Transcript Mona Lisa

Masters of Art
By Hector Marrero
Purpose
What is a Master?
What piece is most replicated?
What is the Renaissance period?
When was the Mona Lisa Finished?
What trio make-up the Renaissance period?
Vincent Van Gogh
March 1853 – 29 July 1890
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist whose painting style is
known as Post-Impressionism. This style of painting includes
vivid colors and a lot of paint! The subjects of Van Gogh’s
paintings are real people and objects. Much of his work
contains swirling brushstrokes, which might show his mood
and state of mind.
Starry Night
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh has risen to the
peak of artistic achievements. Although Van Gogh
sold only one painting in his life, the aftermath of
his work is enormous. Starry Night is one of the
most well known images in modern culture as
well as being one of the most replicated and
sought after prints.
Michelangelo
March 6, 1475-February 18, 1564
"Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. He was one of the
founders of the High Renaissance. Michelangelo's desire to become
an artist was initially opposed by his father, as to be a practicing
artist was then considered beneath the station of a member of the
gentry. He was, however, eventually apprenticed in 1488 for a
three-year term to Domenico Ghirandaio.It was in Ghirlandaio's
workshop that Michelangelo would have learn the technique of
fresco painting.
Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by
Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of
the most renowned artworks of the High
Renaissance. The ceiling is that of the large Sistine
Chapel built within the Vatican by Pope Sixtus IV
begun in 1477 and finished by 1480.
Leonardo Da Vinci
April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci was a scientist, inventor and artist who lived
in Italy in the fifteenth century. Leonardo was born in the small
town of Vinci in what is now central Italy on April 15, 1452. He
showed many talents as a young boy. He was well spoken and
musically talented, and he had a great talent for art. In 1466,
Leonardo became the apprentice of Andrea Del Verrocchio,
one of the most popular painters and sculptors in Florence,
Italy. He remained an apprentice for twelve years.
Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in
1503, during the Italian Renaissance and, according to
Vasari, "after he had lingered over it four years, left it
unfinished...." He is thought to have continued to work
on it for three years after he moved to France and to
have finished it shortly before he died in 1519.
Raphael
March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520[
Raphael Sanzio, usually known by his first name alone
was an Italian painter and architect of the High
Renaissance, celebrated for the perfection and grace of
his paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo
and, Leonardo da Vinci he forms the traditional trinity of
great masters of that period.
The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration
is considered the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance
master Raphael .It was left unfinished by Raphael, and is
believed to have been completed by his pupil,Giulio Romano,
shortly after Raphael's death in 1520. The picture is now
housed in the Pinacoteca Vaticana of theVatican Museum in
theVatican City.
This painting was created by Raphael and was believed to
express a connection between God and his people.
Reference
Master-One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of art.
Starry night is the most replicated piece.
The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth was an Art movement that spanned roughly the 14th
to the 17th century.
The Mona Lisa is believed to have been finished in 1519.
Raphael with Michelangelo and, Leonardo da Vinci he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.
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Published:2009