Time Traveling Art Historian

Through my travels of fourth dimension and space Ive seen unprecedented sights of the world that use up made an impact on my many journeys with the centuries. One place I visited with my time travel was the Sistine chapel and the exquisite bring ins of art that are contained inside the building. The year is 1542, and I am exploring the town of Vati bum City. I see that the Sistine Chapel has just added the unsandedly artwork of The Last Judgment no to a greater extent than two months ago. This was cardinal of the artist most famous visual art offices.The artist Michelangelo Buonarroti was charged in performing a duty by Pope compassionate in 1534, to create a fresco that would cover the legal seawall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel. It took Michelangelo four years to complete The Last Judgment, which was non until 1541. The artwork depicted the final judgment and the second glide path of Christ. The port use in the moving picture reflects the Mannerist st yle. The pic lacked the sense of optimism and beauty that find reveal Michelangelos work on the ceiling. His figures in the painting were no intermin fitted proportioned, but looked twisted and grotesque.The heads looked too small for the bodies Michelangelo had envisioned. As I scurried through the metropolis streets of Venice City to see to the renowned piece of artwork, I can musical note the excited just flowing through my body. When I in the long run gazed upon the beauty of the chapel, I was in awe by the magnificent work of the entire painting. The fresco appeared as the figures in the painting were in movement. The fascination with the immense blue sky and conglomerate colors that Michelangelo Buonarroti used kindred touches of reds and browns kept my eyes from foc exploitation on one spot, but the entire painting.The Last Judgment was Michelangelo Buonarrotis depiction was considered actually controversial at this period in time because of his use of the naked body and the buttoned-up community the artist lived in. Michelangelo was critiqued for integrating mythological creatures in the Biblical portrait of his art. Even though, many individuals didnt like the painting for various personal reasons, The Last Judgment soon became a chef-doeuvre for the artist. Chapter Two Egyptian Civilization The Great Temple of AtenAfter being in Italy for several(prenominal) twenty-four hour periods, I decided to packn in some of the beautiful and over-embellished architecture artwork in Egypt during the summer season in 1343 B. C. When I arrived in Egypt I made sure to get a run for to show me around the country. I travelled down the River Nile in a boat, taking in the scenery of the desert. For five days I traveled to Cairo, where my destination was to go to the urban center of el-Armarna. This is where the Great Temple of Aten is located. The city was a plain of desert land surrounded by many hills. Upon my comer to the city, the boat docked by a platform on the east trust of the Nile River.Later I embarked on my journey of making my way towards the city of el-Armarna, Egypt. When I entered the city, I went looking for the Great Temple of Aten. I traveled north along Royal Road, in adjacent to the east verify of the river, which I road on a camel for several miles before arriving to the synagogue. When I came upon the Great Temple of Aten, I was surprised of how gorgeous the architectural social organization was to me. The temple was for the piety of the god Aten during the reign of Akhenaten. It was dedicated for proper madness and worship of the sun-disk.With the association the city had with other gods, Akhenaten established a new city and capital at Amama (then called Akhetaten). Construction on the first architectural body structure began in 1347 B. C. it was the chapel in the Great Temple. By 1343 B. C. the structure as completed and the temple was to be built. The temple has width of ccc yards and a length of 800 yards. Most of the temple was made of bricks because Akhenaten wanted to remediate the building process and using brick gave the workers more swiftness to finish the job. pure tone was used in order to provide the architecture with support for the surroundings walls and towers.The temple also housed public building in the inside that was constructed out of stone, providing extra support. As I stepped through the entrance of the temple, I passed through a couple of towering pylons which I was led to a entrance hall lined with columns called the House of Rejoicing. As I kept walking, I came to a corridor known as the Gem-Aten. It didnt have a roof, but simply an opening that had shown the wide range of sky. The axis allows for the sun to be adore as it rises and sets everyday. The Gem-Aten consists of six courtyards. The first courtyard has a high garble containing small chapels.The second, third and fourth courts have rooms and altars for storing supplies and for the usa ge for worship offerings. As I kept walking, I noticed that the fourth temple had chambers that were furnished for coverage in the shade. The last court is the towering Alter where offering for Aten is done. The temple has a total of 365 altars. Each day of the solar year and the dividing of the altars on each side of the High altar it is representation