Best period of Art History

For Me, the best period of art history is Renaissance. The Renaissance is the period during which there was a rebirth of interest in Greek and Roman art forms. The Renaissance began in Italy in the 1300s and was characterized by an intellectual movement away from the religious themes that had dominated the Middle Ages. Instead, Renaissance artists began to focus on worldly themes such as the importance of the individual. At the same time, artists began to emulate the styles, particularly in sculpture, that were common in antiquity.

The Renaissance was a time when learning in many disciplines expanded due to a higher standard of living which led to increasing numbers of universities, academies, and libraries. Much of this learning influenced the art styles of the period. Painters during the Renaissance used increasing levels of mathematical precision in their work, learning how to apply techniques we take for granted today, such as the use of perspective to portray scenes which appear highly realistic to the viewer. Portrait artists used improved anatomical knowledge to paint human figures which looked authentic. The main distinction between the art of the Middle Ages and that of the Renaissance is the level of realism present in painting and sculpture.

Some of the most famous artists of the Renaissance include Michelangelo for the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and his statue of the biblical David; Leonardo da Vinci for his many paintings including the Mona Lisa; and Raphael for his painting The School of Athens, which depicts important philosophers from antiquity.

Who is Mona Lisa??

Leonardo Da Vinci, the creator of the Mona Lisa was one of the most influential painters of the Italian Renaissance. He became a true master of his craftmanship by looking closely at nature and the subjects of his paintings. He recognized that one way to paint realistically is to observe everything with great care. He took long walks in the nature and turned his attention to every little detail. He often took notes on his observations and made detailed sketches of the things he saw in his notebooks. There are several different theories that have been considered about who could be the mysterious woman on the painting. The woman figure on the painting is dressed in the Florentine fashion of her day and seated in a visionary landscape. She has an enigmatic expression on her face that gives the artwork a heavenly mystery. Some sources claim that the painting depicts a young Florentine woman whose husband, Francesco del Giacondo commissioned the portrait of his wife. To please Giacondo, Da Vinci used the sfumato techniques to achieve the perfect beauty of a woman. Hence, the Mona Lisa later became the symbol of the perfect female creature.

There are many other theories about the subject of the Mona Lisa painting not included here, but these tend to be the more popular theories. In addition to the speculation about who Mona Lisa represents in Da Vinci's painting comes also much speculation about her smile - or rather, if she even is smiling - and if so, why she is smiling or what that smile is meant to represent.However, the current 'owner' of the Mona Lisa painting is the Louvre museum in France. The official story behind the history of the Mona Lisa, as reported by the Louvre, is that Mona Lisa's model was most likely a woman named Lisa Gherardini, who was the wife of an Italian merchant from Florence, Italy.At the time the painting was created, it was not uncommon for families to commission painters, such as Da Vinci, to create family portraits, so the story that Lisa Gherardini was the model for the portrait that was commissioned by the family is, at least, plausible. However, this theory does bring up other questions such as why Da Vinci would move the painting to France instead of leaving it with the family. But what do you really know about besides her enigmatic smile? Many people says that she is perhaps most famous painting in the world, the portrait is an oil painting from the 16 century, Da Vinci took more than 4 years to paint her, he must have been fond of her and Da Vinci carried the paint everywhere he went, the painting was actually called Mona Lisa. Monna, in italian means "The Lady", It became Mona Lisa due to a spelling mistake in english, and etc.

In the end, there is no official story, and since Leonardo Da Vinci died in 1519, he has taken the secret of who was the real subject of Mona Lisa and why she was smiling the way she was to his grave. Perhaps it is the mystery behind this somewhat ordinary portrait for its time period that makes this stand out as a spectacular work of art. After all, human beings do tend to love the air of intrigue and mystery that surrounds the unknown. Nevertheless, the true identity of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa will remain a mystery of the ages.