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