The Italian Renaissance
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A 5 page essay on the Italian Renaissance that is based on Paul Robert Walker's book The Italian Renaissance. No additional sources cited.
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The Northern European Renaissance
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A 4 page paper in which the writer examines the Northern European Renaissance through the works of Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, and Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Art and Photography
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Beginning in the Renaissance and the emergence of linear perspective there has been certain expectations ascribed to art and artists. During the Renaissance, the rendition of the human form was for the first time able to be portrayed with depth and in context. For many years after photography had been invented the only use was for portraiture. It was a medium all it's own and not considered an art form. This 6 page paper argues that the use of the photographic medium is as valid in today's technological reality as the painting of form in depth was during the Renaissance. It can be used to preserve memories, evoke emotions, stir people to action and provide a standard of beauty. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Art in Flanders During the 15th Century Renaissance Period
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A 10 page paper which discusses the Renaissance period and discusses how Flanders had a great deal of influence on that particular period of time. The Renaissance period is defined, followed by a section on Northern Europe which addresses the influence this region had upon the period, which began in, and remained powerful, in Italy. The artwork of painters from Flanders, Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden, are also discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Bronzino's Portrait of a Young Man
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Within the world of art, the Renaissance is the most beguiling era because of the breadth of styles that were to come out of that particular period. The early Renaissance placed a great deal of emphasis on the portrayal of the human body using the newly determined principles of perspective and use of light for depth. Reflecting this was an art style dubbed Mannerism for its extremes of emotionalism, purposeful imbalance and distortion, and expressionism This 6 page paper examines the roots of mannerism, specifically the painting, Portrait of a Young Man, by Bronzino. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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