Minggu, 15 Mei 2016

5 World Famous painter with extraordinary work

Art is something that can not be defined as the realization or picture of an artist's imagination. Nevertheless, over time, there were many changes in the style of painting, some artists continued to distinguish known for its great work and popularity.

Their works are able to inspire many people and invites deep admiration of his work around the world. Here are some of the famous painter with phenomenal paintings so that his name engraved in history.

Leonardo Da Vinci (15 Aprile 1452 - May 2, 1519)

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most talented artists Renaissance period. Paintings by Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is a painting of the iconic art in the world and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the paintings that have the highest value insured.

Leonardo is the son of Ser Piero Da Vinci and Caterina. It has a full name Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci means Leonardo son of Ser Piero from Vinci city. In 1481 Leonardo moved to Milan to work with the Duke (Duke) there.

The results of his work during Milan's most famous is the Sforza Horse who worked on for approximately 11 years. But there he does not only painting and making sculptures, but also turn the streets rivers and building canals, as well as entertaining lut Duke by playing and singing. Then he worked for King Louis XII of France in Milan and for Pope Leo X in Rome.

Meanwhile he helped Raphael and Michaelangelo in designing the cathedral of St. Peter. Leonardo da Vinci died at Clos Lucé, France, on May 2, 1519, and was buried in the Chapel of St. Hubert in the castle Amboise, France.

Vincent Van Gogh (March 30, 1853 - 29 July 1890)

Some Vincent Willem Van Gogh painting worth hundreds of billions of rupiah even trillions of rupiah. Like a painting entitled "Portrait of Dr. Gachet "created in 1889 by media oil on canvas measuring 95 cm X 125 cm auctioned reached US $ 142.7 million, approximately Rp 1.56 trillion.

This painting shows a picture of a doctor named Dr. Paul Gachet who treated the painter is Vincent van Gogh at the end of his life. He had become an artist in 1880. At first, his works using colors bleak.

When he lived in Paris Aries influenced by the style of impressionism and post-impressionism, lukisammya colors brighter and his painting style is unique and easily recognizable. Including works of art the best, most famous, and most expensive in the world. Van Gogh is regarded as one of the greatest painters in European art history.

Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 - 8 April 1973)


Pablo Ruiz Y. Picasso was born in 1881 in the city of Malaga, Spain. 1904 settled in Paris. Picasso said about the way he painted, "If you paint cup, I will show you that the round shape; but it is something common rhythm and force the construction of the painting indicates that the name I round it as something that is square. "

Picasso admired for its art style imagination, its vitality and its reliance on the outside world. He was a major figure in modern art and a central figure in the development "Cubism," and he is also renowned for brilliance of the brain as well as technical ability.

Pablo Ruiz Y. Picasso was born in 1881 in the city of Malaga, Spain. 1904 settled in Paris. Picasso said about the way he painted, "If you paint cup, I will show you that the round shape; but it is something common rhythm and force the construction of the painting indicates that the name I round it as something that is square. "

Picasso admired for its art style imagination, its vitality and its reliance on the outside world. He was a major figure in modern art and a central figure in the development "Cubism," and he is also renowned for brilliance of the brain as well as technical ability.

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669)


Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born in Leiden. At 14 years of Rembrandt enrolled at Leiden University, but he dropped out of college in the same year and apprenticeship in the studio of Jacob van Swanenburgh. At age 17 he went to Amsterdam and study together the history painter Pieter Lastman. Rembrandt created more than 600 paintings, with approximately 60 pieces including the portrait.

Painting Dutch artist Rembrandt, who had never shown publicly, sold at auction in London for US $ 45.7 million record-breaking expensive. "The painting titled Portrait of a man, half-length, with his arms Akimbo and Rembrandt made in 1658. This is the highest price for a painting of his work," a statement from the auction house Christie's, as reported by Reuters on Wednesday, September 2012.

Rembrandt was the star painting at Christie's auction house, constantly in demand by wealthy foreign collectors. Other Rembrandt paintings titled "Night Guard" was made in 1642 and is well known. Painting as high as 12 feet and a length of 14 feet. The painting of the Night Guard Amsterdam city population group described as the guardian of Captain Frans Banning Cocq.


