Leonardo Da Vinci Research Paper

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The Renaissance, also called the New Age and the Rinascita, began in Italy in the 14th century. It was a revival of learning that was spawned by the birth into a new humanistic movement. Humanism emphasized the importance of individual achievement. The Renaissance was a discovery of a new, rational way to look at the natural world. It provided intelligent grounds for a new movement in art, that would combine art and logical thinking. It created a connection and relationship between humans and the natural world, that was called observational activity. This required the understanding of the relation between spaces to spaces, figures to figures, and spaces to figures, which could all be found out by natural light. This period required that artist…show more content…
Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the most influential artist because he was the perfect example of the renaissance ideal. Some of his most famous paintings include The Last Supper, and the Monna Lisa. The Monna Lisa was a very intricate, detailed painting. Everything about it was different, and complex. In the painting is a faint smile that makes it almost impossible for a viewer to perceive what Leonardo Da Vinci is trying to illustrate. The play on lights and shadows give it a mysterious tone, that attracts people to the painting. The brown eyes are almost gothic in order to construct an effect of completeness. The thing that seems to shock people the most, is the absence of eyebrows and the overly high forehead. However, these traits were not odd, because it was fashionable for ladies to pluck out their eyebrows, and large foreheads is considered a beauty. In the background, Leonardo uses theories to show the appearance of distant objects in this painting. The Monna Lisa is not meant to be a simple painting, it is meant to cause confusion and discomfort in the viewers because they can not seem to figure out what Leonardo is trying to explicate. Another famous painting, was painted in the late 1490s, and was another painting that was scrutinized and studied frequently. The Last Supper was a painting where Christ was in the middle of a long table, with the Apostles arranged around him. The perspective of the room…show more content…
Michelangelo was a very talented sculptor born in 1475. At age 13, he enrolled himself in a school for sculptors that was established by Lorenzo de Medici in France. He showed so much talent that Medici gave him attention himself. For a while he lived in the Medici household, where he was first introduced to the thinking and principles of humanism and neoplatonism. When he was 23, he believed he had a divine purpose and he traveled to Rome. There, he carved the Pieta, a bust of Virgin Mary, which brought him fame instantly. Unfortunately, the Pieta is not in a place where is can be rightly appreciated. Since it is raised so high the delicacy of the details, nor the charm of the action can be appropriately felt. The gentle bends of the body show a great harmony. However, the contraction of the shoulders and drop of the head give off a tone of agony.The small, minute details in the sculpture accentuate the quiet essence of pain. Their bodies tell a story of a tragedy. Without words or symbols the viewers can feel the inner suffering and torment. The seriousness on the face of the Madonna, puts the role of human figure far beyond the basic capacity of the pretty sculptures of the late 15th century. When Michelangelo began to paint more complex and larger structures, they were all based off of two principles: unity and form. In 1501, he returned to

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