Mona Lisa 1503-1506 by Leonardo da Vinci - Image source Wikimedia Famous paintings The 8 most famous paintings of all time are the masterpieces of the greatest painters that ever lived. Obviously, a lot of bias goes into the selection process of the greatest works of [...]
FOUR SEASONS ALLEGORY In Spring we are born In Summer we love In Autumn we diminish In Winter we go Four Seasons 2017 digital painting, allegory by Daniel Heller FOUR SEASONS ART The Four Seasons paintings Many artists have created works of [...]
Artwork 101: Understanding paintings examines the two fundamental issues related to understanding visual works of art such as paintings. The first part will examine the reasons why many people claim to not understand art, and the second will provide some guidelines as to what to look for in order [...]
"Impossible Symmetry" 1983 by Daniel Heller Renaissance art Renaissance art was "the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval [...]
"Golden Section", also known as the golden ratio, golden mean, or divine proportion, in mathematics, the irrational number (1 + √5)/2, often denoted by the Greek letters τ or ϕ, and approximately equal to 1.618 Britannica. This mathematical ratio of 1 to 1.618 (actually 1.6180339887498948482... ), is commonly found in [...]
State (2018) by Daniel Heller Symbols in Renaissance art Symbolism is when something (a visual clue) is used to represent something else. It is the oldest form of visual communication. Symbols can have powerful meaning and evoke strong emotion in the viewers of an artwork. [...]
Narrative Art "Narrative art" is visual art that tells a story. It manifests itself in every kind of medium, in every culture. In every form that you can imagine". So writes Don Bacigalupi, on the front page of the Lucas Museum website. Some have contended that "Narrative" art is [...]
Renaissance Renaissance was a beautiful period that led to the creation of some of the greatest masterpieces our art-world was gifted with. The question often asked: Why is Florence so “artistic”, and why did the so-called “Renaissance” period begin and flourish in Florence? Theories are abundant. The main theory [...]
