Arren Quigley Architectural Genius in the Renaissance At the beginning of the Renaissance a problem was apparent in Florence. The city was trying to distinguish themselves from Milan‚ their rival‚ and had built a great cathedral‚ Santa Maria del Fiore‚ with this in mind. The problem was that for 122 years the church had been left open to the elements. No roof had been built. In 1418‚ the town fathers of Florence decided that the time had come to build a roof. The roof had to be grand and tall.
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11) When you were a child‚ what type of religion did your family follow? When I was a child‚ my parents were divorced at an extremely early age. I truly never got to experience the lifestyle my Father had to offer‚ since he didn’t recognize that I was his child. My mother’s family was originally from Eastern Tennessee‚ better known as Appalachian Country. They were stern Southern Baptist‚ in their beliefs and their way of life. When we finally settled down in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio‚ they decided
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Destroyer’‚ ‘the Vandal’; was his reputation deserved for his work on some of England’s great cathedrals‚ or was he the victim of simply carrying out wishes of his employers? Introduction: Paragraph outlining his reputation and the perception through history – make reference to the fact that he also did some great work but that is sometimes overlooked due to the work he did on cathedrals. In the case of cathedrals though‚ he was doing the bidding of his masters – the bishops/ Deans… therefore should
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the king had said. I don’t think Henry meant it that way as the knights who killed Becket did. Once Thomas was killed‚ the king said he didn’t mean that he should actually be killed and then the day after his death‚ apparently he walked around the Cathedral whipping his back to say sorry to Thomas. I also believe that it was the knight’s fault because they did actually kill him. Another point is that they weren’t actually ordered to kill Becket‚ as the king was just murmuring under his breath‚
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Why was Thomas Becket murdered? Thomas Becket was made Archbishop of Canterbury in 1162. He and King Henry II were good friends at the time‚ until they had a power struggle. This leads to an argument. Becket had changed once he had enough power. Becket was murdered by 4 knights in 1170. There were many factors that led to Becket’s death‚ some irrelevant to the actual murder. King Henry II made Becket Archbishop of Canterbury. He thought that he would help the Monarchy rule. After Becket knew
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Chris Ronstad Art History 102 July 11‚ 2013 The Proto-Renaissance period represents a gradual break from Medieval art into what is known as the rebirth of classicism and a shift to the natural. Giotto di Bondone is regarded as having been the grandfather of a rebirth and shift to a more naturalistic approach. His Madonna Enthroned created in 1310 when compared to Madonna and Child‚ created in 1350 by Nardo di Cione‚ demonstrates how far ahead of his time Giotto was and the influence he created
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Becket‚ Son of Gilbert and Matilda Becket. Born in 1118‚ Cheapside London. Occupation: Lord Chancellor- until death. Time‚ Date & place of death: Becket died on the 29th December 1170 early evening/late afternoon‚ at the altar of Canterbury Cathedral. Cause of death: Victim has been said to have been severely attacked by swords. Suffering from a mighty gash to the head- this being the cause of his death. Suspects: 1. King Henry 2nd Motive: There had been a feud between the two (Henry &
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The nave of Amiens Cathedral The Amiens cathedral is the tallest complete cathedral in France‚ its stone-vaulted nave reaching an internal height of 42.30 meters (138.8ft). The lower nave completed by the 1230’s under the direction of Robert de Luzarches. Thomas de Cormont completed the upper nave in the 1240’s and later the radiating chapels. The plan of Amiens Cathedral is like that of the other Classical cathedrals at Chartres and Reims‚ as well as the Notre-Dame in Paris: a three-aisled
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Byzantine Halo’s VS. The Gothic Angels & Saints In the wake of considering the style and impacts of Gothic and Byzantine workmanship on Renaissance craftsmanship‚ I felt as though one had a more prominent effect on Renaissance workmanship. After just looking and considering which one impacted Renaissance craftsmanship‚ I felt that Byzantine workmanship had a more preponderant amount of an impact for three particular reasons: the topic of Renaissance workmanship‚ the humanism part of Renaissance
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On the left is Last Judgement (c. 1120- 1146). It is from Autun Cathedral in France. On the right is Aspe of Saint Climent de Taüll (c.1123). It is located in the church of Saint Climent de Taüll. During this period‚ every church has its own relic. It was believed that it could heal the sick and could offer blessings that might even shorten ones time in purgatory if one came and paid homage and prayed to them. The Autun Cathedral was built specifically to house the relics of St. Lazarus. Lazarus
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