruegels genre of painting is catagorized as "peasant life". His paintings included peasants working, feasting, and enjoying life. A common mistake that many people, who have viewed his art, is that they think he was also amoung the peasants. It is said that if he was a peasant, "he could not have painted them as he did".
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bruegel.html
-Megan Harmon
jan van eyck is another artist that was influential in his time. he was born around 1390 and deid in 1441. he was a dutch. he had an older brother named hubert van eyck . he was also an artist. they both woirked together. they both take truns painting each others work. one start the other finshs it. jan worked for phillip good and the duck of borgonga. he comleted fifteen paintings in sixty one years. is famous panting was giovanni arnolfini and his bride. he was one of the first to use one layer of tempra and then a layer of oil.
kemi ajirotutu
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/vaneyck.html
adding to whhat harold said Michelangelo at the age of 13 was apprenticed to Domenico Ghirlandaio, who at the time was painting a chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence.-Marc Zaman
adding to what nishka said, donatello's work was inspired by ancient visual examples, in which he daringly transformed. when he was 17 he assisted the noted sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti in constructing and decorating the famous bronze doors of the baptisery of San Giovanni, Florence. the first period of his life, his work was marked by the influence of Gothic sculpture but also shows classical and realistic tendencies.
-latoya johnson
www.island of freedom.com/donatello.htm
A good artist was Titian.
He a created a painting called Bacchua and Ariadne.
http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm#Titian
Larry
Paolo Uccello was a Flopertine painter. He loved geometry and he was a strong influence when it comes to art. He was known as a master mosaicist in Venice.
-Krystle E.
Florentine Masaccio was the first painter of the renaissance. He was one of the artists that founded art & architecture in the renaissance what made his painting extra special is how he showed natural lighting in a scientific way. Also when painting, he made a skill in order to make human flesh and bones natural & real. -Christine Kernisant
Adding to what Harold & Marc said, Michelangelo was the sculpter often copied the formed shapes of humans. He also painted twelve apostles on the ceiling of sistine chapel. -Christine Kernisant
Filippo Brunelleschi was a classical architecture. During his youthful period, he successfully fulfilled beautiful architecture in Rome. He also constructed a dome of a cathedral in Florence, but did not complete it. He was one of Rome's architecture that had their own signficant style. -Christine Kernisant
Add to what Harold and Marc said, Michelangelo Buonarroti also created the art in the Sistine Chapel. He began his work in 1508, painting the pictures about the Bible and twelve apostles from the ceiling and outside the ceiling. He finished in 1512. He was well-known for the use of color, light, tone design and draftsmanship. Michelangelo carved and painted the Madonna of the Stairs.-Linsa M.
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/michelangelo.html
Adding to what Harold, Marc, Linsa, Christine. Michelangelo was born in 1475 and lived until he was 89. he was a famous artist of many talents. he had learned all his talent from Domenic Ghilandaio. his first painting was created when he was 24, he had complete his Pieta. But most of all he is well known for his 13 foot high sculpture of David. that sculpute is now in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.
-Binit A.
Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574)
He painted portraits of many of the powerful Medici family including Alessandro de' Medici, who became the duke of Florence.
Source: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000
- Valerie Villar
adding to what Larry said, Titian was often called Da Cadore. A fresco of Hercules on the Morosini Palace was one of his earliest works. He started working with Giorgione and they became leaders of their school of "arte moderna".
-Ashley Mallay
His name was Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi when he was born, but was given the name Sandro Botticelli due to his older brother Giovanni's nickname, Il Botticello. He was born in 1445 and lived in Florence, Italy his whole life, except for the year he painted wall frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. His work wasn't discovered until the late 1900s bye Pre-Raphaelites.
~Kerri McCord
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/
Adding to what Harold said, Michelangelo was a great artist. He started a new way of expressing art by adding great detail to sculptures. He was one of those artists who many other artists of his time envied. Even though he was envied, many people did believe he would fail when he painted on the celing of the Sistine Chapel, including himself!
