Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and the Renaissance |
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| Saturday, 09 July 2005 15:50 |
 OTTAWA, CANADA.- The National Gallery of Canada is celebrating one of the most innovative periods in the history of art with its exclusive new exhibition Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and the Renaissance in Florence. The more than 120 works assembled for this special occasion showcase not just the genius of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, but also the extraordinary impact they had on their contemporaries. “Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and the Renaissance in Florence explores the influence of the two Florentine masters starting in 1500, when they both returned to the city after lengthy absences,” says Dr. David Franklin, who is curator the exhibition as well as Deputy Director and Curator in Chief of the National Gallery of Canada.
“Their creativity, notably da Vinci’s subtle naturalism and dynamic, dramatic narrative style, and Michelangelo’s representations of the male nude in powerful motion, inspired a generation of talented and intriguing artists such as Andrea del Sarto, Rosso Fiorentino, Piero di Cosimo, Jacopo da Pontormo and Agnolo Bronzino.” The exhibition concludes with the work of their rival Giorgio Vasari, whose Lives of the Artists – containing the first comprehensive biographies of artists ever written – was published in 1550. Vasari, along with artistic allies such as Francesco Salviati, promoted a more decorative and superficial style of painting that eventually marked the end of the Renaissance in Florence.Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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