Leonardo da Vinci: A Bibliography Mar 16, 2008
Scholarly books about Leonardo da Vinci and Italian High Renaissance art and culture, many museum publications, are available for students and enthusiasts of the period. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was the Italian Renaissance's consummate artist, scientist and. (Suite101.com)
Children become poets Mar 7, 2008
The Kool Katz Poetry Festival has run all week at the Renaissance art magnet school, part of Walnut Elementary Education Center in Turlock. Here are just a few of the student-writen poems. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Chefs hail Tuscan kale Feb 21, 2008
Tuscany gets plenty of adoration for its camera-ready landscapes, its free-flowing Chianti, and its trove of Renaissance art. But now we Americans need to thank it for a vegetable, too. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dressed to protest Feb 1, 2008
Italian Renaissance art is filled with naked men and women: Think of Michelangelo's David or Botticelli's Venus ... Bruschini says that the Saint Augustine church, a stone's throw from Piazza Navona, was a famous gathering point in Rome for Renaissance artists looking for "inspiration." Back then though professional modeling did not exist, and most would agree that the art didn't really suffer from its absence. (CNN -- International)
Salander-O'Reilly Fights Eviction From $154,000-a-Month New York Mansion Jan 28, 2008
Bet on Renaissance Art ... The gallery's business model was premised on the belief that Renaissance art was undervalued; Salander-O'Reilly acquired a ``significant number of works from this period,'' Salander said in a Nov. 5 declaration filed in bankruptcy court. (Bloomberg -- US)
Read Indepth Article Dec 20, 2007
2002: UNCONDITIONAL, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai 2002 - 2003: AMBULANCE, Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore. Selected Group Exhibitions 2007: Milan Museum show, curated by Daniella Polizolli. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Renaissance Art Book Gifts 2007 Dec 15, 2007
Ten museum publications based on recent exhibitions explore Renaissance art and culture both north and south of the Alps. Covering mid-14th- through 16th-century Western Europe, the following 10 selections are scholarly catalogues of recent museum exhibitions bound to satisfy anyone interested in Italian and Northern Renaissance art and culture ... This indispensable guide to The Met's landmark special exhibition, written by the world's foremost experts, describes graphic works by the Italian... (Suite101.com)
Andrew Ladis, 58, art historian at UGA Dec 11, 2007
He was a world-renowned scholar in Italian Renaissance art, specifically Florentine painting of the 14th century. His students adored him, colleagues said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Around the world in seven days of Fall Break Dec 10, 2007
Meanwhile, ART 440: Seminar in Renaissance Art a class that was offered for the first time this year featured a trip to Venice, Italy, to get a first-person look at some of the works it had studied. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecturer Eileen Zerba, who taught the seminar that went to Bermuda earlier this semester, said the trip was integral to her efforts to demonstrate the gravity of global warming. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Things to do today: Dec. 9, 2007 Dec 9, 2007
RENAISSANCE ART GALLERY: Winter at Last. opens today and runs through Dec. 31. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
A gentle Griffin Dec 2, 2007
And for the art buffs, there's no shortage of Renaissance art delights. Perugia's own golden boy Pinturicchio and Pietro Vannucci (also known as the Perugino) are synonymous with pioneering the early Renaissance techniques -- the latter was master to the young Raphael Santi in his workshop. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian in Singapore to launch art exhibition Nov 24, 2007
He discovered his talents for writing and painting in his childhood, but stopped working on his oil paintings in 1978 when he got acquainted with Renaissance art in Europe. "It was then that I felt the emotions that the techniques and colours of these classic oil paintings evoked. I felt we, Asians, cannot compete with them in classic oil paintings," said the Nobel Laureate. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Holiday Gifts: Museum Books 2007 Nov 13, 2007
Medieval and Renaissance Art. Brooks, Julian, et al. Taddeo and Federico Zuccaro: Artist-Brothers in Renaissance Rome (exh. (Suite101.com)
Lecture to focus on Renaissance art Nov 12, 2007
Posted on November 12, 2007 12:50 AM. If you go What: Joseph Connors Lecture When: 6 tonight Where: Lipcon Auditorium in the Palmer Museum of Art Details: Admission is free. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Cracking a Real-Life Da Vinci Code Oct 25, 2007
Seracini, a forensic expert in Renaissance art and architecture, is trying to prove that The Battle of Anghiari--the mural once considered the greatest of all of Leonardo's masterpieces--lies buried in the Sala del Gran Consiglio in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio, behind a wall covered by a mural--a vision of the Battle of Marciano--that was painted in the 16th century. Related Articles. (Time.com)
