Leonardo DiCaprio

The story of Beauty and the Beast is a timeless fairytale retold for decades. The most famous version is Disney’s animated movie. The story is about a beautiful girl who was able to look beyond beastly features and fall in love with a beautiful personality. It was Disney’s attempt to influence a younger generation of what the concept of BEAUTY should be. As time passed and society became exposed to ever-changing standards of BEAUTY, it raises the question, what is true BEAUTY? BEAUTY is a…

In terms of the renaissance period it is important to recognize the influences that lead to the creation of the renaissance movement and the artists who significantly defined the period. No two artists come to my mind quicker than Leonardo Davinci and Michelangelo. Though, both talented men and were central to the renaissance period, they approached their work in very different ways. Their methods and technique yielded for creating works of art that are still relevant today. The renaissance…

figures and architecture seen in the paintings and sculptures of the great masters of art was achieved through their knowledge of the human body’s complex anatomical structures and in depth understanding of geometry and engineering. Art works such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man and Michelangelo’s…

Leonardo Da Vinci is regarded as one of the most influential and celebrated men of his time. Many consider him to be the father of the Renaissance as his work ultimately transcended this time. Best known for his work as a painter, Leonardo Da Vinci was also a talented inventor, spending a majority of his spare time away from art. During this time away, Leonardo attempted to discover new ways to advance science and technology. Never being afraid of dreaming big, Leonardo obtained a remarkable…

This paper will focus on Bence Hajdu’s abandoned paintings, and will compare and contrast them to the original paintings which they are based off. The abandoned paintings pieces are famous, well-known paintings recreated without the people. A main point will be the way Hajdu’s work changes the experience and overall emotions felt by the viewer observing the original and then the recreated work. Another point will be the changed perception when you look back at the original after viewing the…

Essay One In this essay I will be discussing the similarities and differences between Leonardo da Vinci’s, The Last Supper created in 1495-98[1] and Raphael’s, La Belle Jardinière created in 1507[2]. In both cases, these masterpieces depict famous religious figures, The Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Some of the secondary religious figures include John the Baptist and the 12 disciples. Both masterpieces have held major significance and acclamation, not only in the religious realm, but…

average person. The pose that Donatello puts David in really showcases “correct proportion[s] and feeling the pull of gravity” (Harris, 2016). Donatello is not the only renaissance man who is interested in understanding the natural movements of people. Leonardo Da Vinci used dissection of corpses to study how muscles played below the skin and how joints worked together to…

Some of those people were Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), William Harvey (1578-1657), Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). Andreas Vesalius was a Flemish anatomis, Physician, and the author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy “De Humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem” or known as “On the Fabric of the Human Body in seven books”…

were created by him, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Who is he? None other but Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci has always been an inspirational artist to me since I was a small child. When I first learned about him in 4th grade art class I was amazed and stunned by his art. Not only was da Vinci an artist, but he was a scientist, an engineer, a mathematician, etc. Da Vinci was truly an amazing man in general. Leonardo da Vinci was born in Vinci, Italy on April 15th of 1452 (biography.com). Da…

knowledge about Latin and Greek. These men were artists, writers, inventors, and more. Leonardo da Vinci and Jan Van Eyck are prime examples of a Renaissance Man, even though they came from two different areas of the Renaissance period. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April fifteenth of the year 1452 in a city in Italy named Tuscany. He moved to Vinci to live with his uncle and grandparents around the age of five. Leonardo did not receive a very formal education when he was younger besides basic…