The Life of Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti was a brilliant Italian artist from the 15th century. Author Ascanio Condivi wrote an interesting biography called The Life of Michelangelo‚ which talks about Michelangelo’s journey through life. Michelangelo came from a noble family‚ the counts of Canossa‚ who are from a part of Reggio‚ Italy. Michelangelo’s father realized at a young age that his son was brilliant. He wanted his son to study in the field of letter so he sent Michelangelo to an upscale
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were a large influence to Machiavelli in his early adulthood and throughout his career. Marsilio Ficino was the son of Cosimo de’ Medici’s physician and was best known for his translations of Plato‚ as well as his attempt to show the harmony of Christianity with Neo-platonic thought. Ficino presided over the intellectual milieu of verbal jousting and textual citation in the Medici court. He became a priest in 1473 and later began the Christian religion. Ficino wrote to leaders‚ as well as the Pope
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Pope Clement VII Giulio de’ Medici was born in the exquisite city of Florence‚ Italy on May 26‚ 1478. He was the son of Fioretta Gorini‚ and the prevailing Giuliano de’ Medici whom was in fact one of the pronounced leaders of Florence during the late 1400’s. Giuliano de’ Medici was brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent and was recognized as the “co-ruler” of Florence in his time. After the tragic assassination of his father and death of his mother‚ Giulio de’ Medici was then taken in and educated
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The Medici Bank‚ Organization and Management Insights (interrelated) * The dependency of the organization and structure of a firm on the nature of its business. * Trading and Banking : “the foundation of the firm’s business rests on trade in which most of the capital is employed” * Merchant bankers (whose business interests were international in scope) Vs Local bankers * Global nature and size of business; number of banks around the world * Centralized vs Decentralized
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expensive possessions. His Ermine lined fleur-des-lis robes are thrown over his shoulder to reveal his toned ballet legs‚ and his gold sword with a gem encrusted sheath. His right hand rests on a gold scepter‚ on top of a fleur-des-lis cushion that also holds a regal crown. Rigaud captured the King’s wealth and power by showcasing his expensive belongings. Another example of showing off wealth in paintings is Peter Paul Rubens’ “Arrival of Marie de’ Medici at Marseilles” painted between 1622 and 1625
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paintings‚ Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera. Enrico Guidoni‚ Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at Rome University‚ said that scholars had sought for centuries to interpret Botticelli’s masterpiece‚ painted in or around 1482 for Lorenzo de Medici‚ better known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492)‚ the great ruler of Florence and patron of the arts. The scholars‚ Professor Guidoni says‚ missed the real point of the masterpiece. It was a codified representation of Lorenzo’s ambitious
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this castle was purchased by Catherine de’ Medici in 1560‚ she forced Diane de Poitiers to exchange Chambourg with Chenonceau. Another castle is Chenonceau. Thomas Bohier built this castle. When Bohier died it was given to François I as money because of a dept he had with the king at the time. When Henri II got his turn to stay at the castle‚ he gave it to his mistress‚ Diane de Poitiers. She was forced out of the castle and was replaced by Catherine de’ Medici. The castle of Versailles is probably
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small village of Caprese near Arezzo At the age of 13 Michelangelo’s father Ludovico Buonarroti placed Michelangelo in the workshop of the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio through connections with the ruling Medici family. About two years later Michelangelo studied at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens. Shortly thereafter he was invited into the household of the magnificent‚ Lorenzo
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from the actions of King Henry VIII in England‚ Catholic Leaders in France came together to fight the threat of Protestantism. Most of the people in villages were slaughtered for seeking the “wrong” religion other than Catholic. Queen Catherine de Medici‚ a Roman Catholic was worried about preserving the rights of royal authority power through her three sons and family. As her son‚ Francis II‚ raised the persecution of the Huguenots as their plot unfolded in the Conspiracy of Ambroise. This plot
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on enjoying life and the world around man‚ and talented individuals sought self-gratification through art and philosophy (Vary). In Italy‚ the Renaissance presented through literary and art themes a new humanistic conception of man. The rise of the Medici family also held a great role in the sponsorship of the arts. Humanism was considered to be the most significant intellectual movement of the Renaissance. As its name implies‚ humanism was a philosophy that was characterized by its blending of the
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