-Megan Harmon
Sandro Botticelli
Real name is Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi. A leading artist during the Renaissance. He painted Madonna and Child with Two Saints and others with religious subjects. He was one of the chosen to decorate the walls of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
Source: http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Botticelli.html
- Valerie Villar
Hieronymous Bosch
Real name is Jheronimusvan Aken. Created fantasy paintings. His work shows sin and human moral failings. He made paintings with demons and other creepy dark things. He was inspiration to the surrealism movement.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieronymus_Bosch
- Valerie Villar
Adding to what Valerie said, some of Giorgio Vasari's other paintings are the paintings in Palazzo Vecchio.
Some believe he was more sucessful when it came to architect
He was also the first Italian art historian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Vasari
-Maya O.
Giotto was one of the first painters of the Renaissance. Giotto's techniques were instrumental in pursuing the goals of Renaissance art, and they greatly affected the artists who followed. He did groundbreaking work in the realm of perspective and realism.
-Nishka Smith
(http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/renaissance1/terms.html)
Adding on to what Jagmeet said about Raphael. He was a great Italian painter and architecture. Many people enjoy looking at his painting for the clarity and detail he added to his work. Before his father died in 1494 he introduce his son to humanistic philosophy. Raphael also studied archaeology and ancient Greco-Roman sculptures. Raphael was influenced by Leonardo's Madonna and Child with St. Anne painting. His first architectural work he did was the church of Sant' Eligio degli Orefic. He died on his 37th birthday. (samantha r.)
Titan (Tiziano Vecellio) also said to be one of the greatest painters of the Venentian school. He had a close relationship with Giovanni Bellini.His paintings bascially had pictures of religious, mythological, and potrait paintings. His paintings was original in conception and was vivid with color and movement.
-Sharemia Thompson
(http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/titan)
Jacopo Bellini was a Venetian painter. He was one of the Bellini family of painters. Jacopo was also one of the discoverers of the Renaissance style of painting in Venice and in the north of Italy. He created the 'Crucifixion' in the church of Verona, but it was gone. Some of his paintings are still there, esp. his sketch-books which are in the British Museum [in London] and in the Louvre Museum[in Paris, France]. The book displayed sceneries and beautiful drawings of buildings. It showed great patterns and pretty colors of which he learned from Venetian painting school.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacopo_Bellini
--tiffany lau
Michael Angelo is one of the most important artists in the Renaissance. He was important because he inspored people all over the world with his beautiful sculptures, paintings and art that he made. he is important till this day as well.
navleen
Giovanni Palestrina was an Italian composer of Renaissance music. He wrote mostly religious works. He is also one of the great masters of Renaissance music. He also wrote motets, madrigals, and masses.
-Anta
http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/renaissance/renaissa.htm
The Canterbury Cathedral is one great piece of art. its a stained glass with amazing art on it. its really popular and a well known cathedral. It also includes scenes from the Bible and also about Thomas Becket's life.
Navleen
Giovanni Bellini stated his job and started working in his father's studio following the footsteps of his brother. all the work that he has done now was all influenced by people he knew and met. Giovanni Bellini's painting tells everyone about his feelings, as well as outdoor stuff such as sights, scenes and religions. his paintings is a great of art..
http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xgbellini.html
Navleen
Van Eyck
adding to what kemi said, about van eycks famous painting's, he also had another one called Man in Red Turban which was painted in 1433. It was said that Van was capable of expressing any emotion in his art
-chris chatergoon
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/vaneyck.html
adding on to what durkhanai and navleen said giovanni bellini was raised by both mom and dad. he had some beautiful effects in the way he painted: taryn
Adding to what Nishka said about Giotto. Giotto was an Italian Artist and Architect. Giotto was born in 1267, and died in 1337. one of the early works that he painted during the Italian Renaissance was the life of St. Francis of Assisi. He is also famous for designing the Campanile tower of the Florence Duomo. -Alex Dzhurayev
http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm#Giotto
adding to what chris and kemi said, jan van eyck was born in the 1390's so they said. the ghent altarpiece was started by his brother hubert van eyck in 1425 was finished by jan seven years after his brother passed away: bradley
Tintoretto (1518-1591)
He was Titians student. One of the paintings that he created and is famous for is the Origin of the Milky
Way. -Alex Dzhurayev
http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm#Tintoretto
adding on to what kystle e. and vickie lennon he was born in 1397. he was know for his experimental studies in foreshortening and linear perspective: taryn
Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455)
Lorenzo Ghiberti is famous for being chosen to do the doors of the Duomo in Florence. He spent 21 years doing these doors. The year after completing those doors, he was ordered to do the east doors. he spent another 28 years finishing these doors, which Michelangelo described as the "Gates of Paradise". -Alex Dzhurayev
http://library.thinkquest.org/2838/artgal.htm#Ghiberti
adding to what harold and megan said, michelangelo added a lot of detail into his sculptures. This is one of teh many reasons he inspired many people. Because during teh middle ages, at the time there was a huge break in Roman art where evrything was just general. Michelangelo broke out that break and put more individuality into his art, making other people think differently about art in general.
