The title of the painting that is known in English as Mona Lisa stems from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari‚ who wrote "Leonardo undertook to paint‚ for Francesco del Giocondo‚ the portrait of Mona Lisa‚ his wife."[5][6] Mona in Italian is a polite form of address originating as ma donna —similar to Ma’am‚ Madam‚ or my lady in English. This became madonna‚ and its contraction mona. The title of the painting‚ though traditionally spelled "Mona" (as used by Vasari[5])‚ is also
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An Analysis of the Slade Plating Department Case John Couchell Wingate University Slade Company is a small but prosperous manufacturer of metal products located in central Michigan. It employs 500 workers who are engaged in producing a large variety of clamps‚ inserts‚ knobs and similar items. Despite the success of Slade Company‚ the manufacturer faces problems in the plating department. The production manager‚ Ralph Porter‚ is concerned about dishonesty among employees‚ abusing the
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was a painter‚ sculptor‚ artist and an engineer. He had an unlimited desire for knowledge and expanded the fields of science and art greatly. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany. At the age of 14‚ he was apprenticed to Andrea di Cione. He learned not only artistic skills but also technical skills like mechanics and chemistry. As he became older he qualified as a master of his guild‚ art and medicine. He worked in Milan as an artist and then Venice as a military architect
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Museum. The famous woman is this picture is Lisa del Giocondo. Lisa was from Florence and Tuscany‚ Italy. She married a cloth and silk merchant in her teenage years. Lisa was born in Florence on June 15th‚ 1479‚ many think that she was born on a rural property that is though to have been owned by the family. Lisa had five children with the merchant named Piero‚ Camilla‚ Andrea‚ Giocondo‚ and Marietta. Lisa’s husband‚ Francesco di Bartilomeo di Zanobi del Giocondo‚ increased her social status because
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Coopetition: “united we stand‚ divided we fall” by Ariella Risch | Nov 01‚ 2011 in Coopetition‚ Themes | Leave A Comment Share This When in 2004 I spoke in illywords magazine about coopetition‚ many people thought I had used a neologism. We said‚ that coopetition is not short on dissociated thinking as it entails being co-operative and competitive at the same time. It seemed to be absurd! Nowadays it would be hard to conceive a world divided with walls or any kind of barriers. What’s needed
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or exclusive use ESCP - Europe School of Management - United Kingdom‚ 2015 Harvard Business School 9-496-018 August 22‚ 1995 The Slade Plating Department Ralph Porter‚ production manager of the Slade Company‚ was concerned about reports of dishonesty among some employees in the Plating Department. From reliable sources‚ he learned that a few of them were punching the time cards of a number of their co-workers who were leaving early. Porter had only recently joined the Slade organization. From conversations
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became became known as the universal genius” (Monkeyshines On Art & Great Artists). He was one of the greatest painter of the Italian Renaissance he also was an architect‚ a engineer‚ and sculptor. When he was a child Leonardo was apprentice of the Andrea del Verroccio a famous painter. Some time in his 50s Leonardo created his best work ever and most famous painting The Mona Lisa. In 1517 he settled in France. Da Vinci spent the rest of his life designing military projects. A group of art and scientific
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Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci might have been the most innovative mind of the Renescience era‚or at least until 300 years after his death. He created things that may have never been been thought of if it wasn’t for him. His paintings are so controversial that people still argue about them today. Although‚most people know Leonardo Da Vinci for just his paintings from the Renescience era‚ they cannot truly appreciate the depth of his career if they don’t know about his controversial paintings
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areas‚ for example. Sing‚ read poetry and play the lute. But he showed an even greater talent for painting and was hence in 1470 apprenticed to the leading Florentine painter‚ Andrea del Verocchio. Doctrine lasted two years and after that he chose to work as an apprentice to Andrea in a decade. After his time as apprentice to Andrea‚ he was given the chance to move to Milan to work for the Duke of Milan‚ Ludovico Sforza. Since he was gifted in so many areas‚ he then many jobs‚ he worked as a court painter
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Current Section Figures from Hartt: Figure- 8.2 Artist- Gentile da Fabriano Title- Strozzi Altarpiece‚ Adoration of the Magi Date- 1423 Medium- tempera on panel Location- Sacristy of Sta. Trinita‚ Florence. Now: Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. Physical concerns‚ iconography‚ patronage (context and function)‚ perspective‚ etc- This was commissioned by Palla Strozzi for his family burial chapel. The Adoration of the Magi marks the moment when the infant Christ was first shown to the Gentiles.
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