ARTH 1520 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Nicolas Poussin, Patmos
14 Mar 2017
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Da vinci, the virgin of the rocks 20. 2: davinci was an artist who thought against traditions and created a whole new standard for high renaissance paintings. Mary and her child including john the bapist. There were more than just the figures focused on this painting however, there was a smoky haze and gradualness between light and dark. This was a technique leonardo used called sfumato . Da vinci, mona lisa 20. 5: the mona lisa was done from the woman liza gherardini del giocondo, the wife of a prominent florentine french merchant. Her gaze is mysterious, and her posture is elegant though has mysticism in it. Unlike the traditionally done use of clothing in the high renaissance, leonardo includes minimal makeup, jewellery and clothes. Raphael, the small cowper madonna, 20. 6: the painting is with virgin and child including john the bapist. Raphael"s teacher was perugino and he arrived in florence, painting for dukes, churches etc.
