Rome in 1498‚ the cardinal Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas‚ a representative of the French King Charles VIII to the pope‚ commissioned "Pieta‚" a sculpture of Mary holding the dead Jesus across her lap[https://www.biography.com/]. Despite being in the employ of the Medici Pope Clement VII‚ Michelangelo backed the republican cause and was appointed director of the city’s fortifications. In 1527‚ the citizens of Michelangelo’s native Florence expelled the ruling Medici family and installed a republican government
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Despite this‚ Bandinelli received many high profile commissions throughout his career. The lack of talent or skill in his work did not deter the amount of commissions he won; this was due to the relationship he possessed with his patrons‚ namely the Medici family. This relationship allowed him to rise in his social status from common sculptor to a noble name. This shift in status was a new development during the Renaissance. Prior to the Renaissance‚ artists could not escalate their own position and
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St B | What were the Immediate Causes of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre? | Document Sources 15‚16‚17‚18 | | Travis Bontorin | 10/24/2012 | The immediate causes of the Saint Bartholomew’s day massacre‚ 1572 using the sources from Barbara Diefendorf’s “The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre‚ A Brief History with Documents. | Since the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre there has been a great deal of controversy over the causes and blame of the historic crisis. Any religious dispute
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The Medici; Heroes of the Renaissance In the year 2004‚ PBS broadcasted the series‚ “Medici; Godfathers of the Renaissance”. This four-part documentary‚ in attempt to gain viewer interest‚ compared the Medici to the mobsters found in Francis Ford’s “The Godfather”. The relation of the Medici to Italian mobsters in the PBS Medici series is in no way accurate‚ for they were not villains of the renaissance‚ but heroes. The Medici were very connected with the church‚ and used their extensive
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Michelangelo as an artist‚ which was unusual at the time. Demonstrating obvious talent‚ he was taken under the wing of Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of the arts. For two years beginning in 1490‚ he lived in the Medici palace and attended the Humanist academy‚ where he was a student of the sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni and studied the Medici art collection‚ which included ancient Roman statuary. At the academy‚ both Michelangelo’s outlook and his art was influenced
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tobacco was not used recreationally‚ but as a medicine‚ or hallucinogen during religious ceremonies. The Europeans began using tobacco as a medicine until around 1560 when it began to be used recreationally. In 1561 the Queen of France (Catherine de Medici) declared it be called Herba Regina‚ which means the Queens Herb. Tobacco was introduced to England in the 1580s‚ and by the early 1600’s had spread all across Europe. In 1642 tobacco was officially legal tender. Debts‚ marriage licenses‚ and fines
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Quotes: 1. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties... – hamlet 2. Man is born free‚ yet everywhere he is in chains. Rousseau 3. Modern society is rotten even at its roots. Rouseeau 4. Get back to Nature … Noble Savage .. SOCIAL CONTRACT - rouseeau 5. Reason is supreme . Human reason can solve every problem facing humankind. - descartes 6. A work of art is a public dream – frued – Oedipus complex 7. We live in an ordered‚ rational‚ understandable
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the monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli‚ probably around 1410–1415. The manuscript was owned by renowned organist Antonio Squarcialupi in the middle of the 15th century‚ then by his nephew‚ and then passed into the estate of Giuliano di Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ who gave it to the Biblioteca Palatina in the early 16th century. At the end of the 18th century it was passed into the hands of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. Works Cited Abraham‚ Dom Anslem Hughes and Gerald‚ ed. Ars Nova and the Renaissance
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refused to compromise‚” and countless mornings and nights were consumed with sculpting‚ away from his family (39). Although family is still important to him‚ they are important for the most part due to the Buonarotti name and bloodline‚ while the Medicis become like a second family because they recognize his talents and encourage his desires‚ all while providing for him much of the things his own father could not‚ such as materials for his art‚ advice for improvement‚ and inspiration for his
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Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance Viewing Guide for The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance Hagmann Name _Sydney ________________________ Program 1: “The Birth of a Dynasty” Use the list below to fill in the blanks. Use each term only
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