It’s common knowledge that Michelangelo was a great artist, but few people have given thought to whether his students were as spectacular as him. Giorgio Vasari was a man who idolized Michelangelo and although he had humble beginnings, he too made true spectacles much like his role model. Vasari has greatly influenced the artists of the Renaissance and the people of today. Though at times it can be hard to see the effect if you look close the truth becomes evident; Giorgio Vasari has made a numerous amount of accomplishments and his research is the only real resource for many Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo.
Giorgio Vasari has rightly been called the father of art history, and his works have been proven to be immensely influential.
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The Uffizi was a sizeable building housing the civic records and borough offices. According to The Great Masters by Giorgio Vasari, “The Uffizi...brilliantly harmonizes a classically influenced Mannerist building with thirteenth-century-structure.”(p.8 Editor’s note) The Uffizi was a true masterpiece much like the Palazzo dei Cavalieri. The Palazzo dei Cavalieri includes a palace, monastery, and a church. A majority of people think that it is Vasari’s masterpiece. As stated in The Great Masters by Giorgio Vasari, “The palace itself...is faultlessly proportional and has a beautifully decorated facade.” (p.8 Editor’s Note) Another type of art Vasari specializes in is writing. Even today, Giorgio Vasari’s comprehensive biographies are a paramount source of information about Italian Renaissance artists from the thirteenth century to Vasari’s day. In fact, today Vasari’s Lives is believed to be the foundational reference for our understanding on the origins, growth, and other aspects of Renaissance artists. His work proffers an exceptional onlooker exposition of an
It is a long-with-standing stereotype that Italians love to gamble. This is true. My great grandfather, Pasquale Giovannone, played the riskiest hand of cards when he immigrated to the United States as an illegal stowaway at the age of thirteen. He forged a life for himself amidst the ever-changing social and political shifts of the early nineteenth century. The legacy he left would later lead to the birth of my father, John Giovannone, in Northern New Jersey in 1962.
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was broadly delicate when it came to issues of aesthetic creativity: he debilitated both the painter Guido Reni and craftsman and biographer Giovanni Baglione for replicating his style. Regardless of his earnest attempts to secure his particular style, be that as it may, Caravaggio wound up noticeably a standout amongst the most generally imitated craftsmen ever.
Good morning/ afternoon class and welcome to the forum. Today I will prove to you that during the fourteenth and fifteenth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo 30th May 2017) century Michelangelo changed European culture by expressing humanistic ideas through his art and using different techniques. The result was that people had a greater appreciation and a deeper understanding for art. He did this through expressing his art in different ways and using different techniques and colour contrasts in his works.
A historical artist I found interesting in the world of art is Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, commonly known as Caravaggio, an Italian artist in the Baroque Era (Ornate Age). Caravaggio was born on September 29, 1571 to his father Fermo Merisi and mother Luci Aratori in Milan, Lombardy. At the age of 11, he was orphaned due to the death of his parents and found work as an apprentice for a painter named Simone Peterzano for four years. During his years under Peterzano, he was influenced by the outside art works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and other Northern arts. In 1592 at the age of 21, he moved to Rome, Italy the center of where artists gathered to work for less skilled painters. During his time in Rome, Cardinal Francesco del
Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the top three Italian artists. His work are examples of how great the art was in the High Renaissance Era. Michelangelo’s chalk drawing, Study of a Man, was his analysis of the way he saw the body and the way it was shaped and saw the different positions. By using critical thinking as he created his art, he had the ability to study the way a man looks. He was able to process how the way the body moves and sits.
Lorenzo De Medici can be considered as one of the most influential men of the 13th century. His work in political affairs and administration were renowned in all Italy and his family could count on him in every aspect. Lorenzo was also a promoter of a new period called Renaissance. He was one of the first “mecenate” to explore this new way of art. In this project, I will concentrate how he developed art in Florence, giving a clear example through an Artist of that period that was working for him: Sandro Botticelli. His work “The Spring” is a well-defined example of what we can call “art in the Renaissance”, in particular for the Italian Renaissance.
