in today’s lecture, we wrapped up part two of Italian art and moved on to the high Renaissance period. In this period of art, we started by analyzing the different interests of Leonardo da Vinci. After breaking down his ideology we talked about his “ Vitruvian ” sketch that showed the systems and proportions of a man. We also discover that Leonardo used art to solve problems which is why he did not finish many paintings like “ The Madonna on Rocks ”. After elaborating on his other pieces of work we then talked about the history of portraits and how some small details would assume the status of the person being envisioned. In this class, we wrapped up by concluding that during the high Renaissance balance and harmony were the main themes in art.
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