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
naming the artistic
studios were located
products painted
statue was created
introduction of an orange-red
technique of oil painting
picture telling
constant companions
easel paintings
distinguished by its mannerism
makes several
masters saw in reality
beautiful and majestic
joyful beauty
social activity gradually
creative response
master worked
huge cycle of murals
thus emphasizing
where every wave
outlines of buildings
most popular
years of reaction
most picturesque places
hands he held
linear perspective
ambassador to Greece
direct observations
tense in mood
supposedly saved
painters from England
variety of color
Mexican graphic until
henceforth become
figures are graceful
inhuman tension.
surpass in this respect
uniquely individual
natural principle
aspiring artist
monuments of the city’s
remarkable monument
especially outstanding
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