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