bringing faith to the masses. This combination of reform in the economy and in organized religion brought about an increase in the production of art. The creation of artworks became an esteemed industry‚ and artists gained more respect in the eyes of Italian citizens. Typically‚ most of the art that was produced was religious in nature‚ and was seen as a mechanism for visually representing faith in a more tangible manner. During this dynamic period‚ artistic styles began to change as well. A transition
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The group’s success was due to their discreet business practice. While other large elements of the Cleveland Mafia ostentatiously engaged in mob warfare and infighting‚ the Cleveland Syndicate managed to work behind the scenes and cooperate with each other. Indeed‚ the Syndicate is remarkable in that they remained on friendly terms with each other until their deaths several decades later‚ a feat almost unheard of among criminal organizations. Apart from working well among themselves‚ the Cleveland
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perspectives centered around humans and their values‚ capabilities‚ and worth. Machiavelli‚ Mirandola‚ and Castiglione were all humanist teachers. In Mirandola’s book Oration on the Dignity of Man he says ”…since we have been born into this condition of being what we choose to be --- that we ought to be sure [that we are] above all else…” later he continues that God had created man higher than angels because man chooses to be good whereas angels are created to be good. This is an example of the worth
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| The Renaissance has been described as consisting of "a rebirth of the human spirit‚ a realization of the human potential for development." It occurred during the 14th -17th centuries in Europe. During the 1400s and 1500s in mostly Italy there was a major change that took place in all aspects of life. This was called the Renaissance and was a movement that helped gives rebirth to culture and the arts. This movement went away from the medieval times that had forced a feudalist system on its
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Italian Immigrants During the time period from 1880 to 1920‚ millions of people from around the world made the decision to immigrate to America. Specifically the Italian that immigrated to the United States came from Southern Italy. Roughly 5 million immigrates arrived at Ellis Island during the time period of 1880 to 1920. The original homes of these Southern Italians was economically depressed and predominantly agricultural in comparison to the Northern Italian’s home‚ which were prosperous
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Summary about Renaissance Renaissance is the Frech term was used to decribe an entire period of rebirth – “rebirth” of ancient traditional‚ took as its foundation the art of Classical antiquity‚ but transformed that tradition by the absorption of recent developments in the art of Northern Europe and by application of contemporary scientific knowledge. It is the painting‚ sculpture and decorative arts of that period of European history known as the “Renaissance”‚ parallel with developments which
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How changes of the Socio-Cultural Environment Gave Rise to Different Artistic Interpretations by Géczi Kristóf HOW Changes of the Socio-Cultural Environment Gave Rise to Different Artistic Interpretations 1 Outline 3 Introduction 4 Chapter one: Social Cultural Environments in Art through Periods 5 Chapter two: Pietro Lorenzetti versus Carlo Maria Mariani 6 Conclusion 9 References 10 Outline Art is supposed to be a form of communication in different
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official EU language: Italian Italy is mainly mountainous‚ except for the Po plain in the north‚ and runs from the Alps to the central Mediterranean Sea. It includes the islands of Sicily‚ Sardinia‚ Elba and about 70 other smaller ones. There are two small independent states within peninsular Italy: the Vatican City in Rome‚ and the Republic of San Marino. The centre of the vast Roman Empire which left a huge archaeological‚ cultural and literary heritage‚ the Italian peninsula saw the birth
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Italy according to different literary periods. Classical Italian literature Ancient Rome was the military and cultural centre of the world for centuries. Literature was a well developed discipline in Italy during Roman times producing several classical works of literature that are still read today. It is amazing to think that such great works of literature were written in Italy as far back as 800BC. Some of the biggest names in Italian literature from this period include Horace‚ Virgil‚ Livy and
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The Renaissance The Renaissance was a time when talented persons renewed roots and established many forms of art and expression. It was a major turning point for the world of religion and art that started in the 14th century or so. It was what most people remembered as coming out of the Middle Ages. Many reforms and dramatic events occurred during the Renaissance because it was a time of rebirth of the Roman culture. Many artist found themselves in some of the best places painting and sculpting for
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