1. Italian Renaissance - earliest form of the general European Renaissance‚ a period of great cultural change and achievement that began in Italy. 2. Jacob Burkhart - historian of art and culture‚ and an influential figure in the historiography of each field 3. Oligarchies – small group that ruled a city and its surrounding countryside 4. Condotierri - the mercenary soldier leaders (warlords) of the professional‚ military free companies contracted by the Italian city-states and the Papacy from
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1. How is Corbet’s Burial at Ornans an assault on bourgeois values? -He painted a scene that would normally be reserved for something religious and was highly controversial during the time. He took a step that went against the bourgeois values by not caring about the class definitions that were socially acceptable. He painted something that he “shouldn’t” have‚ but it brought him instant fame. 2. How do Japanese prints influence the works of Degas? - Degas was influenced by Japanese prints in
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HUMANISM IN RENAISSANCE Renaissance is a term used to describe ‘rebirth’ (in French)‚ which began in Italy in late middle age and then spread to other parts of Europe. During the Renaissance people to question the Scholastic methods of that time and their questioning resulted as the birth of humanism. Humanism goes along with secularism in the sense that it makes humans beings‚ not God‚ the centre of attention. People began to do things because they enjoyed them rather than for God’s glory. It
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The Renaissance Moves North Around what time did the Renaissance begin to move north? We can say Renaissance began in the mid-1400s to 1450 in Italy‚ when a German printer named Johannes Gutenberg began a work on a project that would create a new way of printing books. He would develop a system of movable type that are individual letters and marks that could be arranged and rearranged quickly‚ and through this new machine the availability of books would change the way information and ideas traveled
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How Does Music Affect Us? What can music do to us? How can it affect us? Music is proven to alter our moods and outlook in life. Different genres of music have different effects on us. Let’s say for example rock music‚ it tends to waken us from our sleeping senses and may create a lively outlook or mood for a period of time‚ but let us still remember that effects of music vary from people to people. Taking rock music into consideration again‚ while some people get their positive mood and high
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Medical Science During the Renaissance The Renaissance was a cultural and intellectual movement that began in the 1300’s and spread throughout Europe. This time period revived the significance of art‚ music‚ and architecture. However‚ while advances in those areas were strong‚ the medical science field did not grow at the same rate. Back then‚ it was thought that diseases and illnesses had natural as well as supernatural causes. Many believed that they were punishments from God for sinning. Because
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Introduction Texture is one of the basic elements of music. When you describe the texture of a piece of music‚ you are describing how much is going on in the music at any given moment. For example‚ the texture of the music might be thick or thin‚ or it may have many or few layers. It might be made up of rhythm only‚ or of a melody line with chordal accompaniment‚ or many interweaving melodies. Below you will find some of the formal terms musicians use to describe texture. Suggestions for activities
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Ydalia Bell Nicole Hill 201320 Hum Renaissance and Baroque April 16‚ 2013 The Ideal Renaissance Man or Woman An ideal renaissance man or woman in the fourteenth and fifteenth century‚ a time when people aspired to be skilled in numerous areas and humanistic education was customary‚ meant you would have to stand out from the rest. Pico della Mirandola theories in Oration on the Dignity of Man sum up the ideal Renaissance man. He proclaimed that individuals face no limits to their development
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the Middle East. One particular event and the people involved in it have left their legacy too. The Harlem Renaissance has greatly impacted the world with its music‚ literature‚
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The Harlem Renaissance remains one of the most momentous creative movements in American history‚ exceeding its original importance to one specific interest group and hence cannot be looked upon simply as a convenient metaphor. This essay will show that in addition to the eruption of creativity‚ the Harlem Renaissance should be acknowledged for its significant contribution to changing the self-perception of the Negro in America in such a positive and significant way that eventually transformed the
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