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Umbrian
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The Umbrian school is acclaimed for saturated colors, radiant figures and golden hues. Pietro Perugino is the most talented and famous painter of the school. Distinguished author and historian, John C. Van Dyke asserts "At the beginning of the fifteenth century the old Siennese school founded by Duccio and the Lorenzetti was in a state of decline. It had been remarkable for intense sentiment, and just what effect this sentiment of the old Siennese school had upon the painters of the neighboring Umbrian school of the early fifteenth century is a matter of speculation with historians. It must have had some, though the early painters, like Ottaviano Nelli, do not show it. That which afterward became known as the Umbrian sentiment probably first appeared in the work of Niccolò da Foligno (1430?-1502), who was probably a pupil of Benozzo Gozzoli, who was, in turn, a pupil of Fra Angelico. That would indicate Florentine influence, but there were many influences at work in this upper-valley country. Sentiment had been prevalent enough all through Central Italian painting during the Gothic age—more so at Sienna than elsewhere. With the Renaissance Florence rather forsook sentiment for precision of forms and equilibrium of groups; but the Umbrian towns being more provincial, held fast to their sentiment, their detail, and their gold ornamentation. Their influence upon Florence was slight, but the influence of Florence upon them was considerable. The larger city drew the provincials its way to[66] learn the new methods. The result was a group of Umbro-Florentine painters, combining some up-country sentiment with Florentine technic. Gentile da Fabriano, Niccolo da Foligno, Bonfiglio (1425?-1496?), and Fiorenzo di Lorenzo (1444?-1520) were of this mixed character." Top Painters of the Umprian School Felice Damiani Pietro Perugino Fabio della Cornia Dono Doni Bernardino Mezzastris Pier Antonio Mezzastris Giovanni Battista Pacetti Vincenzo Pellegrini Pietro Paolo Tamburini Bartolomeo di Tommaso Girolamo Troppa Antonio Viviani
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A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light. Leonardo da Vinci I dream my painting and I paint my dream. Vincent Van Gogh I shut my eyes in order to see. Paul Gauguin The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands. Leonardo da Vinci Art is not what you see, but what you make others see. Edgar Degas Absinthe is the only decent drink that suits an artist. Paul Gauguin Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment. Claude Monet Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Leonardo da Vinci Art is either revolution or plagiarism. Paul Gauguin I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. Michelangelo |
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