Related AS and A Level Art & Design essays

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   Why did the renaissance begin in Northern Italy?

   Ancient ruins, temples, sculptures and works of art served to remind the Italians of a golden age of learning and culture. It was buildings such as the colosseum, the arch of Constantine and the Pantheon that spurred on Renaissance architects such as Brunelleshci.

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   Does Religious Art have any Relevance in Today's Society?

   enough to get the job, which then sort of took me around all the various museums, and I found myself at St Mungoes museum around about 8 years ago. And do you yourself have an interest in religious art? Sandra- I've made myself sort of have a bit of an

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   Graffiti art is an art form.

   by the art world to be accepted as art as determined by the members of the art world. Since graffiti art is not permanently established in any galleries or museums, often it is argued that it is not art, but even this criticism falls short because there are instances where the art world has recognized graffiti art as art.

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   Isabella D'este - Renaissance patron

   has adhered to a renaissance notion of beauty, in a social environment where women were confined to a role in which they had to present themselves in specific and rigid roles through aesthetics, conversation and chastity among other things. Physically she met such demands, but mentally she broke barriers where

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   Is Graffiti Art?

   The people who are in favour of graffiti would be the writers themselves as well as other ordinary people. Many writers believe that vandalism is wrong and it is totally against what they stand for as a writer. They believe that graffiti is about producing art and that they are

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   To what extent did the context and achievement of the Northern Renaissance differ to ...

   Whereas Erasmus felt that politicians should be humane and civilised people and that war should be avoided, Machiavelli said that being highly ruthless was the key to success, 'glory is war.' These differences clearly display that the main reason for the contrasting ideals are due to the fact that Erasmus

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   Leonardo da Vinci.

   It exists in two versions: the one in Paris is earlier and was executed by Leonardo; the one in London is later, and there is controversy as to whether Leonardo participated in its execution. A religious brotherhood in Milan commissioned an altarpiece from Leonardo in 1483, and it is also

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   Primitive Art’s Influence on Modern Art

   Then, Picasso's work, "Two Nudes," was painted at the end of 1906, and is now known as the end of his Iberian phase and the beginning of something new for Picasso. Over the next few months, Picasso began to flatten and simplify the Iberian figures in his works (247).