light of Leonardo
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
makes several
years of reaction
direct observations
henceforth become
introduction of an orange-red
hands he held
painters from England
tense in mood
statue was created
where every wave
inhuman tension.
beautiful and majestic
outlines of buildings
aspiring artist
picture telling
creative response
monuments of the city’s
drew themes from these albums
easel paintings
joyful beauty
could not recover
natural principle
masters saw in reality
naming the artistic
supposedly saved
surpass in this respect
figures are graceful
thus emphasizing
most picturesque places
huge cycle of murals
most popular
studios were located
ambassador to Greece
especially outstanding
technique of oil painting
constant companions
distinguished by its mannerism
linear perspective
variety of color
remarkable monument
uniquely individual
master worked
social activity gradually
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