Study Guide for Art History final

Running head : ART HISTORY

Art History

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Art History

1 . Michelangelo Buonarroti 's Last Judgment ' 1534-1541

Michelangelo Buonarroti 's David ' 1504

Michelangelo Buonarroti 's Temptation Fall of Adam Eve ' at the Sistine Chapel Ceiling , 1508-1512

These three artworks by Michelangelo have all used biblical stories as the main theme of paintings and sculptures . Aside from this Michelangelo drew nudes to human element to the art pieces . The human form was accurately crafted with proper body proportions and muscle details . The position of

the human figures employed a contrapposto wherein the hip area is slightly twisted to create the illusion of asymmetry

Meanwhile , the differences of these artworks can be seen on size composition and form . In terms of size , the Last Judgment ' and Temptation Fall of Adam Eve ' both are huge frescoes painted in the Sistine Chapel almost reaching up to 45-50 feet in length while the sculpture of David ' only measures at 17 feet . More so , the composition of the Last Judgment ' is very crowded where there are a lot of human figures while in the Temptation Fall of Adam Eve and sculpture of David ' there are only 1-3 human figures Furthermore , the paintings of the Last Judgment ' and Temptation Fall of Adam Eve ' are flat with no depth while the sculpture is 3 dimensional in shape that has volume and depth

2 . Bruegel Hunters in the Snow ' 1565

Bruegel Artist Patron ' 1565

These artworks both expressed humanity through the employment of human figures as the...