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Michelangelo's David: Great Art Explained
"What a brilliant series this is" - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020 "Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes...
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Caravaggio's Taking of Christ: Great Art Explained
The Taking of Christ is a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The subject is the moment that the son of God is betrayed with a kiss, and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane. Caravaggio’s approach to religious art was shocking...
The Art Assignment
Produce an Assembly Line | Bob Snead | The Art Assignment
The Art Assignment furthers their exploration of New Orleans to visit artist Bob Snead. He's the Executive Director of Press Street, an organization that promotes art and literature in the community through events, publications and arts...
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Why is the Background of the Mona Lisa Unique?
Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of the natural world and the forces that shape it influenced every aspect of his artwork, from the foreground to the background. Learn how aerial perspective and the horizon line create the illusion of...
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Mona Lisa del Giocondo
In 1550, art historian Giorgio Vasari noted in his book on Renaissance artwork that, "Leonardo undertook to execute, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife." But there was dispute about Mona Lisa's true identity...
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Mona Lisa: the Universal Portrait
Leonardo da Vinci once said that "art is never finished, just abandoned." Art, science, and the natural world were not separate subjects for da Vinci. He was a man who never stopped learning and it seems fitting that we never seem to...
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Who Stole the Mona Lisa?
In 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre. The theft drew more attention to the portrait at the same time that photography brought copies of the image to people all around the world. This surely raised the Mona Lisa's popularity,...
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What is Mona Lisa Wearing?
Or rather, what is she not wearing? Mona Lisa's simple clothing and lack of jewelry ensure that viewers focus on the face, rather than her clothing. How many copies were made of the Mona Lisa? Learn how Leonardo da Vinci used the...
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What Technique and Materials Did da Vinci Use to Create the Mona Lisa?
Why do Mona Lisa's eyes seem to be looking at us, no matter where we stand? The answer has to do with a set of meticulous artistic choices that da Vinci used for this portrait. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci used the verdaccio, chiaroscuro,...
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The Mona Lisa: Introduction to the Painting and the Painter
Leonardo da Vinci was a prolific artist and scientist. His intricate anatomical illustrations informed the structure of his most famous painting - the Mona Lisa. It is a painting of an ordinary woman that has inspired extraordinary...
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Mona Lisa's Eyes and Intricacies of Her Smile
Leonardo da Vinci spent a lot of time dissecting cadavers and studying the structure of muscles in the body. He had a particular interest in how emotions are translated into expression using the facial muscles. He was also interested in...
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Pyramid Shape Composition of the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa's stature and expression seem normal today, but were rather groundbreaking at the time. Portraits of Italian women usually depicted them in profile or looking down. Never looking at the audience as da Vinci does with Mona Lisa....
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Virgin on the Rocks
Everyone talks about Leonardo da Vinci as the paradigm of the Renaissance Man. His painting The Virgin on the Rocks is perhaps the best example of his many talents on display.
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Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Man and Master of Illusions
This video provides a brief overview and tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, highlighting his significant contributions as a Renaissance thinker and artist. His works continue to be revered as cherished treasures in the modern age.
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The Beauty and Culture of Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and was the center of European trade and finance during the medieval period. Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, as the birthplace of the Renaissance, it attracts...
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The Golden Ratio: The Divine Proportion in Nature and Art
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, there was a belief in the divine property of numbers. Some held that number held the secret to aesthetics and the very nature of the universe itself. Let’s learn about the golden ratio.
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Demystified: Why is the Mona Lisa So Famous?
Learn about why Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa is so famous.
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The Renaissance - The Politics Of The Renaissance
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video talks about...
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Art History Kids: Da Vinci and Rembrandt
Learn all about Leonardo Da Vinci and Rembrandt Van Rijn. Explore the major life events and significant works of Da Vinci and Rembrandt. In a time before photographs, both men were known for and called upon to create individual and...
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Watch: Leonardo da Vinci renaissance as painter’s portrait ploughed in field
An Italian artist has marked 500 years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci by ploughing his portrait in a field. Dario Gambarin used a tractor to furrow lines and curves forming a 27-sq-km representation of da Vinci's face on his...
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Leonardo da Vinci: Why he still fascinates 500 years after his death
Celebrations in France and Italy took place on Thursday to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci's death. The Italian painter, architect, engineer and innovator died on May 2, 1519, near Ambroise, in the Loire Valley, in...
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He could draw with both hands! Research 'shows Da Vinci was ambidextrous'
Recent research has proved Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci was able to draw and paint with both hands, says the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The museum’s study made the claim about his ambidexterity by analysing what is thought to be...
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Iconic 'Mona Lisa' Survives Soup Attack in Paris Museum Protest
Activists made a bold statement by splashing soup on the bulletproof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Questioning the importance of art versus the right to healthy and sustainable food, the...
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Climate activists throw soup at Mona Lisa painting in Louvre Museum
The group "Food Riposte" claimed responsibility for the 'art attack' and said the French government is breaking its climate commitments.