Essays Tagged: "famous artists"

Michelangelo Buonarroti

1475. He was born in a smalltown called Caprese, in Tuscany, Italy. Michelangelo was one of the mostfamous artists of the Italian Renaissance. According to Charles de TolnayMichelangelo's three greate ... ad Jesus Christ in his mother'sarms. In 1501 Michelangelo returned to Florence, Italy to sculpt the famousnude sculpture called the "David." The "David" measures 18 feet tall, and isso massive that it ...

(4 pages) 143 0 4.2 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Wilkie Collins "The Moonstone".

n 1814 and a full member in 1820. He created more than two hundred pictures and was one of the most famous artists of his day with patrons among the wealthy and aristocracy.His mother Harriet Geddes a ... tone, which adorns the top of the Russian Imperial Sceptre, was once the eye of an Indian idol. The famous Koh-i-Noor is also supposed to have been one of the sacred gems of India; and to add to this, ...

(28 pages) 73 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Michelangelo Buonartti.

iPainter, Sculptor and Architect of Florence(1475-1564)Michelangelo (1475-1564) was one of the most famous artists in history. He was mainly interested in creating large marble statues, but his endles ... also led him to become a great painter and architect as well as a poet. He was also one of the most famous people of his time and a great leader of the Italian Renaissance; a period marked by a rebirt ...

(3 pages) 64 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Lorenzo de Medici, and Pope Julius II.

Famous Figures of the Italian RenaissanceThere were many famous figures of the Italian Renaissance. ... ci in 1452. As a teenager, he was apprenticed to the artist Verrocchio. Leonardo is one of the most famous artists of all time. He also painted the Mona Lisa which remains a very famous painting. He a ... f all time. He also painted the Mona Lisa which remains a very famous painting. He also painted the famous Last Supper. He, above anyone else embodies the term "Renaissance Man" because he did everyth ...

(2 pages) 82 2 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Manic Depression A research paper over the causes, effects, and explinations on how to deal with the disease.

een extreme mania and deep depression; however, there are ways to regulate these fluctuations. Many famous artists and writers have experienced bipolar disorder throughout their lives because of unrel ...

(7 pages) 269 5 4.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Neil Jordan - Appearances and understanding of his works, his autuerism, deceptions, use of realism and fantasy, gender roles and use of visual surfaces. complete with references

cture paints a thousand words is a proverb that has been used by many to describe the works of many famous artists. A work of art can depict a message that does not have to be said or written, a paint ...

(11 pages) 82 1 4.1 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

A analysis of the paintings of Fra Angelico

n the period known as the "Renaissance". The Renaissance featured works by many of the world's most famous artists. Leonardo DiVinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael were just a few of these well-known pain ... . Many Renaissance paintings dealt with Christianity by either telling biblical stories, or showing famous Christian figures. One artist artwork is a man who is very well known in the art world but no ...

(13 pages) 89 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Summary of the Brook Museum Tour

artists. The Brooks Museum embraces the art of Italian Renaissance and Baroque works from the most famous artists such as Girolamo Romanio, Sebastiano Ricci, Canaletto, and much more.As I enter the B ...

(5 pages) 99 1 2.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Graffiti

artists of Western European culture were alive in the present day. Then, suppose that one of these famous artists decided to paint a masterpiece on the side of your house or on your front door or on ...

(19 pages) 196 3 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Aristotle on happiness

tries to reach the goal of happiness but not many succeed. The richest people, as well as the most famous artists and the most powerful rulers, still have unhappiness in their lives. We only have to ... atch television to see that there is a problem. The media shows us every day the unhappiness of the famous. The reason might be that they look in the wrong directions seeking it.In his "Nicomachean Et ...

(5 pages) 120 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

MTV

rs like them. The station also promotes an idealized teen lifestyle, reflecting the images of these famous artists, that contrasts with the realities of the Generation X lifestyle. While some view the ... ublic service announcements about racism, sexism, and homophobia (Hamerlinck 43). One of their most famous PSAs, entitled "Rock The Vote," encourages young adults to register to vote and to utilize th ...

(6 pages) 67 2 4.9 Jul/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Marching Backwards in Americana.

ificent painters, musicians, and writers can be belittled as "starving artists"--before they become famous artists, that is. Where so many of us find it too difficult to take a walk or jog outside--bu ...

(2 pages) 14 0 5.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Salvador Dali.

Salvador Dali is one of the most universally famous artists of the 20th centaury. Dali was born in Figueras in Spain on the 11th of May 1904. Dal ... much but they never had any children. In 1989 Dali died at the age of 85.This is one of Dali's most famous surrealist paintings (or as he called them "hand painted dream photos.") It is called The Per ...

(1 pages) 36 1 3.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Weimar Culture

ch included literatures, arts and music, architectures, theatres and films.Weimar Republic has some famous writers such as Mann who wrote "Buddenbroks". He is famous because of his book called "Confes ... entire book just because he has cultural and psychological feelings to Weimar and German. The other famous writer is Alfred Doblin, the man who wrote "Alexanderplatz". This book was represented on how ...

(2 pages) 24 0 2.5 Mar/2006

Subjects: Art Essays

Art Analysis Of Mola's The Vision Of St. Bruno

llie Holtman. Los Angeles: Christopher Hudson, 1997. Pg. 108.Pier Francesco Mola is one of the most famous artists of the 17th century. He lived from 1612 to 1666. He is well known for his moving land ... f spiritual and self actualization. The Baroque-style coloring and emotional subject matter Mola is famous for is cleverly depicted in the radiant landscape and draperies. Placed next to St. Bruno is ...

(4 pages) 9 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Cubism Is The Parent Of All Abstraction In Art

Synthetic Cubism Cubism is the parent of all abstract art.Cubism was created in Paris, France by famous artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in 1907 , the two most influentential artists of thi ...

(4 pages) 50 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Art Essays

Renoir

s life, because of his lush expression of women and nature. He was considered to be one of the most famous artists of his generation.When his paintings were first shown, they were considered to be sho ...

(2 pages) 13 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Strengths and Weaknesses of Lo

Louis XIV and Peter the Great Both Louis XIV and Peter the Great were famous rulers of the late 17th- early 18th Centuries. Both took the throne at a young age and both h ... f Louis XIV. He always demanded opera and made it popular. He was also the principal patron of many famous artists, and brought their work into Versailles. His palace housed many people, including 1,0 ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Pablo Picasso

ld say that he is responsible for almost single handedly inventing modern art. Although he was most famous for many styles of art he is most famous for his pioneering role in cubism he also done thous ... phic arts. His career lasted 75 years and many people would say that he is the most influential and famous artists of the twentieth century.Picasso was first (and mainly) known for his work in cubism ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.7 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists