Renaissance During The Renaissance

Similoluwa Oluwole Professor Bult ART 107 13 November, 2015 Michelangelo and his work: Creation of Adam Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo, was born on March 6, 1475 at Caprese, Tuscany now known as Italy (Roger 2). Michelangelo, like Leonardo, was a man of many talents; he was a renowned Florentine sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. He is credited as the founder of the high Renaissance style and considered the most influential of late Renaissance artists (Houston 16). His works exhibit his remarkable understanding of human anatomy and muscular structure, a skill which he used to incorporate emotion and liveliness into his works. He rarely painted landscapes; his subject matters were mostly human,

Leonardo da Vinci’s Renaissance art Leonardo da Vinci was an inspiring Renaissance artist who is known for his most famous works including the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper.” Da Vinci studied laws of science and nature, which educated him on including the fundamentals in his art as a painter, sculptor, and architect. (Da Vinci's early life and career helped produce well-liked art during the Renaissance. His work inspired many during the Renaissance with his prestigious artwork, making him a dominant artist during the Italian Renaissance due to being the first to believe the art was connected to science and nature.

One 15 April 1452 near Tuscan town of Vinci, a legacy was born Leonardo da Vinci was born. Leonardo da Vinci was hugely appreciated for his sculptors and paintings therefore he became an independent master in 1478. Leonardo da Vinci was a very busy artist since in about 1483, he had moved to Milan to work for the ruling of the Sforza family. He did a lot for the Sforza family since he was their engineer, sculptor, painter and architect. In addition from 1495 to 1497 was one of the most creative minds that thrived during the Italian Renaissance.

Lorenzo the Magnificent, as he was known, practiced patronage of the arts in ways that are very similar to his grandfather. Lorenzo de Medici learned the importance of patronage from observing his grandfather and father. However, his patronage “alone would earn him a place of honor in the history of Italian art and letters. He freely contributed both his wealth and his influence, and the list of those who received his patronage includes the masters of the Renaissance in Florence” (Strum 16). Some of the artists Lorenzo patronized were the philosophers “Marsillio Ficino and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, the painters Botticelli and Michelangelo, and the humanist poet Angelo Poliziano” (Encarta Encyclopedia 2000).

Joshua Davis author of La Vida Robot and Walter Isaacson author of Steve Jobs both had the same perspective . They believed in order to have a successful, strong team you need a team member who has adequate background knowledge in a particular subject. In order to make a successful and strong team you need someone with adequate background knowledge in a particular subject. In the text La Vida Robot, Joshua Davis states, “(Lorenzo)

There were a lot of historically important people in the Renaissance era, but one of the most prominent was Giorgione Barbarelli. In circa 1477, Giorgione was born in a small town called Castelfranco, just outside of Venice, Italy. Not a lot was recorded about his life, but we do know for certain that he studied under the greatest venetian master at that time. In 1490, Giorgione traveled to Venice and became the apprentice of Giovanni Bellini.

John Singer Sargent was born on the 12th of January of 1856 in Florence, Italy. Sargent was the most successful portrait painter of his era, as well as a skilled landscape painter and watercolorist. Sargent was given little schooling. As a result of his “Baedeker education,” he learned Italian, French, and German. He studied geography, arithmetic, reading, and other restraint under his father’s coaching.

Ben Franklin of Philadelphia by Margret Cousins tells the fascinating story of Ben’s life. Benjamin Franklin’s perseverance was one of his most honorable character traits. When he was just 12 years old, his father pulled him out of school, and signed

This oration is an example of the modern outlook on the glory of man. Pico Mirandola believes that “there is nothing to be seen more wonderful than man.” This is in accordance with page 512 of our notes, which says, “(there) is no greater expression of beauty than the human body” and these two quotes are what inspired Michelangelo’s sculpture, David. The previous view of mankind before the Renaissance was that they were intermediary creatures, the king of the lower beings, and that man has the ability to reason. Mirandola was not satisfied with these explanations.

Leonardo Da Vinci 's artistic talent was apparent at an early age. When he was a teenager he was in apprenticeship and quickly qualified by the time he was 20 to be a member of the Florence Guild of Saint Luke. He surpassed his teachers, and astonished all with his talent and ability. I am also an artist, and so I understand Leonardo Da Vinci 's way of thinking about things. We as artists like to observe, investigate, and make an impression emotionally on the world.

Lorenzo De’ Medici encouraged and supported one of the greatest artist periods in time, the last decade of his reign of Florence was the highlight of artistic contributions to the Renaissance. The Renaissance gave people a chance to make something of themselves from practically nothing, your position in society was not determined by heredity anymore. The De’ Medici family was a great example of this, through immense trade and business skills, they made Florence become the artistic culture capital of Europe. Lorenzo De’ Medici only added to this, he captivated the artistic potential of many well known artists today, such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Lorenzo had a great deal of political power, “Under his control, the Florentine economy expanded significantly and the lower class

After reading “The Great Gatsby” I’m excited to write an essay on this topic. Because to me when witting you’re opinion to this you have to “dig deeper” and when you’re thinking of what the word “Greatness” means. It doesn’t necessarily have to mean “good” or “worthy of admiration”. Sometimes a really terrible person could be “great” in this sense, because they accomplish things bigger than life. The terms of it could also mean “large” or “of magnitude” depending on the way you’re looking at it.

Thales was the first Western Philosopher and mathematician in the world. He was also interested in philosophy, knowledge, mathematics, science, engineering, science, geography, astronomy and politics. Another Ancient Greek Philosopher was Plato. Plato was born circa 428 BCE and died circa 348 B.C.E at the age of 80. Plato created a dialogue called, “The Republic” which was created around 380 BCE.

For example, Protagoras said “Man is the measure of all things.” By creating exceptionally fine art, artists and philosophers found a way to detail the feature of human beings themselves. For instance, Michelangelo’s sculpture, David, was a mastepiece difficult to imitate even today, showing surprising details of a sturdy man. Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, still leaving mysteries, today, particularly highlights the characteristics of people of different emotions.

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions"(Leonardo da Vinci). That is a quote Leonardo da Vinci said that means that men can do many things if they be persistent. Leo never gave up and created brilliant ideas to the world. Leo really sparks innovation into our hearts with is great ideas and paintings. Leonardo da Vinci created military vehicles and defenses, used persistence to innovate ways to overcome being left handed, and illuminated the world by giving the world inspiration for painting and new technologies.