for/reinvention of classical humanism. Describe the works in detail‚ discuss their internal symbols and larger social‚ cultural and political significances re attitudes to classical humanism C15 Italy Humanism intro Renaissance patrons understood the power of imagery and used it to extent their fame Courts throughout Italy were thriving centers of artistic activity and vied with each other for prominent humanist scientists‚ writers‚ architects‚painters and sculptors Humanist subjects were taught in schools
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their freedom and no longer excitement‚ when art and literature blossomed depended on lords. Some freed serfs migrated and groundbreaking scientific advances were made. Over the course of about 300 years ‚ the Renaissance spread from its home base in Italy to western and northern Europe. The effect was like a sunrise making its way across the land. To understand the changes the Renaissance produced‚ it helps to review what European society was like before it arrived. The time period before the Renaissance
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Lodovico Ariosto Lodovico Ariosto is one of the great humanists of the Renaissance. He was poet from Italy who had a large impact on the Renaissance. Ariosto was born September 8‚ 1474 in Reggio Emilia Italy. He grew up in a neighboring city Ferrar and had a good education. His first teacher was Luca Ripa‚ who was a humanist and he taught Ariosto grammar and rhetoric. Ariosto’s father forced him to study law and he didn’t like it all‚ but his education came to an end when his father died in 1500
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Born in 1452 in Italy‚ Leonardo da Vinci began his life long passion of studying art‚ nature‚ and the science behind the way things work. Throughout his life‚ he moved to different places meeting different mentors in Europe specifically in Florence and Milan‚ Italy. Florence‚ Italy was the center of the Italian Renaissance where new artwork‚ scientific discoveries‚ philosophical ideas and mathematical ideas were being created and discussed. Here‚ Da Vinci created a series of journals containing
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This artwork is called Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass otherwise known as Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David. This artwork depicts a very Romanesque portrait of King Napoleon I in a full military uniform riding on top of a horse that is kicking up onto its hind legs‚ while Napoleon is striking a pose with his right hand pointed up towards the sky. The Composition of this painting has Napoleon front and center in the middle of the canvas‚ on top of his horse‚ and he is actually highest
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San Marino‚ officially known as the Republic of San Mario‚ is a small state located on the Italian Peninsula. In fact‚ it is the third smallest country in Europe‚ preceded only by the Vatican and Monaco. Although landlocked by Italy‚ it is an independent state that takes up a mere 61 square kilometers. Its capital is the City of San Marino. It has a rugged terrain‚ due to its location near to the Apennine Mountains‚ There is no natural level ground; it is composed completely of hilly terrain. The
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VENICE IN 14TH CENTURY Venice’s maritime empire: 13th - 15th century In the scramble to grab Byzantine land after the 4TH crusade‚ in 1204‚ the Venetians concentrate on territories suiting their maritime interests. They take the islands of Corfu and Crete. They yield Corfu ten years later to the Greek ruler of Epirus (the nearest part of the mainland)‚ but Crete remains a Venetian possession for more than four centuries. It is the first in a chain of valuable staging posts to the eastern
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Polo‚ a Venetian traveler and merchant had an immense impact on how the renaissance shaped‚ and personified the values of the renaissance in numerous ways. Throughout Marco Polo’s travels he collected new ideas and inventions from China‚ and back to Italy. Thus‚ later on was used often during the renaissance. His travels also influenced many young explorers to embark on their own journeys. As Polo traveled through the Middle East he absorbed the sights and smells. When Kahn sent Marco off to new travels
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Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was born on the fifteenth of April‚ 1452‚ near the town of Vinci‚ not far from Florence. He was the son of a Florentine notary‚ Piero da Vinci‚ and a young woman named Caterina. Leonardo spent most of his life in Florence and Milan. In 1469 he was apprenticed to Andrea Verrocchio‚ a leading Renaissance master. Leonardo acquired a variety of skills while he remained at the workshop until 1476. He left Florence for Milan in about 1482 to work for Duke Lodovico
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9/10 – 9/14 P.1 Neuman AP Euro Ch.9/10 Review Questions Kagan Western Heritage 8th edition Chapter 9 (1300-1527) 1. What were the underlying and precipitating causes of the Hundred Years’ War? What advantages did each side have? Why were the French able to drive the English almost entirely out of France? The first underlying and precipitating cause of the Hundred Years’ War was that England and France were too closely proximate emergent territorial powers. Another cause of the Hundred Years’
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