Essays on The Virgin AND Child

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An art is just but a human activity that is either visual, performing or an auditory artifact. Over the years, a succinct definition has not been effectively realized, most of which are vague and lack clear meaning. However, it’s worth noting that an art is a diversified field that has different elements. To be precise, an art is a mere imagination that is primarily means to express an artist’s technical skills or creative imagination. An art is a subject of creatively whose major aim to derive appreciation. Well, as it is known, appreciation is a matter of ...

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'Gothic' term represents medieval art that carries a strange history. The style of art developed in Northern France and spread to the rest of Western Europe. Late Gothic art expanded well into the 16th century before getting consumed by the Renaissance art. Gothic period carries splendid examples of sculptures, stained glass, fresco, panel painting, ivories and illuminated manuscripts. The essay offers a perspective on the popularity of Gothic ivories and how they encouraged the devotional practice. The ivory diptychs were used as sophisticated tools and were seen as physical vestiges of the divine. Gothic ivories were the visual cues ...

its Function as Devotional Objects

HART1402: Renaissance Art in London

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Illustrations Renaissance Religious Art and how it Engages with its Function as Devotional Objects I. Introduction Most of the artworks of the Renaissance were in some way connected to the church. Artists such as Michelangelo, created enormous works that can still be viewed today. Michelangelo in particular created this sense of worship and devotion through his work in the Sistine Chapel. The point of the artwork was to provide the church attendee as well as the resident padres a visual Bible, in some respects. When attending mass, it would serve as ...