-jaicy george
Another great renaissance artist was Pietro Perugino. He was based in Florence, Italy and studied with the same man that Leonardo Da Vinci studied under, at the same time. He was known for his portraits, fresco work,and his altarpieces. Perugino had a great influence on Raphael, but his art work eventually died out over time.
-Jasmine Garcia
Adding to what Domonique said, ALBRECHT DURER is perhaps the greatest German artist of the Renaissance era. Even with his goldsmith origins, by 1484 Durer had already begun painting. Durer travelled a lot for studies, including trips to Italy in 1494 and 1505-7 and to Antwerp and the Low Countries in 1520-1. During his visit to Venice on his second Italian trip Durer was especially influenced by Giovanni Bellini. He was also one of the first people to become interested in Martin Luther's writings. Most of Germany's leading humanists were among his friends. Of his books, he accomplished in getting two finished and published: one on geometry and perspective, and the other on fortification. His best works of art were already mentioned by Donique earlier.
http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xdurer.html
-jaicy george
Adding to what Harold, Marc, Christine, Linsa, Binit, Megan and Navleen said, Michelangelo focused the last 30 years of his life on archirtecture. In his paintings and sculptures he learned from his predecessors and improved on their techniques.
- Justin Thornton
Adding to what Harold, Marc, Christine, Linsa, Binit, Megan, and Justin said Michelangelo proved to all that his life was dedicated to art by dedicating the last 30 years of his life to architecture and painting. Michelangelo used his work to improve on the world around him.
Matt M.
Adding to what Durkhanai and Megan stated about " Pieter Bruegel the Elder", he was born in 1525 and died in 1569. Records say he was born in the town of Breda in the Netherlands, but it could be refering to the Dutch town of Breda or the Belgian town of bree which in latin, is Breda. One of his famous paintings of a form of peasent life, is a piece called "A Country Wedding" which is a picture of a meal had after a wedding(im guessing) taking place in a barn. It is also known as one of his comedic pieces.
-Thomas A.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/B/bruegel.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Bruegel
Paolo Uccelo was a renaissance artist from Florence. Uccelo was named for the birds he was famous for painting. He was gain respect for his amazing used of perspective in his paintings. He was an early renaissance artist who also made marks on the very edge of gothic art. Uccelo’s most famous paintings are three panels representing “The Battle of San Romano” from the year 1456.
Paolo Uccelo was a renaissance artist from Florence. Uccelo was named for the birds he was famous for painting. He was gain respect for his amazing used of perspective in his paintings. He was an early renaissance artist who also made marks on the very edge of gothic art. Uccelo’s most famous paintings are three panels representing “The Battle of San Romano” from the year 1456.
Adding to what durkhanai,megan, and thomas said about Pieter Bruegel the Elder.. he was also known to be the greatest of the Flemish sixteenth-century masters of genre. He also was very interested in peasents, and included a peasents life and many of their daily activitys in his artwork.
Robert Pabon
Benvenuto Cellini was born in Florence on November 3, 1500.Cellini is known for his work in creating sculptures out of gold and silver. He also created sculptures on a grander scale. Some of his finer work include: Mars for a fountain at Fontainebleau, a life size Jupiter in silver, and coins for the Papal and Florentine states. The work of arts in existence today are a celebration of peace between the Cristian Princes.