History comes alive at the Norton Oct 21, 2007
Construction includes galleries devoted to Medieval and Renaissance art, which is one reason this exhibition is on the road. 2. (The Palm Beach Post)
Joseph Jeffers Dodge: A Passion for Art Oct 17, 2007
Largely self-taught, Dodge's early work demonstrated a debt to the historical artists and movements he studied and admired, particularly Renaissance art, the work of Picasso and the Surrealism. As a mature painter, Dodge developed a unique style that was realist in its appearance yet highly personal and often enigmatic in terms of its meaning and symbolism. (Florida Times-Union)
Best Art Museums in Los Angeles Oct 10, 2007
Exhibits at the Getty Museum are constantly changing, but favorites include classic Greek and Roman art and those that focus on Renaissance art from Italy. The Getty Villa - Sure, there's been a lot in the news about the Getty Villa; the Getty Trust has agreed to a settlement with Italy and Greece, and is returning part of its antiquities collection to their countries of origin. (Suite101.com)
Touring Milans Castello Sforzesco Oct 7, 2007
Museo d'Arte Antica (Medieval and Renaissance Art) Sculpture from the Middle Ages and Renaissance includes Michelangelo's last work, the Pieta Rondanini, which he was working on when he died. Many of the works were saved from churches and monasteries that were being demolished. (Suite101.com)
Shades of Vermeer in portraits of youth Sep 25, 2007
The images refer to Renaissance art as Tomasetti has always been "intrigued by the way artists like Vermeer and Caravaggio did that beautiful telling of a story with great beauty and flourish". Other images in Unwritten Skin show children sitting quietly with intertwined hands, or supported by a beautiful young Asian woman. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Federico da Montefeltro's Library Sep 25, 2007
The Morgan Library's stellar exhibition is a focused study of Italian Renaissance art and courtly culture from the duchy (territory) of Urbino during the 15th Century. In light of recent research, this show is a scholarly examination of how one aristocratic family's patriarch lived, learned and legislated in Quattrocento Italy. (Suite101.com)
Leonardo's Notebook at the AGO Sep 6, 2007
View devotional Renaissance art and provocative contemporary works from India while the AGO undergoes its Gehry renewal ... Until October 7th, visitors can view Renaissance art from the Victoria & Albert Museum alongside sculpture by Bernini from the AGO. Among other exhibits, they can also catch a glimpse of provocative contemporary art from India in Hungry God. (Suite101.com)
Congress brings home the bacon Aug 28, 2007
-- $150,000 to renovate the Renaissance Art Center's historic theater in Rupert, Idaho ... -- $150,000 to renovate the Renaissance Art Center's historic theater in Rupert, Idaho. (Townhall.com)
Smaller Pig, But Still Lots of Pork Aug 1, 2007
$150,000 for renovations to the Renaissance Art Center, a historic theater in Rupert, Idaho. $150,000 for the Troy, Mich. (RealtyTimes)
Read more... Jul 17, 2007
$150,000 for renovations to the Renaissance Art Center, Inc. historic theater in Rupert, ID, in the district of House appropriator Michael Simpson (R-Idaho). $150,000 for the Troy Chamber of Commerce to purchase a solar green house from Lawrence Tech University in the district of House THUD Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Joseph Knollenberg (R- Mich. (PNN Online)
Pork Alert: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Jul 13, 2007
Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam); -- $150,000 for renovations to the Renaissance Art Center, Inc. historic theater in Rupert, ID, in the district of House appropriator Michael Simpson (R-Idaho); -- $150,000 for the Troy Chamber of Commerce to purchase a solar green house from Lawrence Tech University in the district of House THUD Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Joseph Knollenberg (R- Mich. -- $100,000 for signage and streetscape improvements for the Los Angeles Fashion District; --... (PR Newswire)
Artist-in-residence (well, downstairs) Jul 9, 2007
DeCunto describes his style at the time as classical, but that all changed after he spent a year studying Renaissance art in Italy in 1987. "Ever since I could remember, I followed that voice in my head," he said of the experience. (Boston Globe -- Local)
The Roman Toga Jun 15, 2007
It is depicted in Ancient and Renaissance art, and various styles of the toga have lasted throughout the generations. Togas were important social representations, denoting power, occupation, and social place of upper class Roman citizens. (Suite101.com)
Italian chef signs books at Stew Leonard's Jun 11, 2007
D. in Italian Renaissance art, travels with her mother and has added her touch to the cookbook. "We go to places in Italy travelers don't normally go to," Bastianich said. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Ask EminTracey Emin answers your questions about her work Jun 9, 2007
