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