~Jheanelle G.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini#Works
Adding on to what Nishka and Latoya said about Donatello is... Donatello was an Italian sculptur. Hewas born in 1386 and died at the age of 80 in 1466. He didn't get married or have any kids. He started sculpting when he was 20.
Donatello was a great scultpture. He sculpted diffeerent things with wood and bronze. He created the first-free standing sculptures in the renaissance. When he sculptuted he was able to show different emotions in the sculpture so easily (he was able to rasie an eyebrow, pucker a lip, make a slight move in the
muscles and set the eyes to stare with his work). In Florence he designed and decorated the Cantoria. Donatello understood what the power of the Non Finito was. His work was divided into 3 periods ...
1st period was before 1255. In this period his work was recgonized by the influences of the Gothic sculpture.
2nd period was in 1425 to 1443. In this period his work was recognized as a model of the principals.
3rd period was in 1430 to 1433. This period his work with bronze scuptures where he spent time in Rome.
"he left behind him so much work through the world that it may
rightly be asserted that no artist worked as hard as he". (samantha r)
adding to what kemi and chris said VAn Eyck created "the last judgement" ..to both his brother and him said the painting was " "The end of time when the dead rise from their graves and are judged." ( quote taken from by Arlena and Karla, Grade 8, Riverdale Junior Secondary School.) -eli sheer-
albrect durer a german man accomplished many things in his life. He was a painter , a goldsmith, a musician and a writer. Durer was also the inventor of worlds first flying machine. He was also the first person to use tempera paint and oil glazes. his great work was of "Adam and eve" -eli sheer-
Well I, Danny, fell that music is a form of art. Before the Renaissance the music that people knew came from church. Durring the Renaissance independent people began getting known for thier works. The printing press made it possible for a large area of people to get ahold of different works of music. Many adavances were made in the existing instrutments along with the invention of the "Clavichord" and the "Virginal". Some Composers of the time were Johannes Ockeghem, William Bird and John Dowland.
http://archiv.radio.cz/hudba/renais.html
Andrea Mantegna was born in 1431, when he became the apprentice and adopted son of the painter Francesco Squarcione of Padua. Mantegna developed an interest in classical relic. In his depiction of the human figure, it is apparent that the works of the contemporary sculptor, Donatello and ancient Roman sculptures were of great influence. His human forms were well-known for their “solidity, expressiveness, and anatomical correctness.”
His first great success was a series of frescoes on the lives of St. James and St. Christopher in the Ovetari Chapel of the Church of the Eremitani. In 1459 Mantegna went to Mantua to become a court painter to the ruling Gonzaga family and turned from religious to secular (worldly) and allegorical (symbolic) themes. His masterpiece was a series of frescoes for the “bridal chamber” of the Palazzo Ducale. In these works, his figures appeared to be taking part in realistic scenes, and the walls looked as if they had disappeared. This was the model of illusionist ceiling painting and was to become an important element of baroque and rococo art. He also introduced a new compositional arrangement based on diagonals. Mantegna died in Mantua on September 13, 1506.
-Kiara Edwards
www.artchive.com/artchive/M/mantegna.html
Born Antonio Allegri in Emilia, Correggio’s work shows that he may have been influenced by Andrea Mantega, Lorenzo Costa and Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo’s chararacteristic gesture of the pointing finger was reflected in the St. Francis altarpiece, Correggio’s first documented work. Later he developed a style of “conscious elegance and allure with soft sfumato and gestures of captivating charm.”
His first large-scale painting was for the decoration of the abbess's room in the convent of S. Paolo. The S. Paolo ceiling was followed by two dome paintings in which Correggio developed the illusionist conception, already used by Mantegna, of depicting a scene as though it were actually taking place in the sky above. The first of these domes was specially made for the church of San Giovanni Evangelista in 1520. Six years later he painted Assumption of the Virgin in the dome of Parma Cathedral. These works reveal Correggio as one of the boldest and most inventive artists of the Renaissance and they were highly influential on the development of Baroque dome painting. The Madonna and Saint Jerome were among his many other important religious paintings
His particularly affective mythology, notably the series on the Loves of Jupiter (1530-03) painted for Federigo Gonzaga, foreshadow the paintings of Rococo artists such as Boucher, and it was at this time that Correggio's reputation was at its height.