It runs parallel in terms of invention with, say, Renaissance art. It shows us a totally different way of seeing things. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
In Cannes, an embarrassment of riches May 25, 2007
His anger and confusion are not abated by the heavily freighted images that Zviaguintsev drops in his film, creating a Day-Glo breadcrumb trail of clues that even a committed atheist could pick out in the dark - a jigsaw puzzle of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Annunciation," the shape of a cross on a gate, even the vivid blue of the wife's dress that recalls the heavenly hue often worn by the Virgin Mary in Renaissance art. It ends tragically, of course, as it must for we the banished and... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Claude Lorrain May 22, 2007
Renaissance art usually shows the moment just before an event takes place, but Baroque artists choose the most dramatic point of the action. For example, Michelangelo, working during the Renaissance, shows his David composed and still before he battles Goliath; David s character traits of strength and willingness to fight are more important than his victory. (Suite101.com)
'Dürer and Italy': A master's impact on Renaissance art May 19, 2007
rer and Italy': A master's impact on Renaissance art - International Herald Tribune ... rer and Italy': A master's impact on Renaissance art ... The most intellectual of northern Renaissance artists, but the one who responded most immediately to nature, to the world and the people around him, he was profoundly religious yet supremely open-minded. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Rapunzel: Childrens Book Review May 11, 2007
beautifully illustrated edition of the classic fairy tale is a wonderful way to introduce children to fairy tales and Italian Renaissance Art ... The formal beauty of Italian Renaissance art seemed to fit well. (Suite101.com)
Dirty jokes aplenty in Henegar show May 3, 2007
30-day news archives. " It's at the Henegar Center for the Arts through May 20. Craig Rubadoux, FLORIDA TODAY The details What: "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" Where: Henegar Center for the Arts, 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through May 20 Cost: $22, $20 for students and seniors Information: Call 723-8698 or visit Fortunately, the good music and humor in the Henegar Center's production of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" help you... (Florida Today)
Bross, Danziger lectures to focus on work of Bosch, view of pop culture through lens of Greek tragedy Apr 27, 2007
On the following night, at 6 p.m., he will return to the Art Institute, and, like a Sherlock Holmes of renaissance art history, will solve the mystery ... A specialist in German renaissance art, Koerner has broad scholarly interests, having written on Paul Klee, Caspar David Friedrich, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, as well as self-portraiture in German renaissance art. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Paintings Found In House Fetch $3.4M Apr 21, 2007
She points out that Fra Angelico is considered one of the great masters of Italian Renaissance art, and has himself been beatified as a painter of holy images. The panels originally formed part of the altarpiece of the church and convent of St. Marco in Florence. (CBS News)
Famous Architecture in Italy Apr 16, 2007
The Best Italian Renaissance Art & Architecture are in Florence ... Italy has the most famous Renaissance art in the world, and Florence is home to most of it ... The Italian museums featuring Renaissance art are truly among the best in the world, but the long lines to get in can be disheartening. (Suite101.com)
'Gates' strategy pays off for High Museum Apr 16, 2007
Besides increased prestige, the ultimate payoff for Atlanta is an intimate look at what Renaissance scholar Rab Hatfield calls "the summa of Renaissance art." It's an opportunity that will no longer be possible once the panels return to Florence, where they will be reassembled in their frame and placed in a protective Plexiglas structure. "Michelangelo looked hard [at the Gates], and so should the people of Atlanta," Hatfield says. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Museum names new education curator Mar 30, 2007
She received her bachelor s degree with a concentration in ceramics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, spending a semester studying Italian Renaissance art in Florence, Italy, and has a master s in teacher education. MacGaw s experience and credentials made her stand out in a pool of about two-dozen initial applicants, Gorrell said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Art historian examines abundance, excess of French Renaissance through art, literature, architecture Mar 2, 2007
Zorach, a specialist in late medieval and Renaissance art, was recognized for her groundbreaking book, Blood, Milk, Ink, Gold: Abundance and Excess in the French Renaissance, published by the University Press. The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women also honored Zorach as a co-recipient of its 2005 book prize for the best book relating to women and gender in the early modern period. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Review: Eklavya Feb 17, 2007