Paul Cezanne

Paul Cezanne painting entitled "Still Life with Jug and Drapery" sold for US $ 60.205 million in May 1999. It was one of the works of some of the works of Paul Cezanne which has the highest value. Paintings by Paul Cezanne is the most expensive painting ever sold, which is about 260 million dollars in April 2011.

Buyers of this painting is the Royal Family of Qatar. Paul Cézanne was born in Aix-en-Provence, one part of the region south of France on January 19, 1839 and died October 22, 1906 in the region of his birth at the age of 67 years. The period 1859 to 1861 were spent Cézanne to explore the field of law in Aixm.

However, the abandonment of the legal field, then moved to Paris to develop the world of painting. Cezanne is a French painter who lived during the Post Impressionism. His work was a shift from the concept art of the 19th century to the absolute freedom of art in the 20th century.

His soul that innovative and always make changes reflected in his work, revolt against impressionism understand that when it was popular. It was the inspiration of artists reformers such as Picasso cubist style, although the style of Cezanne himself can not be called cubism.

His work also inspired artists Fauvism. For the modern art in the 20th century, Cézanne is the father of the concept of modern art. Pablo Picasso called him "father of us all". (See also: Rows of World's Most Expensive Paintings

Sabtu, 14 Mei 2016

14 Facts Facts and Mysteries That Found In Painting Phenomenal Monalisa


Halo, for now this blog will explain about a very famous painting, the "Mona Lisa" is a painting made by the most influential painters in the world is Leonardo Da Vinci. This painting is not only a controversy because of the beauty and the price is reputedly worth 670-750 million US dollars but also because of the mystery and legendary facts that still has not revealed the truth


Mona Lisa is a painting with a secret smile of the most contentious in the world. Even ordinary people who have no sense of art was certainly know about the Mona Lisa. Some people fascinated by secret smile of the Mona Lisa.


But historians and the art of reading the famous painting is more than just a mere aesthetic value. Crowds of people from various backgrounds gathered at the Louvre museum in Paris to see this painting all the time.

Mona Lisa is also famous for reportedly the favorite works of the legendary painter, Leonardo Da Vinci. In fact, he brought it with him wherever he goes. The proximity of the painting with the creator has spawned numerous conspiracy theories. The conspiracy theories ranging from the identity of the woman in the painting until their instructions secret behind Mona Lisa.

Secrets of Mona Lisa itself has been debated for centuries, even to this day. In fact, this painting has survived for 500 years since Leonardo Da Vinci died.

But the conspiracy theories about the Mona Lisa and secret instructions in it caught after the novel of Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" was published.

Bestselling fiction novel in the history of the raised many controversial questions about the identity of the Mona Lisa and the secret behind his smile. Here are 14 interesting facts and the Mystery of the Mona Lisa painting is quoted from various sources

1. Golden Triangle


-Some Of the theory believe that the Mona Lisa has a perfectly symmetrical. These paintings form the symbol of ancient chalice that is the direct clue to the holy grail that is full of mysticism. Dan Brown has elaborated on this theory in his bestseller, 'Da Vinci Code'.

2. Amon And Elisha: Men and Women


-Some Historians claim that the Mona Lisa is a combination of male and female. Latin words Amon and Elisa joined forces to form the Mona Lisa. This makes the Mona Lisa inclined as having multiple sex or hermaphrodite.


3. Mona Lisa is Leonardo Da Vinci


Some theories believe that the Mona Lisa was probably a younger version of Leonardo Da Vinci himself. This painting has amazing similarities with the portrait of himself.


4. Why Mona Lisa Not Have Eyebrows?


Mona Lisa looked strange because he did not have hair on his face. Even the eyebrow hair was absolutely nothing. Some historians say that it is customary for noble women to shave their eyebrows in the 16th century.


5. Mona Lisa Was Mother Of Leonardo Da Vinci


-Some Witness to history also shows that Leonardo might have painted the Mona Lisa as a picture of his mother, Caterina Da Vinci.


6. Mona Lisa is Male


-Some Theory has found a figure of Mona Lisa as a man. The fact that the Mona Lisa does not have signs of breasts has led many people to believe that the Mona Lisa was actually a male transvestite.


7. Who Actually Mona Lisa


-I Historically, the Mona Lisa is the wife of a Florentine man. Her name is Lisa del Giocondo. But the woman in the painting is shrouded in mystery because there is no other evidence of how his actual appearance during life.


