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order to provide more accurate representation of the human body. The advances in knowledge made during these years is evide...

glorification of the nude that sculptors were destined to follow for many years (Burns 411). A local cultural touch is provided b...

spirited figure of St George in armour, expressing in the head of this saint the beauty of youth, courage and valour in arms, and ...

writing that the primary motivation behind Michelangelos sculpture was "the expression of thought in stone" (Burns 412). Furthermo...

that of David. This was his first real sculpture and perhaps, like David, he was taking on a powerful challenge that would determi...

after it was moved to the Piazza della Signoria. The reason this particular point is so greatly argued is because of the glaring ...

church. Admission to the Bargello Museum (Museo Nazionale del Bargello) is $5.20 in Euros and well worth this nominal admission,...

In five pages the ways in which the human form has been artistically represented is considered in the forms, detail, and themes of...

In five pages this paper examines how Michelangelo's artistic impact has transcended time. Five sources are cited in the bibliogr...

particularly influential to this cultural understanding; the functions this artisan had upon the changing landscape was to demonst...

and soul. II. Explanation of the Philosophy ? Fundamental Philosophical Tenets Renaissance humanism began as an intellectual m...

of this prolonged gloom. This period of time catapulted the citizens of Europe from the land of the dark to a world filled with co...

Madonna is another version of the Madonna/Child pairing, but this time Christ is an infant. The relief, which is 74.5 x 69.5 centi...

and an introduction of new and exploratory forms. However, the term has now also come to mean other forms of grotesquerie or absur...

wanted to be something other than a banker or a merchant as his father desired (Michelangelo: Artist and Aristocrat: A Biography, ...

him four years (Wikipedia, 2007). "Contrary to popular belief, he painted in a standing position, not lying on his back. According...

to be moving in numbed silence. As this indicates, this is a highly naturalistic rendition of a gospel event, as seen through th...

a moderate tempo, the strings playing a staccato bass line, with a lilting melody above. The bass line suggests dancers, whose ste...

This essay discusses the baroque era and how Caravaggio's Crucifixion of St. Peter and Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa reflect th...

the face of David is not clearly seen, only seen from the profile, though Goliaths is clear and clearly severed. There is no real ...

In six pages this essay contrasts and compares these early Meso American civilizations in terms of organizational, agricultural, r...

"girl-child." The writer accepts it about himself - the challenge then remains, do we accept it as readers. If the idea stymies ...

As Ruskin stated, all cast from the machine is bad, as work it is dishonest" (The Arts and Crafts Movement in the American Midwest...

hues. Jacopo Pontormos "Entombment" echoed the stylistic principles of early Mannerism. A strong shift from the direction ...

In six pages the ways in which two artists articulated changing their world are examined through Cellini's The Saltcellar and Mich...

In a paper consisting of five pages the symbolic significance of Vishnu and Shiva to Indian art is examined along with the artisti...

In eight pages this paper discusses the art that was featured atop Roman and Greek buildings in terms of their representation, art...

In ten pages this paper examines 4 paintings of sea serpents from 4 different time periods in a contrast and comparison analysis. ...

In five pages this paper discusses how secular and sacred rulers have been artistically represented from this art history perspect...

ornate. It is believed that this particular sculpture was carved to stand before the burial site of a youth who was the member ...