The Renaissance and the Harlem Renaissance: A Comparison and Contrast The Renaissance Period of the 14th-16th century was a time of change and growth in the world of art. All art forms experienced progress not only in terms of the human aspect of imagination‚ creativity and philosophy‚ but also in terms of progress in available technologies and available materials and tools. The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s and 30’s was similarly a time of change in the human condition
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painting exercised a dominant influence on subsequent European painting (see Western painting) for centuries afterwards‚ with artists such as Giotto di Bondone‚ Masaccio‚ Piero della Francesca‚ Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ Perugino‚ Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ Botticelli‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ and Titian. The same is true for architecture‚ as practiced by Brunelleschi‚ Leone Alberti‚ Andrea Palladio‚ and Bramante. Their works include Florence Cathedral‚ St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome‚ and the Tempio Malatestiano in Rimini
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Spanish is the official language but Catalan‚ Gallego‚ Euskera and Valncia are also official. Arts: Valázquez and the Prado. The Prado‚ in Madrid‚ is a museum very well known throughout the world. Inside the Prado there are important paintings from Botticelli‚ from the Greeco and the Spaniards Goya and Valáquez. Las Meninas is the work best known from Diego Velázquez. Official painter of the royal court during the 17th century. Food: The Paella
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along with the Medici’s private wealth‚ did not prosper under Lorenzo’s rule. This was believed to have happened due to the fact that Lorenzo was too caught up in matters of culture and diplomacy. During De’ Medici’s rule‚ he paid the likes of Botticelli‚ Ghirlandaio‚ and Filippo Lippi to paint the city in order to add beauty. “Leonardo the Magnificent” was loved and admired by many‚ up until the day of his death on April 9‚ 1492. Question: Leonardo de’ Medici was raised at an early age to be
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Allegory: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances 1. Botticelli: One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance‚ developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus 2. Desiderius Erasmus: Dutch humanist scholar who studied early Christian as well as classical culture; criticized the Church. 3. Fresco: the art or technique of painting on a moist‚ plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater
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1) Chapter 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy a. The Early Renaissance in Italy (1400-1500) 2) Chapter 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy a. The High and Late Renaissance in Italy (1500-1600) 3) Chapter 20: Late Medieval And Early Renaissance Northern Europe a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 15th century 4) Chapter 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 16th century 5) Chapter 24: The Baroque
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Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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medieval art are the religious figures of Virgin Mary‚ Christ and Christ’s crucifixion‚ likewise seen in Renaissance art are Roman and pagan gods. Many pieces of art tell a story in both ages‚ like The Birth of Venus‚ and The Adoration of the Magi by Botticelli‚ from the early ages of the Renaissance‚ or the Deposition of Christ and The Kiss of Judas by Giotto in the Medieval age. Both ages‚ Medieval and Renaissance‚ produced the same kind of art; from illuminated manuscripts‚ tapestries‚ embroidery‚
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artist born in Florence‚ Italy. He was famous for his artwork in bas relief‚ a type of shadow relief sculpture. * St. Mark * Zuccone | * The Feast of Herod * David | * Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata * Judith and Holofernes | Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He hailed from Florence‚ Italy. * Fortitude * Adoration of the Magi * The Birth of Venus | * Primavera * Cestello Annunciation * St. Augustine | * Venus and Mars * Mystical Nativity
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are expressed in the Italian art of the period‚ through the works of various artists like the recognizable Leonardo da Vinci who emphasized humanism ideals and Michelangelo Buonarroti representing human divinity with his human sculpture of David Botticelli and finally‚ the impacting artist Raphael. Some artists used Greek influences in their paintings. In one of Michelangelo’s art it has Charon (the ferryman of Hades) sail the ferry down the Styx‚ leading the sinners into hell where they are greeted
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