Leonardo, Raffaello and Michelangelo were the promoters of a new form of art; a universal
art, above the horizons of the imagination itself. They materialized in images a superior
art, where dreams and expectations fill the mind of the observer, in an unconscious
desire of interpretation of details, with unrealistic, and at the same time touchable
feeling, to possess that painting, that situation, and those emotions. In front of
their masterpieces, everybody, from different countries and cultures, gets involved,
without intention, in the world and situations represented by the artist. The observer
became a protagonist of the scene. It is a sensation unique, not possible to repeat
observing other paintings. Does this personal travel into the depth of our psyche
derives from a spontaneous admiration of the painting, or is it dictated by the wish
of the artist?
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Publication history
Published online: October 15, 2016
Accepted:
October 4,
2016
Received:
September 29,
2016
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☆No fund was received for this work.
☆☆The author has no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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