Donatello: High Renaissance Art
High Renaissance art incorporating the Christian symbology and prophecy”. This was a masterpiece of artwork and shows just how much the renaissance artists changed our world for the better. Michelangelo still remains today, a sculpting legend. Third is Donatello. According to The Famous People Staff (2017) in the article entitled “Donatello Biography” Donatello was born on 1386 in Florence,Italy. When he was young he received an education from a wealthy family called the Martelli’s. He obtained his first contact with the arts of sculpting in a goldsmith workshop. Later on he apprenticed under Lorenzo where he learned the style of gothic sculpting. After his apprenticeship Donatello took a trip to rome and started to delve into old scripts. This experience gave him the styles of ornamental and classical art forms, and changed his artwork techniques that he would use in the future. After that he returned to Florentine and started to work on
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They included the ‘Mond Crucifixion’, ‘The mass at Bolsena’, and ‘The Transfiguration’. Raphael’s greatest work is the ‘Stanze Di Raphael’ which is located in the Vatican city. The Famous People Staff (2017) wrote “A part of the commission to decorate the Pope’s private library, the paintings he made include ‘The School of Athens’, ‘The Parnassus’ and the ‘Disputa’ which reflect the themes of philosophy, theology, jurisprudence and poetic arts”(p1). This mass of works most certainly shows the skill of raphael and how he affected the renaissance. In conclusion the renaissance was a huge part of human history. It impacted how we saw the world, with far reaching hands that extend all the way to the modern world. It’s so well preserved that any of the artworks and scripts from the time(nearly 600 years ago!) are still on display and revered as legendary masterpieces. People are most certainly in these artists debts for showing them what the individual human is capable
They included the ‘Mond Crucifixion’, ‘The mass at Bolsena’, and ‘The Transfiguration’. Raphael’s greatest work is the ‘Stanze Di Raphael’ which is located in the Vatican city. The Famous People Staff (2017) wrote “A part of the commission to decorate the Pope’s private library, the paintings he made include ‘The School of Athens’, ‘The Parnassus’ and the ‘Disputa’ which reflect the themes of philosophy, theology, jurisprudence and poetic arts”(p1). This mass of works most certainly shows the skill of raphael and how he affected the renaissance. In conclusion the renaissance was a huge part of human history. It impacted how we saw the world, with far reaching hands that extend all the way to the modern world. It’s so well preserved that any of the artworks and scripts from the time(nearly 600 years ago!) are still on display and revered as legendary masterpieces. People are most certainly in these artists debts for showing them what the individual human is capable