Giorgione Barbarelli's Life During The Renaissance Era

Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi most commonly known as “Donatello” was a prominent sculptor from the early renaissance, his father was Niccolo di Betto Bardi, who was a member of the Florentine Wool Combers Guild. He got the nickname “Donatello” from his friends and family. Being the son of a well known craftsman put him on the road to greatness from an early age. His education consisted of studying under the the Martellis, which were a wealthy and well known family of bankers and patrons from Florence that were also closely acquainted with the Medici family. This is also where a young Donatello most likely first started his artistic training from a local goldsmith.

In this paper, I will write a brief history of the one of the greatest Italian Renaissance master sculpture of both marble and bronze. Donato di Niccolo’ di Betto Bardi better known as Donatello. I will also give an account of some of the historical events going on during the time of Donatello and evaluate one of his greatest bronze statues called “David” done in the early fifteenth century. Brief History “The Italian sculptor Donatello (1386-1466) was the greatest Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo and certainly the most influential individual artist of the 15th century in Italy. Nearly every later sculptor and numerous Florentine and Paduan painter were indebted to him.” (Encyclopedia of World Biography, p 55) According to Biography.com, Donato di Niccolo’ di Betto Bardi (Donatello) was born in 1386 in Florence, Italy.

The most documented artist in his time Michelangelo , he always thought of himself has a sculpture, but he is famous for a lot of art such as the Sistine Chapel Ceiling and architecture building designs, he wasn’t famous for a lot of sculpture. How Michelangelo impacted the Renaissance era culturally and architecturally during the Italian Renaissances. Michelangelo is one of the most successful and admired artists of all time, in spite of the fact that he was born in Caprese a village in the province of Arezzo in Tuscany, Italy where his father, Lodovico Buonarroti was briefly serving there as a Florentine government agent. By the time Michelangelo was one month old he moved to Florence, he grew up without a mother she passed away when he

Compare and Contrast of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo the leading artists of the renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was a gentle man who was one of the most magnificent painters that ever existed. He was also a scientist, inventor, and philosopher. He hated violence but assisted his government by designing weapons for war, flying machines, water systems or work tools. At the age of 14 Leonardo became an apprentice painter to Verrocchio.

John Singleton Copley was a painter in America. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley. He became famous as his work consisted of portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England. His works often depicted certain middle-class subjects. His quick climb and prolonged fame were the result of a natural skill to handle paint and be able to manufacture pictures that obscured anything created by his forerunners in America.

It is of no debate that Peter Paul Rubens was a highly influential and masterful painter of his time. His work, although constantly changing and improving, inspired many artists after him, but it was the early artist of the late 15th century that inspired him, and helped him create his own style that changed the Baroque Period. After a long stay in Italy, Rubens moved to Antwerp, and brought his new baroque style to this once again commercial center. Antwerp provided Rubens with a place to sale to Patrons, as well as produce his own private art collection. During the height of Rubens ' Antwerp period, from 1608 to 1620, Rubens created many works of art, including Judith and Holofernes (figure 1) painted in 1616, that reflected Rubens use of

When it comes to name an artist that is not just widely known but iconic and innovative as well, one person should come to mind and that person is Andy Warhol. Warhol not only had a special talent but he had his own technique and style that was simply unique from any other artists at the time. His incorporation of iconic figures, familiar objects, and a wide variety of vibrant colors made him what I believe the founding father of what we know today as pop art. In my opinion, one thing for sure is that Andy Warhol is one of the most famous, if not the most famous artist of contemporary art of the 20th century. In this paper, I will provide many examples and my reasons for why I believe he is the most famous postmodern day contemporary artist.

The Medici’s were a powerful and politically involved family of extreme wealth. The family used their political and finical power to fund art through Italy. They held this power for the majority of the time from the 13th century until the 18th although the bulk of the family’s came with Cosimo the Elder in 1434. Through the years the family

Sir Philip Sidney was a courtier, English poet, soldier, and scholar, and remembered as one of the most outstanding figures of the Elizabethan age. He became famous for his poetry and death as a soldier during the English Renaissance. He was also considered the classic polished man of his day. Sir Phillip Sidney had to some extent a popular family and a different childhood, a popular family, and he had multiple occupations. Sir Phillip Sidney had a popular family and a childhood unlike most childhoods.

But it was not a part without any challenges. From the actors trying to bring out their dark side, showing such an endless case of emotions and feelings in their body language to their interpretation of the play and language Shakespeare used during his era. The challenges seem to keep growing over the years and are an enormous tasks that could make any actor capable a star. Roberson whom set records with reviews and continuous performances that spanned both London and Broadway in New York, to IRA becoming the first African American to play the role. To the first actor to play the role of Othello, Richard whom played almost all of Shakespeare celebrated roles, set the expectations for the part to a level that many could not reach.