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Jan 1, 1378
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Lorenzo Ghiberti was an Italian Renaissance sculptor. He is mostly known for sculpting the Gates of Paradise, which were made for the Baptistery of the cathedral of Florence. He also wrote about theory and history of art during his time period. Phidias could have been an influence to Lorenzo Ghiberti because Phidias was also a well-known sculptor in his own time period. -
Jan 2, 1378
Lorenzo Ghiberti (continued)
Ghiberti could have been influenced by Phidias and used any inspiration he recieved from him to sculpt detail on the Gates of Paradise, work that Ghiberti has been well known for. Both Phidias and Ghiberti were known for making famous statues of their time. Phidias sculpted Athena and Zeus, while Ghiberti sculpted bronze statues for Or San Michele. Although Phidias and Ghiberti were from different time periods, they both made inspiring art works that inspired and influenced other sculptures. -
Francisco De Goya
Francisco de Goya was a well-known artist, who originated in Spain. He began painting portraits of nobles in the Spanish royal court. From there, he began creating art work that displayed the social and political problems during his time period. Francisco de Goya was well known for his detailed pictures. He made many small details in his artwork, as well as capturing the tiniest elements, such as in the facial area or in clothing, and input it into his work as he painted. -
Francisco De Goya (continued)
Francisco de Goya can be connected to the greek sculptor, Phidias. They both created work that would help people in the future understand how certain time periods were in the past.
In most of Goya’s paintings, people that weren't in his time period can assume how bad the wars were back then because of his art. In Phidias's works, most people can infer how much Greeks depended on and saluted their Gods and Godesses, such as Zeus and Athena. -
Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero is a Colombian painter known for his paintings and sculptures. Fernando Botero's distinctive style of smooth inflated shapes with unexpected shifts in scale is today instantly recognizable. It reflects the artist's constant search to give volume presence and reality. His vision involves the conviction that monumentality is not so much a question of size as it is of proportion. -
Fernando Botero (continued)
Fernando Botero can relate to Phidias because Botero also created sculptures like Phidias did which represented the different types of artwork on their time periods. He can also relate to Lorenzo Ghiberti and Fracisco De Goya in many unique and different ways as well. He relates much to Goya because, as he was growing up,he always saw Goya as an inspirational idol to him, which was a reason he wanted to be an artist in the first place. The both made Spanish art and reflected murals of their time -
Phidias
Phidias was an ancient Greek sculpture whose work greatly benefited the Greek's appreciation for artwork. He is well known for sculpting statues of Athena, especially one that is located at the Parthenon. Phidias also sculpted a statue of the king god, Zeus, for a temple in Olympia. -
Phidias (continued)
Phidias' huge statue of Athena was housed in the Parthenon, known as the Athena Parthenos and recognized as the symbol of Athens. The chryselephantine statue stands 38 feet high, depicting the goddess standing upright with a spear in her left hand and a winged Nike in her right hand. -
Phidias (continued)
Phidias' second work on the same scale as the Athena Parthenos, was his gigantic statue of Zeus for the temple in Olympia. It depicted Zeus seated on an huge throne, the back of which rose above his head. The statue is 42 feet high, the full height of the temple. The statue was counted as one of the Seven Wonders of the World!
