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  Renaissance Blog Overview     The art piece shared above is a famous painting known worldwide by artist Michelangelo. The piece is from the Italian Renaissance and ages back to the year 1512. It can be found forming part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling which is located in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. The Chapel is known for having numerous amounts of historical art pieces and is an important location by many around the world because of its beauty.      The detail in the painting inspires me especially the small details in the facial expressions and the body positioning. When looking at the facial expressions I see the importance in both Men's faces while touching hands and the importance of this moment. Also, the body positioning of both men shows beauty and relaxation which gives off a sense of comfort. From a quick glance, it is obvious that there is a connection in touch between humans and the fingers connecting show that powerful moment, what may...

                                                                         Lioness Statue   Description      The white stone statue was carved by Dominic Benhura who is an artist from Zimbabwe, who spent countless weeks hand creating this piece. The gallery which the piece currently sits is called Ukama gallery which is in Vancouver, Canada. The gallery opened its doors in 2005 and specializes in stone sculptures from over 200 highly skilled artists from the Zimbabwe area. The collaboration with these international artists is a great way to show the different ways in which artists express their artistic views and works from across the world. The statue itself has dimensions of 68" x 30" x 20". The ...