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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September 19‚ 2014 Jessie Francisco 2014 13494 Art Stud 1 BPE The Medici Pope Florence was once the City of the heart of Artistic Revolution where the wealthiest and the most powerful family ruled—The Medici. The great artist Michelangelo was adopted by this family and grew in the same household with Giovanni and Guilio de Medici. Sparked by resentment of the people for Medici wealth and power‚ civil
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GREGORY VII (Hildebrand) (Pope‚ 1073-85). He was born in Tuscany about 1020‚ perhaps at Soana‚ a village of the southern border. His family belonged to the plebeian class. Although nothing of his remoter ancestry is known‚ his family name‚ Hildebrand‚ would imply a Teutonic descent; but by birth and education at least he was Italian. His youth was passed in Rome‚ in the monastery of St. Mary‚ on the Aventine‚ of which his uncle was abbot‚ and he probably took monastic vows. The Emperor Henry III
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Baccio Bandinelli: The Self-Elevation of a Renaissance Artist Bartolommeo “Baccio” Bandinelli was a Florentine sculpture‚ painter‚ and draftsman in the early sixteenth century. Bandinelli practiced his craft during the same period as the famous Michelangelo‚ who painted the Sistine Chapel‚ and considered himself Michelangelo’s rival in sculpting. Many critiqued Bandinelli at the time of his work‚ claiming that his pieces were not as great as Michelangelo or other artists of the time. Despite
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writing sonnets until Pope Alexander VI died. When this occurred Pope Julius paid for Michelangelo’s traveling cost. Pope Julius asked Michelangelo to make his tomb. The pope loved the design and sent Michelangelo to St. Peters to see if it would look appropriately there; it did. Michelangelo was paid two hundred thousand scudi. Many people were almost in competition to have Michelangelo work for them‚ at one point the pope was literally made to ask Michelangelo to paint Pope Sixtus IV’s chapel.
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fame as an artist‚ and his talent became sought after by Pope Julius II‚ who asked him to embark on a very demanding artistic journey‚ a commission to paint the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican. At first‚ Michelangelo‚ who had been busy painting frescos in Pope Julius’ tomb‚ refused his successor’s request‚ feeling that the undertaking of such a monumental task would take him away from his first love‚ that of sculpture‚ but the Pope insisted‚ and his word prevailed. Ironically‚ Michelangelo’s
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What is artistic patronage and how important is the patron ’s input Patrons exerted a strong influence on the creation and execution of art in Italy between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. Art served specific functions so that artists were paid to produce exactly what the patron wanted. The artist could be creative to the extent of his natural and acquired capacity but always within the conditions imposed by the patron. The system of patronage was a commercial process and artwork therefore
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after learning the art of fresco. A year later he at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens and soon after was invited to the household of Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the "Magnificent". There he met two younger Medici who would later become Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII(www.Michelangelo.com). He also produced his first
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni 1475-1564 Copyright 1991‚ revised 2007‚ for Mesa County Valley School District #51‚ Grand Junction‚ CO. This article was written for the express use of the Art Heritage Program. No part may be copied in part or in whole without permission. Certain materials are included under the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and have been prepared according to the multimedia fair use guidelines and are restricted from further use. The information contained
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struggle of power between the monarchy and the church was an ongoing battle from the time of Charlemagne until the time of the Renaissance. I believe the Pope or high up church officials had more power over the king and in the eyes of the people. One reason for this is that Popes usually won when it came to battles over power. Pope Gregory VII was a prime example of this. Gregory did not hesitate to excommunicate King Henry IV after his attempt to take power away from the clergy. To have this horrible
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