Short Biography profile and facts about the life of the Sculptor Donatello The following biography information provides basic facts and information about the life and history of Donatello a famous Medieval character of the Middle Ages: Nationality: Italian Also Known as : Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi Lifespan: 1386 - 1466 Date of Birth: He was born in 1386‚ the exact date of birth is unknown Family connections : He was the son of Nicolo di Betto Bardi‚ a wool merchant in Florence Career:
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figures and depicting those figures in natural setting as realistically as possible. Prior to the Renaissance‚ artists maintained their dependence upon the ancient tradition of icon painting‚ mostly of the religious kind. Duccio di Buoninsega of Siena conveyed within his paintings early features of naturalism‚ which would invoke an expressive and spiritual seriousness to the viewer of these paintings. From his early work on out‚ Duccio displayed a progressive abandonment of the early forms of art
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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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The Renaissance was a more forward-thinking age inspired by a re-interest in the art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. This essay will cover the period in time right before the Italian Renaissance kicked off called Proto-Renaissance‚ and the factors contributing to its success. The three factors that contributed to the success of this transition were‚ where it began‚ the influence of humanism‚ and artistic innovations contributed by artists. These factors are considered to be essential in the
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John and Joanne Jandali Schieble Simpson‚ but he was adopted and raised by Paul Jobs and Clara Jobs. Mona Simpson is Jobs’ blood-related sister and Patricia Ann Jobs was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs. Jobs’ children are Lisa Brennan-Jobs‚ Erin Siena Jobs‚ Eve Jobs‚ and Reed Jobs. Jobs had amazing grades and was the smartest kid in his class. He had dropped out of college in order to start the corporate company ‘Apple’ with his friend Steve Wozniak. Karen Blumenthal gives a glimpse of Jobs’
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Hundreds of years ago‚ a plague swept over the known world. The Great Plague‚ Great Pestilence‚ and Black Death were a few of the names that it was given. In the Background Essay‚ it states that‚ "the plague killed between 25 and 45% of the populations it encountered." It was played a huge role in the history of the 14th century. There were three bacterial strains of the plague; all of them were deadly. According to Document 2‚ the mortality rate was 31% in Europe‚ 33% in England‚ 25-33% in Egypt
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York State to create 62‚000 jobs they desperately needed. But controversially‚ New York City is also the hometown of the liberal people. Artist and celebrity such as Lady Gaga has all shown their opposition to fracking from placard to music videos. A Siena poll showed that forty-five percent of New Yorkers against fracking and only thirty-seven New Yorkers supported fracking. This important division among the New Yorkers greatly affected the state governor election for Andrew Cuomo. Waiting for the completion
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On March 6‚ Michelangelo was brought into this world by his mother‚ Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena‚ and his father‚ Ludovico di Leonardo Buonarroti Simoni‚ in Caprese‚ Italy in 1475. His mother pasted away in 1481‚ when he was just six years old; during that time‚ he was placed with a family of stonecutters. At the age of 13‚ he engaged to the Florentine painter’s workshop because he had no interest in what his family’s business was. There he was introduced to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio
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reflects the Triune God’s that is self- communication as Word and Spirit; the word is the Father’s self- communication in Jesus as it was said in the scriptures and the Spirit is a powerful person who helps us to accept the gift. Saint Catherine of Siena speaks of the Holy Spirit as our Mother who nurses us in God. William argued in the light of images and the names of the Triune God for he thought of feminist of the Trinitarian symbolism and let it remain a symbol means Father‚ Son and Spirit need
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Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi‚ Umbria. Which is just north of San Marino‚ the capital of Italy. He was born in 1181 but no one knows the exact date of his birth. His Father returned from France to see he had a son. He had a mother and a father. His Mother was Pica de Bourlemont and his Father was Pietro di Bernardone. Saint Francis of Assisi was one of seven kids. Pietro di Bernardone‚ his father was a wealthy silk merchant. He wanted Saint Francis of Assisi to be a silk merchant
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