Andrea di Bartolo di Simone was born in Castagno, Italy, near Florence, in around 1419. He is commonly referred to using his pseudonym, Andrea del Castagno. Not much is known about his difficult early years of life due to the lack of records. Although, it is said he had an abusive father. It is known that Andrea moved to Corella during a war between Florence and Milan, but moved back afterward. By 1440, he was well-known enough to be commissioned for his art. One of his first works was multiple frescoes, painted on the Palazzo del Podestà, showing traitors being hung by their heels after the Battle of Anghiari. For that artwork, he was given the nickname of “Little Andrea of the Hanged Men”. By 1442, Andrea was in Venice and painting frescoes in the San Tarasio chapel with …show more content…
On May 30th, 1444, Andrea joined the Arte dei Medici e Speziali guild, and received random commission work afterward. His work from those commissions did not survive into the present. In 1447, Andrea painted one of his most famous pieces of art, Last Supper, in the Convent of Sant’Apollonia. His piece clearly foreshadows or portrays the betrayal and tension between Jesus and Judas by placing Judas on the opposite side of Jesus and the other Disciples. Last Supper is also a perspective masterpiece, giving the unique perspective of the viewer being the fourth wall. Some of his other famous works include David with the Head of Goliath and Madonna with Child and Saints. His work of David features nice contrapposto and exquisite chiaroscuro. Also, his piece with the Madonna features intricate pattern details in the background. Andrea’s last dated art, done in 1456, is a portrait of Niccolò da Tolentino on a horse. Andrea del Castagno died on August 19th, 1457, in Florence, due to the plague. His works, however, still have lasting influence today. He was very skilled in chiaroscuro and perspective and is viewed as an
Donatello is a world renowned sculptor and artist that was born in Florence Italy in 1386 to a member of the Florentine Wool Combers Guild named Niccolo di Betto Bardi. With Donatello stacher as a son of a tradesman, he was able to be schooled at the home of a wealthy and influential Florentine family of bankers and art that are closely tied to the Medici family. Some of Donatello most famous works of statues are the bronze and marble David, Penitent Mary Magdalene, Saint George, and Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata. Donatello had a deep understanding of ornamentation and classic forms, that important knowledge would eventually change 15-century Italian art. Donatello is died on December 13, 1466 of natural causes.
Numerous rich clients such as Cosimo de Medici asked him to decorate the walls of churches, and do a number of personal works for them as well (Finocchio). In the churches he was asked to work in, he decorated the walls with various religious scenes and made many altarpieces to use around the church to further advance their teachings. Fra Angelico 's paintings and frescoes on the walls made the churches look more wealthy and beautiful as well. Almost every single one of his works was of something or someone religious. He had painted many portraits of saints, Madonna, Mary, Jesus, and many of the other very important people in the Bible.
Leonardo Da Vinci had become the best artist in 1466. Da Vinci showed his talents to the artist, Del Verrocchio, a Florentine Painter.
He was born on 1452 in Vinci, Italy, a town near Florence. In 1472, he joined the painters
Giovanni da Verrazzano was born in 1485 in Greve in Chianti, Italy. He was italian. He then died in 1528 in Guadeloupe because of cannibalism. He was introduced to explore at any early age.
Antonia Canova pictured above from a self portrait was born in 1757 in a small Italian town called Possagno. “ …Canova was the son of Pietro Canova (1735–61), a stonecutter of Possagno. ”(Oxford Art Online)
Finally, Michelangelo has introduced many different techniques that are still used in today’s society. Michelangelo’s artwork affects the modern-day society by playing a role in modern day art, daily life and even fashion. Michelangelo’s full name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and is Italian. He was born on March 6,1475 in Caprese, Italy and died on February 18, 1564 in Rome, Papal States. When to Florence Grammar School to study grammar under the master Francesco da Urbino, but had no interest in it or the family business of finance.
1.The most known artist was Donatello, known for his sculpture of “David” and is even popular today. He sculpture in both marble and bronze. Lorenzo was also another sculpture artist, with a religious outlook. 2. Donatello seemingly demanded a measure of artistic freedom.
It 's always exciting when your boyfriend isn 't from your city, state or country because you both learn traditions and customs from your respective homes. Yesterday, Sergio and I celebrated Sant Jordi for the second time and everything was so perfect. Sant Jordi is celebrated in Catalonia and it 's a little bit similar to Valentine 's Day with a literary touch. On that day, the boys receive a book and the girls receive a rose by their significant others, and this is based on the legend of Sant Jordi.
His talents as an artist were first recognized in his teens when he painted the Madonna of the Stairs which was inspired by Donatello and the Battle of the Centaurs. In 1496, in Rome, he painted the Bacchus. During the same period, he also painted the Virgin and the Child with St John and Angels. By the year 1500, Michelangelo had become
Sandro Botticelli formerly known as Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, was born the youngest of four sons on March 4, 1445, in Florence, Italy. There are a lot of discrepancies when it comes to the life of Sandro Botticelli. One thing that is clear is that Botticelli started working with art very early in his life. He first started out working as an apprentice for a goldsmith, after his father decided to remove him from school after observing the artistic talent his son possessed. It is unclear where his nickname Botticelli meaning ‘little barrel’, comes from but most believe it was given to him during his apprenticeship.
He was born in 1435, Florence, Italy and was truly one of the most amazing renaissance artists. Andrea eventually died in 1488, Venice (Passavant). During his lifetime, Andrea accomplished many great things, such as creating many famous sculptures and beautiful paintings. However, I think Andrea’s
Some people find their passion and spend their life following it. Leonardo da Vinci and Zheng He were two of those people who had extraordinary abilities that found brilliant expression in the great achievements in life. Both Leonardo da Vinci and Zheng He, made significant impacts through their work. Leonardo da Vinci worked to study human anatomy dissecting around 30 corpses.
‘The Last Supper’ and the ‘Mona Lisa’ is his to most well known works of art and is priceless today. As a artist he was the first to study the human body, the physical parts of it, as a reference to
Many exquisite art skills and many famous artists burned in Renaissance like: Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello. Leonardo’s lifetime was at 1452 April 15th to 1519 May 2nd, he is good at Invention, painting, sculpture, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history and drawing, he represent the humanism of the Renaissance. Michelangelo lifetime was at 1475 March 6th to 1564 February 18th, Pieta and David are the two best-known metalwork before he was thirty, he despite holding a low opinion of drawing, but he created The Last Judgment on the altar wall that was the most influential frescoes in the history of Western art. Donatello’s lifetime was at 1386 to 1466 December 13th, He studied classical sculpture and used this to develop a complete Renaissance style in