We do however possess a handful of engravings in scholarly books that describe his earlier inspirations and career successes. Although Le Vau never visited Italy, he was increasingly affected throughout his mid-career by the contemporary Italian trends. Le Vau, “collected and carefully studied through prints, books, and drawings the works of classical Roman and Renaissance Italian architects and builders, such as Vitruvius, Andrea Palladio, and Sebastiano Serlio” (Byme, 2005). Through the mixture of these classic roman and renaissance Italian architect styles, Le Vau developed a repertoire of design elements that he would utilize in the structure and ornamentation for his own works. In his earlier collection of work, Le Vau designed grand structures, retaining the French tradition of assembling various building units opposed to establishing a single uniform, unified whole. The classical elements surrounding the building’s interior and façade, such as the pilasters, columns, and pediments, appeared out of place, sporadic even, forcing the whole effect of the building to be more provincial than monumental. This effect that Le Vau crafted was not that of traditional classical French architecture, rather the beginning of the Italian influence seeping into his design
In volume 1 of his “Lives of the Most Eminent Painters,” Giorgio Vasari says that Masaccio “first attained the clear perception that painting is no other than the close imitation of all the forms presented by nature” (Vasari 95). Before the time of Masaccio, many famous and brilliant painters lacked a basic sense of perspective and/or depth. Paintings such as Claude Monet’s Lavacour1, or Diovanni di Paolo’s St. John the Baptist going into the Wilderness2 were both beautiful and...
Titian’s style of art, and his masterful techniques with religious art, mythical compositions, and successive glazes have never been surpassed. They influence generations of artists to come, and will continue to do so as long as his work is studied. His place in the Italian High Renaissance will never be overlooked.
Andreas Vesalius was well known for his dissections in the 1500’s. Growing up in Brussels he was captivated by the anatomy of animals. Throughout his childhood Andreas dissected many small animals trying to uncover life’s mystery. This curiosity regarding anatomy came very naturally, due to the fact that he was born into a family of physicians. Vesalius started his formal education at the University of Louvain; then traveled to Paris to continue his studies in medicine. During his life time, Vesalius was an accomplished physician, and professor of anatomy. He also received his degree as a doctor of medicine at the age of twenty-two. Vesalius writings and teachings set the foundation of anatomy we know today, hence why he received the title; founder of modern anatomy.
Giorgio Vasari’s book The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects was written as a second edition in 1568. It is a collection of written accounts that Vasari thought were the best and most esteemed artists in the Renaissance, which specifically focuses on North Italian cities such as Florence and Milan. This primary source is a tool that gives the reader an understanding of the ways in which Italian Renaissance artists lived their lives. The Lives is also important because it is considered the first book to focus on art history. Barolsky states that Vasari’s Lives is “a foundational text in the history of art history” (Barolsky 33). Vasari, in many ways paved the way as an art historian for others in the future by writing
The night Michelangelo Buonarroti was born, “Mercury and Venus were in the house of Jove,” says Vasari. This means that, according to a lucky star, Michelangelo could be expected to produce extraordinary works of both art and intellect. How true this turned out to be! Whether it was fate or coincidence, few haven’t heard of this world renowned and avant-garde talent. From painting to architecture and sculpture, it seems like there is nothing Michelangelo couldn’t master. Michelangelo is said to have considered himself a sculptor, but why was it then that he produced his sculpture with such a unique and striking depiction of the human body? Why did Michelangelo create such masculine forms, and was it self expression that provoked this intense artistry? There are many factors that can influence an artists creative process, but with Michelangelo the most prominent were most likely his religion, society, travels, and self perception.
1. Ward, H. (2011). “The rising genius': Simeon Solomon’s unexplored interpretation of Alessandro Botticelli. British Art Journal, 12(3), 60.
The Italian Renaissance and the Baroque era are two major periods in art history, some of the types of art in those periods were painting, sculpting, and architecture. During these periods, many artist gained enormous fame from creating wonderful pieces of work that represented their beliefs and artistic thinking. This essay will analyze and evaluate two pieces from those major art periods. Rembrandt 's painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp and the sculpture David, by Michelangelo. These two masterpieces shed light of their significance in art history. David represents the Italian Renaissance for it being a strong symbol of the new republic, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp depicts the focus on human progression.
Michelangelo and Caravaggio at some point in history were the most famous artists in Rome, Italy. Michelangelo a prominent architect, poet, sculptor, and painter found his success in Italy during the High Renaissance period (1490-1527). While Caravaggio was the most popular painter in Rome and spearheaded the Baroque period (1650-1750). Artists like Caravaggio in the Baroque period turned to a powerful and dramatic realism, intensified by bold contrasts of light and dark. Michelangelo’s reputation as a painter fluctuated during the High Renaissance, but his devotion to his art and his genius undoubtedly influenced artists such as Caravaggio during the Baroque Period. However, each artist had incredibly different styles, and utilized different mediums in their most popular works of art. Despite that there are also many similarities which indicate Michaelangelo’s heavy influences on Caravaggio and Baroque Period art. The comparison will be between Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, Rome, Fresco. c. 1508-1512 and Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Oil