The Black Plague In 13th Century Italy
Sam Harney
Mr. Stewart
02.20.2013
Script for Presentation
First slide * In the 13th century, the Black Plague killed 30-60% of Europe’s population. The medieval times were taking place * There was the hundred-year war between France and England * Feudalism was falling - the system of political organization prevailing in Europe:the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture * Italy became the place where the renaissance, or the rebirth of Europe, would take place. Specifically Florence. This is because Italy had several factors that set it apart from the rest of the European nations * When the Roman …show more content…
Each city-state had its own specialities, for example in Milan weapons were made and in Florence cloth was made. Gevnoa and Venice traded many textiles. * When Constantinople fell in 1453, the Byzantine scholars fled to Italy, this is known today as a “brain gain”
* When Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1`452, he entered an Italian culture that was straying from the medieval art frameworks and styles
* was born out of wedlock to a peasant named Caterina and the notary Piero da Vinci in a town known as Anchiano, which was near the Tuscan town of Vinci. By age fifteen, da Vinci already had extraordinary talent in the arts, and he was apprenticed to Andrea del Verrocchio for several years. In Florence, under the watchful eye of Verrocchio and his other apprentices, da Vinci’s talent blossomed and he learned the mastery of …show more content…
From 1472 until 1475, Leonardo painted one of his first distinguished masterpieces under the eye of Verrocchio. This piece, named The Annunciation, has aspects of Verrocchio’s influence, but it is recognized as one of da Vinci’s worst paintings. The Annunciation was a direct replica of Verrocchio’s dry linearity style. “The Annunciation is an uneasy combination of elements drawn from Verrocchio’s repertoire… it is an assembly of disparate parts amplified by the clumsiness of the spatial relationship between the Virgin and her immediate surroundings.” To da Vinci, this painting represented his limitations if he remained under the superiority of outdated artists.
* He moved to Milan in 1482 as a part of Ludovico’s court
* He had an insatiable hunger for knowledge that stayed with him for the rest of his life.
* Mona Lisa He paved the way for artists of the Late Renaissance like Michelangelo and Raphael, and his original artistic and scientific advancements are evident in works of art such as Mona Lisa. The figure in the painting is distinguished for her half smile and tilted body, making her appear to be moving. Da Vinci mastered a flawless transition and balance between light and dark, and the deep, receding background displays his appreciation for nature. Overall, the painting is an original, unique, priceless example of how da Vinci pushed past the
Mr. Stewart
02.20.2013
Script for Presentation
First slide * In the 13th century, the Black Plague killed 30-60% of Europe’s population. The medieval times were taking place * There was the hundred-year war between France and England * Feudalism was falling - the system of political organization prevailing in Europe:the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture * Italy became the place where the renaissance, or the rebirth of Europe, would take place. Specifically Florence. This is because Italy had several factors that set it apart from the rest of the European nations * When the Roman …show more content…
Each city-state had its own specialities, for example in Milan weapons were made and in Florence cloth was made. Gevnoa and Venice traded many textiles. * When Constantinople fell in 1453, the Byzantine scholars fled to Italy, this is known today as a “brain gain”
* When Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1`452, he entered an Italian culture that was straying from the medieval art frameworks and styles
* was born out of wedlock to a peasant named Caterina and the notary Piero da Vinci in a town known as Anchiano, which was near the Tuscan town of Vinci. By age fifteen, da Vinci already had extraordinary talent in the arts, and he was apprenticed to Andrea del Verrocchio for several years. In Florence, under the watchful eye of Verrocchio and his other apprentices, da Vinci’s talent blossomed and he learned the mastery of …show more content…
From 1472 until 1475, Leonardo painted one of his first distinguished masterpieces under the eye of Verrocchio. This piece, named The Annunciation, has aspects of Verrocchio’s influence, but it is recognized as one of da Vinci’s worst paintings. The Annunciation was a direct replica of Verrocchio’s dry linearity style. “The Annunciation is an uneasy combination of elements drawn from Verrocchio’s repertoire… it is an assembly of disparate parts amplified by the clumsiness of the spatial relationship between the Virgin and her immediate surroundings.” To da Vinci, this painting represented his limitations if he remained under the superiority of outdated artists.
* He moved to Milan in 1482 as a part of Ludovico’s court
* He had an insatiable hunger for knowledge that stayed with him for the rest of his life.
* Mona Lisa He paved the way for artists of the Late Renaissance like Michelangelo and Raphael, and his original artistic and scientific advancements are evident in works of art such as Mona Lisa. The figure in the painting is distinguished for her half smile and tilted body, making her appear to be moving. Da Vinci mastered a flawless transition and balance between light and dark, and the deep, receding background displays his appreciation for nature. Overall, the painting is an original, unique, priceless example of how da Vinci pushed past the