Renaissance Art: Key Works and Concepts
Key Works of the Renaissance
Here are some significant artworks from the Renaissance period:
- Giotto: Kiss of Judas, From the Arena Chapel, 1305-06
- Duccio: Virgin and Child, 1285
- Filippo Brunelleschi: Dome of Florence Cathedral, 1420–1436
- Donatello: David, c. 1446–1460
- Masaccio: Trinity with the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, and Donors, 1425–1427
- Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus, c. 1484–1486
- Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa, 1503–1506
- Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper, 1495–1498
- Raphael: The
Public Relations: History, Principles, and Ethics
Topic 1: Public Relations and Marketing
8 Ways PR Supports Marketing:
- Develops new products.
- Provides third-party endorsements.
- Generates sales leads.
- Paves the way for sales calls.
- Stretches promotional dollars.
- Provides inexpensive sales literature.
- Establishes credibility.
- Helps sell minor products.
Topic 2: Mindful Communication
The 5 Keys to Mindful Communication:
- Focus on the Addressor: Identifying the source and their expression.
- Focus on the Addressee: Considering the recipient of the message.
- Focus on
Understanding Film Editing and Narrative Techniques
Mounting
Mounting refers to the sorting, cutting, and pasting of different pieces of film fragments. Its smallest unit is called a photogram. Its set gives rise to levels, which in turn make up the scenes, to finally obtain sequences.
Inner Speech
Inner speech is a technique that came about due to contemporary psychoanalysis.
Interior Monologue
In an interior monologue, the character takes on the narrative discourse, verbalizing the mental contents of the character, allowing the author to directly enter
Read MoreJackson Pollock and Salvador Dali: Art Analysis
Jackson Pollock: Number 1, 1948
Author: Jackson Pollock
Timeline: 1948
Style: Abstract Expressionism
Technique: Oil, enamel, and aluminum paint on canvas
Location: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Formal Analysis of Pollock’s Work
Topic: Traces of lines overlap and extend throughout the canvas, creating a sense of boundless space. Pollock, a key figure in Action Painting, engaged his entire body and soul in the execution of his work. For Pollock, painting was a life experience.
- Color: Initially,
Spanish Avant-Garde Movements and Literary Figures
León Felipe and Juan Ramón Jiménez
León Felipe is a special case for his stance, invariably outside the dehumanized war poetry. When reaching its tone, it becomes more heated, more intense, violent, and prophetic. Later, in exile, his voice is sorrowful, between cursing and praying. Juan Ramón Jiménez (JRJ) is related to Novecentismo. In Madrid, he is enriched with the mentality of the Free Institution of Education, meets the various intellectual movements of the time, and enhances his friendship
Read MoreArt Movements: Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism & More
Fauvism
Fauvism, which originated in Paris in 1905, was characterised by its distorted perspective and bright colours. This means that shapes and colours do not necessarily correspond to the objects’ true shapes or colours but reflect the artist’s subjective vision.
Expressionism
Expressionism was a movement originally in painting that focused on the expression of feelings and emotions. The use of broken lines, curved and angular shapes, and vivid, contrasting colours reflected the existential angst