8. Average Mona Lisa Pregnant When Painted


Stomach Mona Lisa did have a little bump and he sat with his hands folded to hide. And Lisa del Giocondo original was pregnant a second child when she painted.


9. Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile


Last -Konspirasi the most popular to date is the mystery of Mona Lisa's smile. He seems to smile in the painting, but his eyes showed sadness instead. The smile also is the basis of conspiracy theories which concluded that there is evidence the secret behind Mona Lisa.


10. Mona Lisa Smile was only an optical illusion


An expert from Harvard University neuroscientist, Margaret Livingstone, in the journal Science no. 17. who had the backing of the Renaissance art historian from Columbia University, James Beck, revealed a scientific study which states
"That dazzling smile that appeared briefly impressed with vague on Monalisa face are caused by the effect of an optical illusion, it can be caught the eye smile just when someone is not directly looking towards the middle of the lips of Mona Lisa."
Livingstone in his research using the method of working with to scan reproduction of the Mona Lisa and then eliminating the entire image shadows and effects in the viewport peripherals, so that the painting leaving only the image contrast and color differences as it is commonly seen in the area of ​​the fovea, or area of ​​the central area in the area of ​​the field of view , The process resulted in the human eye can no longer catch their smile on the Mona Lisa. when the shadow effect is put back on the painting, then immediately the smile reappeared.


11. A smile that can only happen if the Mona Lisa has no teeth


A study conducted from 1997 to 2001, led by Dr. Montague Merlic, forensic experts from the UK, revealed that Monalisa is unable to close his mouth with a fit because he might have lost his teeth. According to him, despite looking like a smile, but in forensics, did not like it. Monalisa just could not close his mouth properly.
they conduct research using cutting-edge technology equipment, namely computers, holographic imaging and three-dimensional, so that it can be created by a simulation framework composition monalisa head that can be viewed from different angles on a computer screen.
of the 3-dimensional image can be seen that the left and right profile head monalisa strong indication that something is not right at the mouth of the Mona Lisa. finally concluded a belief that the expression depicted in the Mona Lisa can only occur when there are no teeth in the oral cavity Monalisa, in other words, actual Monalisa toothless.

12. Da Vinci painted real people


In 2004, the historian, Giuseppe Pallanti, studied various archives residents of the city where Da Vinci created the painting, the city of Firenze. Pallanti examine records already stored for centuries, ranging from record pernikajan until the deed of ownership of land belonging to residents of the city. Pallanti spent more than 25 years to unravel the mystery of the Mona Lisa's. it turns out the woman who is drawn Da Vinci is not a fictional character, but it is the truth!
alsi named Mona Lisa del Giocondo, live in the city of Florence in the 1490s. Monalisa was born in Florence, Italy, in May 1479, with the name Lisa Gherardine. monalisa married a rich silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, in 1495 which was a colleague of the father of Da Vinci. Pallanti investigation results show that Da Vinci lived in the small town in 1501 until 1503.

13. smile was 83% happy, 9% abomination, 6% fear, 2% anger


Scientists from the University of Amsterdam and the University of Illinois in 2005 did not want to miss to analyze monalisa smile using the help of computer software to uncover the secrets of emotion contained in monalisa painting. analysis obtained from scratches lipstick and eye wrinkles spitar which experts say can describe the emotions of a person. in the "New Scientist" they menyimpulan that monalisa smile smile convey the message that it contains 83% happy, 9% abomination, 6% fear, and 2% anger.

14. There is a pet animal in the picture


When tilted either left, Da Vinci paintings made in 1519 showed some heads of animals such as lion, monkey and bull floating in the air around the head of the Mona Lisa, along with the animals that resemble a snake or crocodile coming out of the left side of this discovery tubuhnya.Dengan , Piccirillo feel that the Mona Lisa is actually a representation of envy or kecemburuan.Teori tend controversy among art critics, many of whom have their own theories about the painting and the mysterious smile of Mona Lisa.Selain it, Piccirillo claims to have found a picture similar hidden in the works of Renaissance painters such as Titian and Rafael. "When he saw the buffalo I thought 'Oh my God' I realized that I really found something. I could not believe what I had found, made me realize this is what I'm looking for. "Piccirillo said, quoted by Mail Online.