Mona Lisa Chapter Summary

During our tour at the Legion of Honor, we observed art starting from the early and High Renaissance. Next, we went to the Dutch Baroque period, British art, and ended at the impressionists. A most notable work of art from the tour was “The Annunciation” by Master of the Retable of the Reyes Católicos. This oil on wood panel painting was created in the late 1500s, during the High Renaissance period of the art historical cannon. It portrays the biblical event found in the Gospel of Luke in which the archangel Gabriel announces to Mary that she is pregnant with Jesus, the son of God. “The Annunciation” is a religious painting and is an example of the many great works of art from the High Renaissance.

Some of the most important ones are: the single burning candle in the chandelier and how it could refer to Christ’s divine presence and the all-seeing eye of god, the two pairs of shoes on the floor indicates that while it’s a bedroom its also a sacred space, although it might have some erotic meaning, the dog signifies fidelity and loyalty, and it also could have some erotic associations, the oranges on the window sill and the chest may symbolize the fertility of the wife or the wealth that this couple had as fruit that time was very expensive and had to be imported, the brush symbolizes domestic care and gender roles as it is on the woman’s side, the carved figure on the chair beside the bed is of Saint Margret, the patron saint of childbirth, the inscription on the wall that reads “ Johannes de Eyck fuit hic, 1434” is in Latin and translates to “Jan van Eyck was here, 1434”, and the most intriguing of all is the convex mirror on the back wall, it is surrounded by ten small circles each depicting a scene of The Christ’s Passion, the reflection in the mirror shows two other figures that stands in front of the couple. One of the figures (the figure in red) is believed to be Jan van Eyck himself, evidence of that could be his painting “the man in the red turban” which is believed to be a self portrait, and in his painting “Madonna with chancellor Rollin”, a man in a red turban is seen at the back which is also said to be

The portrait was painted on wood panel and in gothic like form. Nonetheless, this masterpiece is representation of time, the complexity of the painting and the

The image of a young smiling carefree Marilyn Monroe elicits reverence, yet also sadness. Monroe is an iconic figure yet her tragic existence and early demise contribute greatly to status as an icon. Marilyn, appears to be an oil painting. It is a still life and the colors are vibrant and saturated. There are many items; the main being the image of a smiling Monroe inside of a open book; her image is on the right side and on the left is a page of unreadable text.

Located in hallway nestled between the Art of Europe and Art of Ancient Worlds wings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is the Italian Renaissance Gallery (Gallery 206). Here, Donatello’s Madonna of the Clouds and Luca della Robbia’s Virgin and child with lilies face one another, competing for museum-goers’ attention from alternate sides of the narrow gallery. Both pieces indulge ingenious techniques, original at the time of conception, to create a completely new visual experience of a very traditional biblical scene, the Madonna with her child, Jesus Christ. This paper will employ close visual analysis of two 15th-century Renaissance reliefs from Florence depicting the Virgin Mary and Jesus Chris in order to show how these artists used innovative

One of his paintings, “Mona Lisa” is, “arguably the most famous painting in the world” (Websource #1). In fact, today the “Mona Lisa” is hung behind bulletproof glass in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The “Mona Lisa” is also believed by some to be a national treasure. In addition, da Vinci’s painting, “The Last Supper” is still studied by art historians infatuated with the distinct attitude of the painting.

This painting is supposed to portray two teen lovers “The painting captures a perfectly frozen moment in time; two lovers caught by the spectator in the act of stealing a furtive kiss while no-one else is looking,” (Artble, 2016). The flirtatious young maiden is leaning in for a kiss while simultaneously looking back towards the party to ensure no-one is looking. The maiden was painted with such fashion and detail in her outfit. The main focus of the painting is the women and her facial expressions discerning the illicit action. Starting by glancing at the two lovers while they share a kiss, her beautiful dress catches the viewer’s eyes and wonder downward in a diagonal line.

In this church is the infamous Golden Altar. After being covered in black paint to hide it from the Pirates, it was rediscovered. Unlike the two previous works of art, the Golden Altar connects with the back of the Maesta. Both the Golden Altar and the Maesta focus on Jesus as the main point. In the middle of both works is a representation of the crucifixion of Christ.

Each artist paints and or sculpts pieces that show human emotions, religious symbolism, and extreme detail. Leonardo da Vinci is the first artist to be discussed because of his popularity. He is best known for the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa was a portrait of a woman that developed a meaning, people said it’s a symbol of the Renaissance information which came from this quote. “The Mona Lisa was originally this type of portrait, but over time its meaning has shifted and it has become an icon of the Renaissance perhaps the most recognized painting in the world.”

The painting shows off a torture chamber during the Roman Inquisition, which was responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of committing offenses relating to heresy. After taking care of education, the Roman Catholic Church needed to focus on how to spread the word of

The painting shows off a torture chamber during the Roman Inquisition, which was responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of committing offenses relating to heresy. After taking care of education, the Roman Catholic Church needed to focus on how to spread the word of

Leonardo Da Vinci 's The Last supper is a popular work of art that is Da Vinci 's rendition of the last supper as told in the bible. This paper will include an in depth visual analysis of the painting as it appeared on the original canvas. The paper will also address the cultural and religious significance of this work of art in that time period. I chose to do the analysis on The Last Supper because it is an artwork that i have seen many times in my life, but oddly enough do not know a lot about. In this paper i plan to not only inform you , but inform myself on the many aspects of The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci.

At the beginning of the novel the main character Louis, an Akanbi Indian, lives a simple life selling baskets he and his mother make from ash trees. Louis’s father who had been a logger had gone on a routine logging trip years ago and never returned, leaving Louis and his mother to fend for themselves.Louis and his mother were traveling from town to town selling their baskets and living off the land when they were approached by a white man who wanted to recruit Louis for the union army. Louis’s mother was reluctant to let him join but, the pay would allow them to buy land where they could farm and settle down, eventually she gives in. Louis joins and is assigned to the 69th Irish brigade, known for its pride and bravery in battle.

Lisa Delpit in Chapter 4 was questioning, What Should Teachers Do? Delpit was arguing as an educator that you shouldn’t force a child to speak English that’s from another country or culture. Constantly forcing the child will cause a gap in a relationship with the student; destroying confidence of learning and questioning or possibly even disrespecting. Instead of being too critical, Delpit states that you should learn the child’s culture/country to form a positive bond between the student and teacher. Some ideas that were given was creating a bilingual dictionary for both the teacher & student, having the students teacher each other language/culture, reading entertainment such as comic books, recording the students speak English to perfect

The “Mona Lisa” is the best known and most visited piece of art. It is a portrait painting done by Leonardo de Vinci. The portrait is an oil painting on a white Lombardy poplar panel. The woman in the portrait is sat upright in an armchair, with her arms folded. This painting was one of the first portraits that depicted the sitter in front of an imaginary landscape.