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La Bella is a portrait of a woman by Titian in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The painting shows the subject with the ideal proportions for Renaissance women. [1] In parallel the stringent composition corresponds to Titian's real portraits. The work can be dated by a letter about "that portrait of that woman in a blue dress" in May 1536.
The artist is best known for his acrylic work in 2011, named "Bella Figura." The painting represents the ballerina duo Ketevan Papava and Marie-Claire d´Lyse with prints of their hands and feet on canvas. [1] Leo Stopfer (born 15 May, 1964) is an Austrian artist who is widely acclaimed as the "Painter of the Ballet-Stars."
Bella Figura is a contemporary ballet choreographed by Jiří Kylián to music by Lukas Foss, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Alessandro Marcello, Antonio Vivaldi and Giuseppe Torelli. The ballet was made for the Nederlands Dans Theater , and premiered on 12 October 1995, at AT&T Danstheater [ nl ] , The Hague.
The formal elements, those aesthetic effects created by design, upon which figurative art is dependent, include line, shape, color, light and dark, mass, volume, texture, and perspective, [2] although these elements of design could also play a role in creating other types of imagery—for instance abstract, or non-representational or non-objective two-dimensional artwork.
Fashion has always been an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and Italians are well known for their attention to dress; la bella figura, or good appearance, retains its traditional importance. Italian fashion became prominent during the 11th to 16th centuries, when artistic development in Italy was at its peak.
Figura may refer to: Bella Figura, one act ballet by Jiří Kylián; Fgura, town in the south of Malta; Figura etymologica, rhetorical figure; Figura Serpentinata, style in painting and sculpture; Oliva figura, species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae (olives) translation of figure in some languages
Figura serpentinata (lit. ' serpentine figure ' ) is a style in painting and sculpture, intended to make the figure seem more dynamic, that is typical of Mannerism . It is similar, but not identical, to contrapposto , and features figures often in a spiral pose. [ 1 ]
The definition of Mannerism, and the phases within it, continues to be the subject of debate among art historians. Northern or Antwerp Mannerism predates and is distinct from Italian Mannerism. Antwerp during its 16th-century boom produced a style that was the last phase of Early Netherlandish painting with Early Renaissance elements.