Eklavya too is a throwback on renaissance art in terms of its canvas which has been carefully filled in with the dark colours of a dark world that lies hidden in a time warp. The lost world of the dethroned Rajasthani royalty, complete with the candle-lit palace interiors and the history-sheeted nooks and corners stands out like an oddity in a world that's skidded into a different era. (India Times, India)
The Two Top Museums in Florence Feb 6, 2007
See the best Renaissance art during your trip to Italy ... Two of the most famous works of art, Michelangelo Buonarroti's David and Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus, are displayed here, along with many, many other top examples of Renaissance art ... Florence is home to the most Renaissance art and architecture in the world, and the sheer magnitude of museums can be overwhelming. (Suite101.com)
Best Smaller Museums in Florence Feb 6, 2007
Works by the Masters of Renaissance art on display in many museums ... My favorite smaller Florence museums seem to never have lines, are a relative bargain, and are as steeped in Medieval and Renaissance art history as are the two "biggies." Best, tourists don't need to order tickets while still planning their Italian vacation. (Suite101.com)
Tantalizing insights in thoughts of Old Masters Jan 27, 2007
Moments later, a sketch also done in black and red chalk illustrated another example of Renaissance art that only drawings reveal ... There was a lighter side to Renaissance artists that left even fewer traces in their finished works. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Sculpture lovely to look at, and thought-provoking, too Jan 26, 2007
For Renaissance artists it seems every endeavor was invested with erotic urgency ... A label notes that this was "one of the quintessential subjects of Renaissance art" and that "the actions of a powerful and not always easily controllable animal represented a kind of view into the forces of nature." It occurs to me that the wild horse could also represent the volcanically creative human potential -- part spiritual, part instinctual -- that was pent up during the Middle Ages and released by the... (Boston Globe -- Living)
The Tower of Babel Dec 28, 2006
He did not favor the popular influence of Italian Renaissance art and its classical foundations that dominated the work of many of his contemporaries. Rather than mythological subjects, muscular nudes, and idealized scenes, Bruegel's art shows realistically-portrayed figures and scenes observed from nature in believable contemporary settings. (Suite101.com)
Scientist rebukes theory of optics use in Renaissance art Dec 12, 2006
The masters of Renaissance art did not "cheat" by using optical devices like convex mirrors hundreds of years ago, Ricoh Innovations chief scientist David Stork said at Boston University's cognitive and neural systems department building Friday afternoon ... His work has lent a scientific perspective to counter the guesswork of optical-painting theories popularized by British pop artist David Hockney, who claimed Renaissance artists used an optical device to project images on a wall before... (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Thanks to Funds from the Lilly Endowment, Hundreds of Pastors are Going on Leave Dec 2, 2006
The third came last year, when he spent a month in Florence, Italy, studying Renaissance art history, then another month traveling in Europe. Pastors benefit, he said, from "looking at the world from a different place.". (The Ledger)
Missing Fra Angelico paintings found Nov 15, 2006
They were commissioned by Florentine ruler Cosimo de Medici and his brother Lorenzo, major Renaissance art patrons, in the late 1430s for the high altar at the Church and Convent of San Marco in Florence, where Fra Angelico, a Dominican monk, lived. We are dealing with two works of art painted by one of the greats, intended for his own church and commissioned by one of the greatest art patrons in history, Schwinge said in a statement. (MSNBC -- International)
Masterpieces found in librarian's bedroom Nov 14, 2006
The works were commissioned by Florentine ruler Cosimo de' Medici and his brother Lorenzo, major Renaissance art patrons, in the late 1430s for the high altar at the Church and Convent of San Marco in Florence. Fra Angelico lived there as a Dominican monk. (ABC News Online, Australia -- World)
A £1m art find behind the spare room door Nov 14, 2006
So it was with some astonishment that experts in Italian renaissance art discovered two works by the Florentine friar hanging behind a door in the spare room of an elderly woman's two-up, two-down in Oxford. The paintings will go on sale next year and are expected to fetch more than 1m. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The Queen finds a dusty art treasure Nov 10, 2006
The restored painting will feature in an exhibition of Italian Baroque and Renaissance art that opens at Buckingham Palace in March. Before that, it will appear in a Caravaggio exhibition opening in Rome on Nov. 21. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
Today's Obits Nov 4, 2006
