techniques throught the ages

The technique that many artists began to develop by using rich colors and dramatic contrasts of light and dark is used a lot today. I have a lot of friends who are amazing artists and they use this technique. A lot of their art is very dramatic and rich colors help to portray that effectively. Using dramatic contrasts also adds a lot to the drama of their art work. It is amazing how long ago this technique started being used and the fact that it is still in use is very interesting.

assignment 4

A lot of the architecture from this time is still cherished today. People come from all over the world to see buildings like the Vatican. These buildings are continually restored so that people can come and enjoy their beauty. Architects today try to make their designs so that in the future people will cherish them and want to come see them. Some architects also model their designs after these old buildings.

chapter 19

Much like in Italian Renaissance people today with wealth have much more power than the average person. Although now a days the amount of money that a person has is not their typical topic of conversation, they still have power, and other people are aware of it. Like the condotteiri who owed allegiance to only those who paid them well, many political figures are paid to do one thing or another. Paying these political figures off gives more power to the wealth people who are paying them to do as they ask.