-Kiara Edwards
www.ibiblioorg/wm/paintlauth/correggio
Domenikos Theotokopulous also known as El Greco. one of his famous painting was Chirst on the Cross. Greco often went over his paintings and used to retouch them to leave the colors clear in distinct and to give them appearance of cruel blemishes, like a pretence of vigour. He was also inspried by michealangelo
Sharemia Thompson
Isaac Oliver was born in Rouen France in 1565 but moved to london in 1568 to escape a religious persecution in France. He was known as an English portrait miniature painter. After fleeing from France with his family Isaac studied miniature painting and discovered a natural style of art influenced by Italian and Flemish art. He married twice and after Elizabeth I died he became a painter of James I's court.
-Daniel Moise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Oliver
Ghiberti was a painter. He was one of the early painters of the renaissance. In his art work he showed techniques for showing perspective. His techniques for sculpting was used by his fellow sculptors in the renaissance. One of his greatest works that is known today as a treasure of the renaissance is golden doors. He sculpted these golden doors in Florence, Italy.
Adding on to what Nishka and Alex said about Giotto. He was one of the earliest painters. He was a great artist, sculptor, and architect. He was known as the first genius in art in the Italian renaissance. His full name is Giotto di Bondone. When he was 12 years old, he would sketch little things like sheep. Cimabue saw some of Giotto's sketching and fell in love with his art that he wanted him to become his pupil. In 1334in Florence he was honored with the tile of "Magnus Magister.” He died before the bell towers where finished. When he died, he left behind a wife and six kids. He was one of the few artists who saved money so he was a rich man. He was good friends with the pope, and king Robert of Naples. When he was working, he lacked technical knowledge just like the other artist from the renaissance period. But he surely did have the best technical skill something that artists after him rarely had.
Isabella d'Este was an important. powerful, intelligent woman of the renaissance. She was born in 1474. Her family was ruling Ferra. When she was growing up she her father believed in the equality between men and women. That is why she was well educated. When she was 16 she married Prince Francesco Gonzaga. When her husband died she had to rule Mantua all by herself. When she governed Mantua she founded a school for women where they learned morals. She set artistic in fashion. She collected statues and paintings. When she governed she wrote more than 200 letters and in these letters she stated her opinion about everything like war and politics. Isabella was all for art. She let artists, writers and poets share there ideas at a gathering at her house. during her ruling period she set an example for women. The example she set was that women should break away fro there traditional role as a woman. In school she learned Greek and Latin. She also learned the works of the ancient scholars. She also took singing, dancing, and playing instruments.
Petrarch(1304-1374)was a man who believed in broadening not only the mind visually, but he was most famous for bringing up ideas for learning in the early years of the Renaissance. He led the Humanist movement and tought his followers that history was about social, artistic and literary advancement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/renaissance
Courtney Wilson
Adding to Courtney's post, Francesco Petrarch sent his message out through Poetry. He gained his popularity from his writing of Books and was considered to be a "celebrity." This could be compared to the celebrities of today trying to send out messages of their views on the world.
-Steven Molnar
Adding to what Valerie said about Giorgio Vasari, he was one of the first italian painters in the Renaissance. He was also known for architecture. But most of all he was known for his famous biographies of other italian artists. He paintings were influenced by Michelangelo. Many of his paintings still exists, the most incredible of those is the wall and ceiling paintings in the hall of the Palazzo Vecchio which is located in Florence. He also has a uncompleted painting inside the dome of the Duomo. ~Tobin V.
Adding to what Domonique and Jaicy said about ALBRECHT DURER he created many religious paintings and sculptors that influenced the church. Anthony N.
