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    Serrani (998042871) VIC343Y: Sex and Gender in the Renaissance Professor Konrad Eisenbichler March 19th‚ 2015 “For if the imagination does have any power in such matters‚ in girls it dwells so constantly and so forcefully on sex that it can […] more easily make that male organ into a part of their bodies.” (Michel de Montaigne) Word Count: 1471 Michel de Montaigne is one of the most important philosophers of the Renaissance era. Montaigne was born on February 28th‚ 1533

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    rediscovery of ancient art and literature‚ study of anatomy‚ and the Protestant Reformation‚ shaped the art of the Renaissance. Neoclassicism was shaped by the Age of Enlightenment‚ fascination with Roman art and revolutions around the world. The world was in shambles after World War I‚ which caused war refugees wanting to escape reality‚ thus influencing the art movement of Dada. The Renaissance began in the early 1400s in Florence‚ it was

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    Renaissance Lives: Portraits of an Age By Theodore K. Rabb The thesis of Renaissance lives is to show the reader a little bit of the Renaissance period. Rabb talks about 15 different people from the Renaissance period. He talks about astrologers to mothers and artists. Jan Hus Jan Hus was born in Prague was a religious thinker and reformer. He initiated a religious movement based on the ideas of John Wycliff His followers became known as Hussites. Hus was a dissenter in that time it was frowned

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    The piece from the Renaissance period I chose to write about is Spem in alium by composer Thomas Tallis. This piece is a renaissance molet in Latin which was composed in the 1570s and while the history for this piece is unknown the piece did come up in 1597 in Nonsuch Palace in a catalogue where the piece was dubbed as "a song of fortie partes". Many believe the piece to be written for Queen Elizabeth for her 40th birthday. To create Spem in alium Tallis organized the choir in 8 different choirs

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    What is the definition of the Harlem Renaissance? The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the social and aesthetic blast that occurred in Harlem between the finish of World War I and the center of the 1930s. Amid this period Harlem was a social focus‚ drawing dark journalists‚ craftsmen‚ performers‚ picture takers‚ artists‚ and researchers. The Harlem Renaissance was exceptionally critical in light of the fact that it denoted a minute when white America began perceiving the scholarly commitments

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    The word renaissance comes from the same French word meaning “rebirth‚” but this rebirth was not in any human or animal but in learning. People had this enthusiasm and crave for reading‚ writing‚ sculpting‚ painting‚ music‚ and many other subjects that would better themselves. They didn’t have this need before in the Middle Ages when everything was focused on God and the afterlife and when many of the people were not allowed to read and learn unless they came from a higher family in society. The

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    Renaissance Humanism And the Individual’s’ Role in Society Humanism emphasize the importance of the Individual‚ promoted emotions and rational thought partly while rebelling against medieval traditions and views on religion‚ de-emphasizing sacrifice and devotion to prayer and other spiritual matters. Humanist scholars were attracted to classical literature of the Romans and Greeks‚ bringing secularism‚ rhetoric‚ and focus on logic to Europe‚ which is part of why scholars gradually floated away

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    The artist‚ Albrecht Dürer‚ was a famous Renaissance artist from outside Italy. He was born in Germany and he was the most famous German artist of the Renaissance. He was born on 21 May‚ 1471 in Nuremberg‚ south Germany and his father was a goldsmith. As a young man he began his training in drawing and woodcutting. He became an apprentice to the best known artist in the city of Nuremberg when he was fifteen years old. After this‚ he travelled to other European countries‚ including Italy‚ and he met

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    experimenting with the human form‚ understanding movement and endeavoring to create a more convincing painting or sculpture. The artwork that we see during the Renaissance period is extremely realistic as artists have humanized the divine in paintings and have added proportions‚ depths and perspective. “The decisive change in Renaissance painting came with the shift in conception of the painting’s relation to the experienced world”. (John W. Dixon‚ 1987) Michelangelo

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    From my perspective‚ but limited familiarity with works of art in general‚ the Raphael painting is significant in that it is considered a prime example of High Renaissance art and considered Raphael’s masterpiece. I believe it is also significant because as a component of the School of Athens (1509-1511) the painting over a period of 500 years continues to influence discussion and analysis among art historians and scholars. History suggests that Raphael was clearly influenced by Michelangelo’s

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