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The work of art I have chosen for my paper is inspired by one of the most amazing experiences I had in my life; my trip to Italy. I admit after visiting so many museums with so many different forms of art, I became a little bit obsessed with Italy’s art history. I was mesmerized by the richness of details and the talents from some of the pieces I have seen. When I was in Venice, I was amazed by the richness of the Renaissance paintings, and how lively the colors seem and the richness of the so many gold details in almost every piece from the paintings to the amazing finishes on the frames. Which can be noticed and set apart from paintings in other parts of Italy. I visited so many churches with so many diverse pieces of art, but the one that stood out the most to me and it made pay attention to every possible detail, how the colors were so bright and lively was the San Zaccaria church Altarpiece by the very talented Giovanni Bellini. This piece of art the “sacra conversazione”. It is truly an amazing painting. So, for this paper, I decided to write about another Bellini’s piece “Madonna and Child”, dated the late 1480s. Giovanni Bellini was born in Venice and “was one of the most influential Venetian artists. He lived and worked in Venice all his life; his career spanned 65 years”. (Gallery, London The National. …show more content…

I would say Cave paintings of Lascaux used similar concepts but with different tools and materials, that were available at that time. The richness of the colors used on the cave paintings had depth and saturation and the harmony of the colors also and the use of assorted colors and techniques to create assorted color shadows to demonstrate several aspects of the described animals. For example, some of the bull paintings used different shades and techniques of black the black color to give a unique perspective of the animal’s part that was being

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