According to what Durkhanai said, Giovanni Bellini was the best of the Bellini dynasty. He was known as the best painter during the renaissance time until his death. He was greatly influenced by characteristic Flemish of detail and texture. He made his masterpiece paintings metallic, which was a revolutionary technique during the Renaissance time. -Simran Kaur
Adding to what krystle said, Paolo Uccello was born in 1947. His paintings were one of the first of it's kind. He used what is called perspective in his works. What he did was make the lines shorter than they really were to show an illusion. He died in 1475, but his paintings left great influences on people.
-Jheanelle G.
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/main/paolouccello.html
adding to linsa
Leonardo Da Vinci was an inspiring artist. his drawings are regognized still today. he has created work so unique that it will never be forgotten. one of my personal favorites is the Mona Lisa. this paintings history is still a mystery. Many scientist believe that this painting is a portrait of himself and so do I
-khizer Hayat
adding to what Jheanelle said about Paolo Uccello. His real name was Paolo di Dono, he changed it to Uccello, which means "bird" in italian, because of his love for animals and Uccello was always poor, money didnt matter to him, he only cared about his paintings, that was the most important thing to him. - iLEANA BENJUMEA
Giotto di Bondone- His art was extremely intresting, and is commonly considered as a precursor of that evolution which was to lead, shortly after, to the explosion of the Italian Rinascimento.
-Jayson Gonzalez
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto_di_Bondone
Cellini, Benvenuto was a renaissance leading Renaisance goldsmith and an important sculptor. He became famous through his autobiography and the opera based on his life. - Jayson G
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/renaissance/renaissanceartists.htm
Adding to what Courtney said, Petrarch spent much of his early life where he and his parents had settled at Avignon and nearby Carpentras in order to follow Pope Clement V to begin the Avignon Papacy, a time when 7 french popes stayed at Avignon. Petrarch studied at Montpelier during the years of 1316 to 1320 and then in Bologna from 1320 to 1326. Petrarch's father insisted he studied law. But Petrarch wasn't interested and only wanted to take an interest in writing and Latin literature.
-Luigi Otoya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrarch
An artist by the name of Danatello came by during the early renaissance. Danatello was a painter and sculptor. In the Beginning he received training, in a goldsmith's workshop. In Florence Danatello leaves one of his best creations,the bronze David. This statue became known as the 1st free standing nude statue since ancient times. It was the first major work of Renaissance sculpture. Along with this statue, Danatello created his own style of sculpting called the shadow relief stlye which made the sculpture look deeper than it actually was.
-Luigi Otoya
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/
Adding to what Jheanelle said, Paolo Uccello only cared about his paintings. He was very poor because money didn't interest him and it didnt matter to him. At the age of 14, he entered the Guild of Florentine Artists. Uccello was the apprentice of the sculptor, Lorenzo Ghiberti. Uccello portrayed the movements of animals and humans in his paintings. He expressed perspective in his paintings and gave his paintings more of an effect with colors.
-Luigi Otoya
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/
Raffello Sanzio-Raphael was an Italian painter, and architect all in one. Also one of the most respected artists on the Renaissance area. He did many painting of the Madonna and child.
http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/soc/renaissance/emily.html
~Christine Boutin
Adding to what Christine Boutin said about Raffello Sanzio-Raphael he was the son of Giovanni Santi, who introduced Raffello to painting. Raphael's last masterpiece is the "Transfiguration," a huge altarpiece that he was unable to finish due to his death. He died on his 37 birthday and the altarpiece was completed by his assistant.
T.J. Evans
www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/raphael/biograph.html
Adding to what Enrique said about Isabella d'Este, she was the daughter of Duke of Ferrara and was known as the "First Lady of the World". She was skillful in using her patronage of the arts to project an image of glamour, sophistication, liberality, and magnanimity. The man she married was a mility hero, named Francesco Gonzaga. The Gonzaga family of Mantua were brilliant in their use of the art for political advantage.
