What, in your opinion , is the single most beautiful piece of art in existence? tell me why.?

Answer 1

The Pietà (1498–99) by Michelangelo is a marble sculpture in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. This famous work of art depicts the body of Jesus in the arms of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion.

The structure is strictly pyramidal, and the vertex coincides with Mary's head. The statue widens progressively down to the base, on which falls the drapery.

The figures are quite out of proportion, owing to the difficulty of depicting a fully-grown man cradled full-length in a woman's lap. If Christ were to be human scale, the Virgin, standing, would be nearly five meters tall. This could very well be intentional, however: as said above, this statue was moved from its original location, and we don't know in which position it was before. If it was to be situated in a high place, Michelangelo could have intentionally deformed it, to balance human sight aberration. However, much of the Virgin's size is concealed in her drapery, and the figures look quite natural.

The marks of the Crucifixion are limited to very small nail marks and an indication of the wound in Jesus' side. The imprints of the nails in the feet do not "go through" to the underside of the foot. The detail in the sculpture is exceptional and shows amazing emotion from Mary.

The Madonna is represented as being very young, and about this peculiarity there are different interpretations. One is that her youth symbolizes her incorruptible purity

Another explanation suggests that Michelangelo's treatment of the subject was influenced by his passion for Dante's Divina Commedia: so well-acquainted was he with the work that when he went to Bologna he paid for hospitality by reciting verses from it. In Paradiso (The third cantica of the poem) Saint Bernard, in a prayer for the Virgin Mary, says "Vergine madre, figlia del tuo figlio" (Virgin mother, daughter of your son). This is said because, being that Christ is one of the three figures of Trinity, Mary should be his daughter, like all of humanity is, but is also his mother.

A third interpretation is that suggested by Condivi shortly after the passage quoted above: simply that "such freshness and flower of youth, besides being maintained in by natural means, were assisted by act of God".

Yet another exposition posits that the viewer is actually looking at an image of Mary holding the baby Jesus. Mary's youthful appearance and apparently serene facial expression, coupled with the position of the arms could suggest that she is seeing her child, while the viewer is seeing an image of the future.

Answer 2

Well we're all wondering who could possibly make this beautiful place and why. Most have come up with, no one could have except for one who is not amongst us and who is more superior to us. Whomever that maybe most likely created us too. Then the more and more we investigate, we come to the conclusion and fact that the Creator of us is intelligent to a degree we can't completely understand. Everything seems to have a function; nothing is just idling around us for no reason. So, if everything has a reason, then whomever made it has a wisdom that we have not seen in any created thing. This reason of being is subjected to the will of it's Creator. A reason we didn't and couldn't possibly come up with ourselves since we are just creations wondering why we're here. And this Creator has given us the word the God to call him by. God, who knows everything, had to know that if he put this beautiful scenery around us we would most likely admire it and wonder who could've made this. Other people have other opinions but this is mine. This isn't Heaven or Hell like we've been told about, this is our testing ground to remember where we came from. Some of us choose to care about that stuff and some of us don't that's why God gave us free will or we'd be walking around around in some sort of shackles that won't let us do certain things. In America and all over the world you see everyday how free will is executed through out our lives. The only thing is we have another life coming up whether you believe it or not, and if we did abide by God's rules, it's only better for us. That means eternity in Paradise of which all we desire will be given to us because we praised God the way he deserves to be praised. If we didn't,thats God's will to put us in Hell if we were ungrateful. Also, when you look at a child that's beautiful, you might think about how nice they look and soon the thought of which parent they look like arrives. That's how we think, when we see something thats pleasant or ugly, we sooner or later wonder where did this look come from. What made it that way? Why does it look different from the others? etc etc. So, it's rather a normal thing to just go straight to the creator, or author, or even photographer just because nothing just because nothing comes into play by magic. It always has a source. And the more you realize that someone made a thing a certain way, the more aware you become of that creator/creation relationship.

Answer 3

"the single most beautiful piece of art in existance"?

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Okay, the single most beautiful piece of art in existance --there's TWO, and I can't decide between the two..so here goes.

One beautiful blue sky with marshmallow soft puffy white clouds with the sunrays breaking through the clouds and placing an awesome bright hazy light onto the trees in the forest. ..

THAT Is one..


and the second one is

every single new born baby at the moment they are born...at that moment when they open their eyes .and greet the world ..with unconditional acceptance...

That's two.

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Answer 4

I'd say the Taj Mahal.

The harmonius round dome shapes, the symmetry of the structure, the opalescent white marble, the inlaid precious and semi-precious stones, the calligraphy, the delicate floral motifs, the elaborate geometric designs, the ornamental gardens, the reflecting pool...every single detail is perfect. Each individual element is in itself beautiful, and as a whole, the Taj Mahal is absolutely breathtaking.

What's even more striking is why it was built. In 1630, Shah Jehan had it built as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It took 20000 people, 1000 elephants, and 22 years to complete. All this for one woman. It is the ultimate monument to love.

Great question!

Answer 5

Art is totally subjective, but I would say some of the most beautiful photos I've ever seen were shots made from the Hubble telescope out into space.

Answer 6

I have limited views because I have not seen all there is offered, but I love a lot of M.C. Escher. His views about the world are so twisted I could stare at them for a while. Cycle 1938 is one of my favorites. Up and Down is another. One of his more famous ones is the Drawing Hands where one hand is drawing the other hand while the other hand is drawing that hand. His work draws me into the picture to see everything all at once, but at one at a time as well. Plus, most of his pictures are in black and white so you focus on the picture instead of the color.

Answer 7

Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks." I love the light in it, how the light from the diner spills onto the street. I like looking at the people in the painting and trying to imagine what brought them to this snapshot in the middle of the night. It's a beautiful noir painting. I can hear a pulpy sax tune playing as I stare at it.

Follow the link to see for yourself:

http://www.noosfere.org/heberg/dufour/nighthawks.jpg

Answer 8

Chou Katana

Winner of 2005 Japanese decorative swords. Now a national treasure

the finest sword I ever saw in person

Answer 9

Ooooo! The Earth is such a wonderful answer, indeed, but I believe that we, ourselves, are outrageous. We show emotions, we can run and walk, talk, think (or atleast some of us can), solve nearly impossible things, and still have time to relax and enjoy the bigger picture--Earth, indeed.

-Lella^_^

Answer 10

I'm rather partial to the Venus de Milo myself.... exquisite sculpting and the missing arms give it character in my opinion.