Around the year 1500, the northern Italian artist Andrea Mantegna painted a scene of the “Adoration of the Magi.” This was a deeply familiar theme to every Christian in Renaissance Europe. Upon the birth of Christ, three wise men from the East came guided by a star to worship him, bringing the precious gifts of…
Giotto’s Frescoes Foretell Scientific Breakthroughs
October 11, 2022
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The Middle Ages were coming to an end. Its art presented holy beings in a golden, heavenly realm. The Renaissance then burst onto the scene, and it was time for great art to appear on earth, followed by exciting discoveries in science. Renaissance artists depicted spiritual figures, but they placed them in natural settings and…
Giorgio Vasari: The Forgotten Artist Who Recorded the Renaissance
Those interested in Renaissance art will soon become familiar with the name Giorgio Vasari, Florentine architect, artist, and art historian. His 1568 compilation, “Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects,” is the most important written source for the artistic history of the period. Many of 16th-century Italy’s leading artists were among his friends…
Masters of Color and Light
May 16, 2022
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Few cities capture the romantic imagination quite like Venice, and its winding canals, picturesque buildings, and shimmering lagoon have intrigued visitors for centuries. Its unique geography—118 islands connected by a network of over 400 bridges—literally and figuratively sets it apart from the Italian mainland. In art, this seclusion allowed the Renaissance to flourish in a…
The Medici: Patrons of the Florentine Renaissance
May 26, 2021
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Their artworks are icons of Italy and their names are among the most well-known in the art world: Donatello, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Michelangelo. Eager viewers stop and snap photos of the instantly-recognizable paintings, sculptures, and buildings. Displayed in museums around the world, the immortal paintings invite a popular following. What remains obscured in the history books,…
How We Learn To Draw
April 21, 2021
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An Interview with New Masters Academy Founder Joshua Jacobo Many of us have been inspired to pick up a drawing pencil at some point in our lives. We may have been motivated to capture the beauty of a scene or depict a vision in our head, or perhaps, tempted by a row of instructional art…
The Pietà: An Image of Compassion
The pietà is a common theme throughout the history of Western art; it pertains to a work of art that depicts the Virgin Mary with her son Jesus Christ after Jesus’s death and descent from the cross. Depicting the mother’s love for her son after he endures great suffering, the word “pietà” roughly translates to…
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