Even to this day we hang them on our walls! What is fasinating is that not only was he painter but he was also an architect‚ inventor and a "student of all thing scientific." During his time he was also known as "The Renaissance man" and "II Florentine." A very impressive fact is that Leonardo was a vegeterian who had a very interesting habit of buying caged birds and releasing them into the wild. Anyway‚ Leonardo died on March 2‚ 1519 age 67. "Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt
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Buonarroti made the statue David? Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ poet‚ and engineer of the high renaissance. It was believed that rivalry between city-states of renaissance Italy and the splendors of Milan provoked the Florentine authorities to commission colossal figures to rein the rooftop of their cathedral. The David for Florence Italy is the symbol of republican liberty‚ a young boy with the help of God overcome his tyrant. For the Florentine’s this David is their symbol
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Masaccio’s "Holy Trinity" is one of the most intellectually and deeply moving pictures ever painted. Located in the Florentine church of Santa Maria Novella‚ it is remarkable for its early naturalism which initiated the Renaissance painting style‚ but also for the way it incorporates the material world with deep metaphysical significance. The "Holy Trinity" is both the most rational and mysterious of images in that it creates the convincing illusion of space within a painting. Tommaso di Giovanni
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Saint John The Baptist There are countless portrayals of John the Baptist and the representation of his relationship to Jesus and to the Church. John has been one of the saints most frequently appearing in Christian art. The Baptism of Christ was one of the earliest scenes from the life of Christ to be frequently depicted in Early Christian art. John’s tall‚ thin‚ and bearded figure is already established and recognizable by the 5th century. In the Gospel of Luke‚ we are first introduced to him
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Dante’s Inferno Circles of Hell and Punishments Circle 1: Limbo Dante’s First Circle of Hell is resided by virtuous non-Christians and unbaptized pagans who are punished with eternity in an inferior form of Heaven. They live in a castle with seven gates which symbolize the seven virtues. Here‚ Dante sees many prominent people from classical antiquity such as Homer‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Cicero‚ Hippocrates and Julius Caesar. Circle 2: Lust In the Second Circle of Hell‚ Dante and his companion
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and a great aura of dignity‚ which would boost the owner’s status. This residence gave the Medici establishment within Florentine’s social hierarchy‚ as well as a symbol for others to emulate. The Palazzo Medici set a standard for which future Florentine architecture would be held accountable for. Just south of Florence‚ another patron of power seized his opportunity to commission a few gifted artists to interpret and invoke his own proud demands. From 1508-1511‚ Raphael was commissioned
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holdings of such princely rulers were emulated by wealthy individuals throughout Europe. Similarly‚ the courts of aristocratic Italian Renaissance nobility of the Medici‚ Gonzaga‚ Este‚ and Sforza families competed to outshine each other. The leading Florentine family was the Medici. The Medici spent money on constructing churches‚ encouraging art and supporting charities. One of the Medici Popes‚ Leo X‚ was a notable patron of the arts in Rome. These families were patrons of the arts during the early
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Vernacular Language NAME HUMA215-1101A-05: Topics in Cultural Studies American Intercontinental University Vernacular Language As the Roman control continued to expand‚ the Latin language became the customary language amongst people where Roman’s ruled. It was the language written and spoken by the church‚ commerce and courts. As the Empire broadened‚ so did the language‚ it allowed the people to communicate freely regardless of their backgrounds. Like with any other language Latin changed
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During the baroque era‚ there were many prominent new artists‚ one of the most famous was a Venetian composer by the name of Antonio Vivaldi. He was very important during the baroque ear due to his mastery of the Italian concerto and his involvement in operas. Vivaldi remains relevant in modern times as the concerto is still a hugely popular genre for composers. A concerto refers to an instrumental work written specifically for a soloist or multiple soloists and a large ensemble. Vivaldi was born
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What is the renaissance architecture? The answer lays in its very name- the word is originally French‚ from term la rinascita “to be reborn”. If we want to describe this era‚ we could say‚ that renaissance is “a self-conscious break with the past and search for the new forms of expression”. And it’s fully true- renaissance is an entirely new turn in the History of Architecture‚ but at the same time it’s a return to and exalt of antique forms of roman art. It is said‚ that “Renaissance architects
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