of Upper and Lower Egypt. As I kept walking, I came upon the Sanctuary. This was the last structure of the temple that had statues of Akhenaten and his family.The entrance had an open courtyard that had troika houses to lodge the priest who are on duty. With my mind legato mesmerised on the statues, I continued walk across the courtyard, I feel like I am seized by an army because they are various styles of statues of Akhenaten on both sides of me. This certain court that resembles the sixth court of Gem-Aten was utilise by the Royal family of Egypt. I decided it was time to go choke off to the main entrance of the temple, as I took on one more look around I felt a greater comply for the architecture that has lasted through the centuries.It was wonderful to see firsthand the Egyptian cultures and how the society is devoted to their religion beliefs and culture. The temple is a reminder of a time Egyptian religion became monotheistic for a moment and how the Atenism of religion has been viewed as an influence in creation of future monotheistic religions. While acquiring ready to transport myself to another place in time, I runner to feel misery in knowing that every beautiful piece of architecture that I gazed upon get out be back returned back into crumbling rubble, interred under the earths soil.In another perception, its good to know that the ruins go away be rediscovered by future generations that will still be able to give distinct insight on the ontogeny of the Egyptian culture, civilization and architecture. Chapter Three The Late Middle Ages Maesta Altarpiece On my last time traveling voyage, I decided to visit Siena, Italy for the incoming of visual art of the Maesta Altarpiece in 1311. The creation is by artist, Duccio di Buoninsegnaa who was equip by the city to paint an altarpiece in the city of Sienas cathedral. In 1314, the painting was completed.It was agony watching di Buoninsegnaa bond several panels of wood together so he could begin his creation. He had to paint the reckon and back of the panels with different types of paintings because the piece was to be located in the relate of the cathedral where all the sides can be viewed. The altarpiece was painted using tempera and gold. Duccio possessed the confidence about his quality of work he created because of the medium that was chosen for the art project. Tempera is a medium used in paintings that is permanent, which dries quickly.Its made by mixing a dusky powder pigment and a water-soluble binding agent more than(prenominal) as an egg yolk. Duccio used this technique to incorporate in his painting b y using tempera and gliding produced colors, which was essential in preserving his masterpiece through time. While taking a long look passim the cathedral, I think about how important the painting is to this era in time. I watched a parade of people making a pilgrims journey to the cathedral through the city. It seems like a journey everyone was willing to take because of the religious significance it stands for.I decided to go out and travel along the crowd, in which I observed that the procession of people consisted of priests and monks whom were praying, and then the citizens of Siena carried candles followed by numerous other people. I noticed the journey was for the entire city to accompany the altarpiece to its final destination. It was an honor to be part of such a momentous and joyous instance in history. Once the altarpiece made it to its destination, the procession showed an excitement that was overwhelming. The Maesta is then installed with the welcoming sound of bells coming from the cathedral.It was not too long before I was finally able to approach the altarpiece and examine the breathtaking art of Duccio Buoninsegnaa. On the move panel, the artist has managed to create a captivating painting that depicts the Mary (the Madonna) sitting on a throne cradling the baby Jesus in her arms. They are surrounded by saints and angels in colorful robes. While looking at the panels, I found myself studying the imagery of how real it seems. Even though it possess a new style of painting it has traditional aspects that Buoninsegnaa wanted to keep simple.It was a joy to bear the new style of painting created by Duccio Buoninsegnaa. He made his artwork look real with grade gestures. The painting is so captivating that Im so blue(a) that Im the only person that could time travel that could experience the artist masterpiece. It is wonderful to have a front row can buoy to something spectacular that the world wont be able to select as a remarkable piece o f art until centuries later. Though it took much time for the new style of Buoninsegnaa painting to evolve, it was good to know that it will be later embraced by the Italian Renaissance.My travels through the periods of history will of all time be an experience that I will treasure forever. The outstrip thing about time traveling is that I can always go back in time and recreate any event in any period. Getting a firsthand lesson of the history of life-changing events is a gift within itself. I feel blessed and gifted to have traveled to these exotic cities and experience a beginning of history from the very start. I cant wait to find out where my close adventure will take me. Until then, see you after my next lifesize trip