Manpreet Walia
http://www.ou.edu/earlymusic/isabella.html
Luca Signorelli
He is known for his use of foreshortening. The works of Signorelli represent the events leading up to the Last Judgment.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Signorelli
- Valerie Villar
Adding to what Enrique and Alex D. said, Lorenzo Ghiberti, also known as Ghiberti was born in Florence, Italy, in 1378 and died December 1st of 1455. He was a famous sculptor, painter, and a goldsmith. He was famous for the two sets of Bronze Doors. He started working on the first set of doors when he was 25. Lorenzo Ghiberti started them in 1403 and completed them in 1424, it took him 21 years. These doors showed the life of Christ. The second set of doors was called the "The Gates Of Paradise", which was the Old Testament. These set of doors took him 27 years to complete. He also sculpted statues of saints, such as St. Stephen, St. Matthew, and St. John. All of his work was descriptive and in standard high quality. ~Tobin V.
Antonio "The Scourge" Lombardo
Born in Sicily around 1892, Antonio Lombardo immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s where he became a successful wholesale grocery business owner in Chicago, Illinois. A long time Mafia associate, Lombardo became Al Capone's advisor after Johnny Torrio retired in 1925.
alex pineiro
Adding to what Valerie Villar has written about Luca Signorelli, he was a italian painter. He spent his youth in Florence and his style of painting is like Florentine. In 1491, he was one of the judges of the designs for the facade of the cathedral at Florence. In 1497, he commenced his first great work at Monte Oliveto. He painted 8 frescos and then he went to Orvieto and remained for 5 years. In those 5 years he devoted himself to painting his great frescoes of the last Judgement. They are perhaps his most characteristics works.
Manpreet Walia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13787a.htm
Adding to what Domonique, Jaicy, And Anthony said Albert drecher made a great contribution to art awith his paintings which had alot of religious aspects and themes such as sculptiors and church buildings. Casey Blakeney
Hugo van der Goes lived from 1440 to 1482 he was a Flemish painter.
He was born in Ghent he entered the artists' guild in 1467. A guild is an assosiation of people of the same nature. An artists guild would be a assosiations of artists.In 1478 he died insane.
His most famous work is the Portinari Triptych an altarpiece was made for the church of the hospital of Santa Maria Nuova.
the source for my last post was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_van_der_Goes
Hieronymus Bosch lived from 1450 to 1516 he was a Dutch painter of the 15th and 16th century. Many of his works show sin. Bosch used images of demons, half-human animals and machines to evoke fear and to portray evil. He is the inspiration to the surrealism movement in the 20th century.
Michelangelo was born March 6, 1475. He was a famous sculptor and painter during the Renaissance Period. His works of art are still on display for people to see. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. “Moses” one of his most famous works took four years to carve from a piece of marble.
Martin Luther was a German priest. He wrote a list of 95 arguments against Roman Catholic practices. He nailed these to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. Luther’s complaints led to the Reformation and creation of the Protestant Faith
Jakob Fugger was known as the Rich. He was an expert in bookkeeping, manufacturing and finance. He was one of the richest men of the Renaissance. He shared his money with the poor.
Leonardo Da Vinci began work on a wall mural in about 1495. “The last supper” for a monastery in Milan Italy it is high on the wall of the monk’s dining room Christ is slightly larger than the disciples. His head is framed in a light from a window behind him. He wanted to make the monks aware of Christ’s presence as they ate.
Michelangleo was born nearly 500 years ago in Caprese Italy, on March 6, 1475. He learned the art of mural painting. Michelangelo studied and worked in the school of sculpture founded by Lorenzo De'Medici. At the age of 24, he created the sculpture of "Moses." This required years of study. He put his own personality into the carving. It took four years to carve from a huge block of marble. His works are still on display.
- Charlie Cohen
The "Mona Lisa" is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. She represents Da Vinci's vision of beauty. She is not like the painting of other artistis at this time. She wears no jewelry, has a simple dress and a black veil. She has never been identified or the reason for her strange smile.
- Charlie Cohen
Ghiberti was one of the earliest sculptors of the Renaissance. He developed techniques for showing perspective that greatly influenced his followers throughout the Renaissance. Ghiberti sculpted a pair of bronze doors to a church in Florence which remain one of the greatest-admired treasures of the Renaissance.
-Andrea Dasent
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