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Body worlds by Leonardo Da Vinci
I’m sure you all know about Renaissance and Leonardo da Vinci. But lets just say a few words. Renaissance (the word rebirth in french) is basically an Italian phenomenon (Albrecht Durer is en exception being a renaissance German artist.) It was … Continue reading
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primitive art
The moment I skimmed this weeks reading (link) I immediately though one of Pablo Picasso’s primitive study series; Bull. But before I come to that first things first. Cave paintings are mostly about an animal chase (either a big hunt … Continue reading
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The Last Supper #2 Tintoretto
Located in Venice in the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore Tintoretto’s Last Supper is probably the second most known Last Supper. He finished the painting in two years (between 1592 and 1594) This Last Supper is different than usual last … Continue reading
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La Gioconda
Mona Lisa (La Gioconda or La Joconde ) by Leonardo da Vinci is a portrait that is a product of many years of working, experience. Basically it is a portrait of a woman wearing Florentine clothing in 1502-1503. Background is … Continue reading
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Mythology – Gods
and now time for the gods. Zeus: The god of all gods. He is the god of sky and heaven. The youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, Hades and Poseidon are his brothers. After he saved his brothers and sisters from … Continue reading
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Mythology – Goddesses
I’m quite into gods and goddess’ ^^ Hera: Generally she is known to be the queen of gods, wife of Zeus. But she is actually the goddess of marriage. She is also known for her temper as Zeus makes her jelaous all … Continue reading
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Mucha
I know what is Leia from Star Wars is doing in a Mucha post! Well before talking about Mucha I wanted to show this amazing print of Adam Hughes; Nouveau Leia. Isn’t his work admirable? I wish to do works … Continue reading
The Last Supper #1 Leonardo
Well generally when you say Last Supper the first image that pops out is the famous Last supper of Leonardo da Vinci. But there are so many other “Last Supper”s that I think are “must see”s. Such as Tintoretto’s Last … Continue reading
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Greek art 101
oooo I will be posting the important phases of art. I’l start with Greek art. The Architecture Any building in Greece looks the same, in a sense it is always columns carrying the roof. What is the big deal? For … Continue reading
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Renaissance 101
Some terms should be explained, an introduction should be made in order to understand Renaissance paintings. Because sometimes we see that a painter changes his style or the usual subject he paints into a totally different direction. These are mostly … Continue reading
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