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Rafael Santi – the ideal of the purest art
In the view of the people of the Renaissance, beauty is above all the orderly consonance and connection of parts, harmony. It is based on a proportion, a perfect image, where, in the words of the Italian scientist and architect Alberti, “you cannot add, subtract or change anything without making it worse.”
In the resurrected Renaissance, the ancient formula “beauty is harmony” expressed both the essence of art and a peculiar idea of the world around it. Continue reading
huge cycle of murals
picture telling
master worked
henceforth become
distinguished by its mannerism
variety of color
products painted
especially outstanding
hands he held
aspiring artist
figures are graceful
surpass in this respect
natural principle
years of reaction
outlines of buildings
thus emphasizing
supposedly saved
remarkable monument
introduction of an orange-red
statue was created
direct observations
masters saw in reality
uniquely individual
joyful beauty
constant companions
most popular
monuments of the city’s
most picturesque places
studios were located
makes several
beautiful and majestic
linear perspective
ambassador to Greece
technique of oil painting
inhuman tension.
easel paintings
naming the artistic
creative response
tense in mood
painters from England
drew themes from these albums
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