They produced detailed albums of photos with richly descriptive narratives, revealing Alvah's deep and varied interest in Renaissance art and literature, as well as Greco-Roman history and archeology. He authored several books; the first, written at 26, was "Birth Control and Catholic Doctrine." Later in life, he wrote two Sulloway family histories: "Put It In Writing" and "On Their Own." He co-authored a musical play with his first wife, Alison G. Sulloway, which was produced in Concord, N.H.,... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Spotlight on...Kirsten Hoving Nov 2, 2006
It got me connected to a whole network of people who were looking at Astronomy and the Humanities from lots of different directions: language, literature, Renaissance art or modern art. Page 1 of 2. (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
History, art dazzle in Venice Oct 30, 2006
Two attempts over three days to view the Gallerie dell'Accademia's stellar Renaissance art collection failed because of long lines. I almost skipped the Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace), another landmark on the square and a favorite subject in paintings and photographs of Venice. (Boston Globe)
Renaissance masterpiece to show in U.S. Oct 27, 2006
"I tell my students the Baptistery is where Renaissance art was born, and these are the doors to the birthplace of the Renaissance," said Gary Radke, a Syracuse University fine arts professor and exhibit curator. The 10 bronze panels in the Baptistery eastern doors, created in low relief by Lorenzo Ghiberti in 1425-1452, have been under restoration for more than 25 years, after being damaged by more than 600 years of open-air exposure in Florence's cathedral square as well as by the floods that... (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Florence Renaissance doors to tour U.S. Oct 17, 2006
The New York Times said the door panels depict scenes from the Old Testament and are so well done that Michelangelo himself said in 1542 that they were "grand enough to adorn the entrance to paradise." They have since been known as "The Gates of Paradise." High Museum Director Michael Cohen called the works "a turning point in Renaissance art." The panels are the originals. The Times said the doors in Florence are reproductions that were installed in 1990 so the originals could be kept in a... (Washington Times, DC)
Throughout the ages, an ageless human face? Sep 30, 2006
An even more striking case of analogies spanning centuries is offered by six marble busts of the late 3rd century B.C. and French Renaissance art. The busts were acquired in 1965 by the Cleveland Museum of Art, together with four carvings relating to New Testament episodes and a statuette of the Good Shepherd. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Critic's view: Jonathan Jones Sep 26, 2006
German Renaissance art is almost grotesquely energetic and alive; it takes the discoveries of 15th-century Italians - the revival of the nude, the lifelike effects made possible by the discovery of perspective - and cross-breeds these with the teeming abundance and gross immediacy of a Gothic sensibility. The result can be both beautiful and horrible, as a dark medieval sense of death and disease disfigures the well-proportioned Renaissance figure. (Guardian Unlimited)
Fresh start in lost Leonardo quest Aug 27, 2006
The Battle of Anghiari began as Leonardo's contender in the Renaissance art version of the world heavyweight championship. In the opposite corner was the one artist who might possibly match him: Michelangelo. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Italian Renaissance comes alive... Aug 20, 2006
The renaissance art in Florence which began anew with the frescos and panel paintings of Masaccio, Piero della Francesca and Paolo Uccello enhanced the realism of their work through new techniques representing three-dimensional art. Then, at the turn of the 16th century, artists began to use new techniques of tone contrast - evident in many of Titian's portraits - and the chiaroscuro by Leonardo da Vinci and Giorgione. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Florence - Italy's Art Capital Jun 7, 2006
This town is home to the largest collection of Renaissance art and architecture in the world ... Today, Italy has the most, and best preserved, Renaissance art in the world ... Leonardo Da Vinci is a classic example of a Renaissance artist in Italy, and his scientific theories and research are as interesting as are his masterpieces. (Suite101.com)
Mythbusting the art of Da Vinci Code May 28, 2006
Dr Kate Challis is an art historian, "I spent seven years doing my PHD on renaissance art, which is one of the reasons why I wanted to read the book, my husband read it and he started asking me all these questions about artworks and Da Vinci, and the Last Supper. When he finished, I couldn't help myself, I just picked it up and read it in one sitting, I was totally transfixed". Is the book really filled with mistakes. (ABC Regional Online)
The Leonardo cover-up May 27, 2006
The Adoration of the Magi was a common theme in Renaissance art. Leonardo was commissioned to do a version by a community of monks in Scopeto, near Florence, in 1481. (TimesOnline)
