In a famous fresco painting called the school of Athens with an interpretation in a book called “Understanding Rhetoric: A Graphic Guide to Writing (Elizabeth Losh, 2014)”, The Authors painted a different version showing Aristotle and Plato are shown in different ways. In the books version the authors changed the color, the body language, and even add themselves to the painting. Books always have interpretations of famous paintings and even change it up a bit to fit the book needs but just because they change the painting doesn’t mean they change the main focus of the painting. The Painting “The School of Athens” is paint as a Fresco painting. Fresco meaning it an oil painting painted on a wall. The interpretation painting given of the School of Athens in “Understanding Rhetoric: A …show more content…
The book's version is in black and white and has name tags on top of Aristotle and Plato. The black and white is to focus more on what the painting is trying to say and less about the beauty part of it, with the color being gone the interpretation still keeps true to the main idea of Plato and Aristotle with the authors. The name tags are there to point out who Aristotle and Plato are but the authors don’t have name tags to show that they are not important. Aristotle and Plato being the main focus of the painting the fresco has both of them standing equal and both have the same body frame and posture, they both have a book in their left hand but Aristotle has his right arm going down, when Plato’s is going up. They represent a disagreement because they both had different point of views. In the book Plato has both of his arms up and appears to be angry. Aristotle looks frightened with both his hands going down as if trying to calm down Plato. The book is again being simplify for the viewers that Aristotle and Plato have a
Change in Greek Art Greece is famously known world widely for its spectacular artworks. People are familiarized with its sculptures, paintings, and mosaics, but not many know how its art has been transforming from time to time. An explicit example would be the drastic changes from Aphrodite of Knidos to The Old Market Woman. The Egyptians had influenced Early Greek art for several years; it was during the time of war (Archaic Period) and art was not their top priority. Most of their sculptures were similar to those in Egypt and there was no sense of personal style.
The painting clearly shows Mars and Venus being tied together by a cupid. So I can see why this is the most popular translation of this painting. My personal response was really strong after seeing the painting for the first time. As soon as I saw this painting I knew that it had a deeper meaning to it; and not just some people being tied together by a cupid. I knew right away that it had to do with Roman mythology just from the names. After looking at this painting for a while there is still something that the artist is trying to portray, that is really tough. It feels like there is more going on than what seems. The painting has such a calm tone to it but it gives a little hint of roughness with the sword and the horse, which I think, helps to balance this painting.
Fresco began in the thirteenth century at the time of Renaissance in Italy. This period is the culmination of the European mural art, many famous artists are involved in this exploration to create, the art of mural has been an unprecedented increase. The School of Athens and The Last Supper both are representational works of the Renaissance, have obvious similarities on perspective in composition. This essay will compare these works in the aspects of content, composition techniques and conception.
... narrative. The two main males are nude with Greek idealized figures. Even the women’s sexuality is more pronounced with open breast and idealized beauty of their womanhood. This is very different from The Oath of the Horatii the first work we discussed, where the soldiers are completely clothed and the women are in the background.
To recall another relic of ancient Greece, Plato had strong opinions on artwork, even that which was created during his time. Plato believed tha...
The use of art forms and sculpture as a means of conveying a message to its viewers has been rooted deep into culture throughout human history. Imagery has carved political views and depictions of society’s circumstances into permanent marks of antiquity. From the Ancient Roman architecture and sculpture to the 1900’s emergence of media in politics, we have continued to express our views, hardships, and culture in permanent ways, and use art as an intricate form of manipulation and persuasion. In the ancient times, the Romans used sculpture to portray individuals of power, such as Augustus, to mark a political ideology by making powerful figures look more pristine and perfect on a godly level. They would portray the unattainable perfection
oco period took place during the first half of the 18th century across Europe. The Rococo style of art is erotic, sexual, and uses escapism. Escapism means that the art is not meant to be serious. Several popular themes arose during the Rococo period such as affection, love, and flowers. The Neoclassical period was a time of Enlightenment. Inspiring artists of the time were encouraged to take a grand tour before they went on to become famous artists. The grand tour is when these artists would travel to various places such as Rome to observe the techniques used in famous paintings and architecture. Both the Rococo and Neoclassical eras would lead up to a new construction of government.
Nearly two millenniums ago a massive eruption rocked the Roman city of Pompeii, destroying buildings and coating the town in deep layers of volcanic ash. Fortunately, this same ash served as a tool for preservation and has allowed archaeologists to discover the remains of various types of Pompeii’s art. The values, beliefs, and daily workings of Roman culture have been brought to new light through the paintings, mosaics, statues and other forms of art found in the lost city of Pompeii.
same as the couch that was used for the painting, but the couch in the picture is a copy of the original couch. Plato makes it seem that art imitates the objects and events of real life.
...Etruscan painting it is possible to see a clear influence of Greece and then, likewise, the Etruscan painting will do the proper thing in the Roman painting.
While reading Plato’s Republic there were many rich passages that were filled with metaphors, imagery, and ideas. One in particular stuck out to me and that was the use of a painted statue. In a conversation between Socrates and Adeimantus they talked about what happiness is and how could it be obtained for everyone to experience. In while doing so they agreed that for happiness to be obtained, they must not focus on one's individual happiness but everyone in general. To establish a city that is well and good you have to involve everyone as a whole and not focus on a single individual group not matter how important they may be.
The color is calm and analogous in The Death of Socrates, and the brushstroke is almost invisible that makes the painting more realistic, which is common in Neoclassicism style. However, the color in The Abduction of Rebecca Is bright and garish that makes the painting really fantastic. The obvious brushstroke helps to achieve this romantic fantasy. Also, the landscape in both paintings reveal different effect. In The Death of Socrates, the background is a stone vault that we can see a few people through it, which is not interrupted, creates a calm, quite vision. In addition, creates a depth in the painting. On the other hand, the background of The Abduction of Rebecca is a castle in flame that reveals an intense feeling, which meets the Romanticism
Roman artwork is extremely intricate and diverse, however, a lot of what is referred to as Roman art can better be described by the cultures it conquered. The ancient Greeks were the most influential of these cultures, from their temples and sculptures, to their reliefs and paintings. Greece was the first culture to create major programs for sculpture, painting, and architecture. Many of the first Roman artists were of Greek descent as their artwork reflects the Classical and Hellenistic periods of ancient Greece. A lot of what is considered to be Roman artwork is criticized as being mere copies of Greek artwork since they modeled their forms and styles after the Greeks, but other cultures influenced the Romans as well, mainly the Etruscans,
Plato, in the “Republic “, ambitiously sets out to prove that art imitates reality by distracting us from the truth and appeals to socially destructive emotions. He continued his statement by referring that art provides no real knowledge, and that it undermines personal and social well being. In this paper, I will argue that Plato makes an invalid implicit assumption that the representation of life through arts is dangerous and doesn’t define the truth since it uses imitation. I will demonstrate that art might be misleading and can indeed influence the development of one’s moral character; however, it can be beneficial as it purges the tragic emotions. Moreover, art, as a philosophical branch, is using the same emotive and rational methods as philosophy not only to represent the forms, but also to find the truth.
Let us start with some similarities between the two that will lead us to understand why Aristotle deviated from Plato’s beliefs on the arts. Both of these thinkers believed in the idea or the unchanging rational essence, which shapes everything we know. To them, nothing can be understood without understanding the idea or form of it. Aristotle however was more tolerant towards art and tried to rationalize the tragedies, for example, rather than reject them as Plato did. Even though, he did not explicitly say that he was countering Plato’s theories about art, in his writings that was what he