Maria Visconti of Milan‚ the first wife of Duke Filippo‚ was executed for having an affair with the court musician. However‚ not all women carried the misfortune of living under the authority of a male figure. In fact‚ women played an important role in smaller Renaissance courts. Battista Sfortza was referred
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Positioning in 5 Forces This section will discuss Porters 5 forces of competition and Pompeian is situated in each element. Company’s need not only to focus on the impact of their direct competition but also other external factors that could influence their strategy. Threats of New Entry (Entry Barriers) – Pompeian needs to evaluate how other companies could enter the olive oil market and how quickly they could become a national distributor of the product. This threat is a low one for Pompeian‚ the
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Emma Raggio Ms. Bednarska Chemistry Period B 30 September‚ 2014 Amedeo Avogadro Amedeo Avogadro was born in Turin‚ Italy‚ on 9th August‚ 1776. He was born to a family of lawyers. His father‚ Count Filippo Avogadro‚ was a well-known lawyer and public servant. Amedeo became a lawyer in 1796. Soon after he got his doctorate of law‚ he became interested in natural philosophy and mathematics. He left his successful legal career to teach mathematics and physics at the high school level in Vercelli‚
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(perhaps by Piero Della Francesca)‚ Bramante went to Milan in 1481 and‚ like Leonardo‚ stayed there until the French arrived in 1499. In Milan‚ he abandoned painting to become one of his generation’s most renowned architects. Under the influence of Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Leon Battista Alberti‚ and perhaps Leonardo‚ all of whom strongly favored the art and architecture of classical antiquity‚ Bramante developed the High Renaissance form of the central-plan church.” (Kleiner 475)
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represented “how romantic moonlight had been surpassed by the light of the modern electric street light.” The painting is an example of art from the artistic Avant-Garde movement of Futurism which was founded in Italy in 1909‚ by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and ended in the late 1920s. One key feature of Futurism was that Futurists strongly rejected traditional forms of art‚ and were instead‚ fascinated and dedicated to everything they perceived as new and revolutionary. Futurists aimed
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and Georges Braque Futurism Futurism began in the early 20th century This movement was associated with concepts of the future‚ such as technology‚ cars‚ and even youth. Futurism was most powerful in Italy The main artist of this movement was Filippo Marinetti Modernism Modernism was popular in the late 19 century and early 20th century The movement was a trend that made humans believe they had the power to create or improve the environment. Modernism was popular in France One main artist
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Sylph to Les Sylphide Although they are similar in name‚ La Sylphide and Les Sylphides are very different. Created in two different centuries‚ by two different men‚ and yet their induvial uniqueness gave them popularity. La Sylphide was created by Filippo Taglioni in 1832. This was during the Romanic era when elegance was desired. The ballet was a story of a young Scotsman (James) who is arranged to get married to a young bride. However he is in love affair with a Sylph and she too‚ does not want him
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"Da Vinci" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Da Vinci (disambiguation). [pic] |Leonardo da Vinci | |[pic] | |Self-portrait in red chalk‚ Royal Library of Turin | |Circa 1512 to 1515[nb 1] | |Born |Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci | |
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“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world” said Hillary Clinton. Today there is still so much work to be done to improve the rights and equality of gender. Even though the role of women has dramatically changed since early modern we still face problems of inequality. It is almost hard to believe how different the role of a woman in early modern Europe was compared to today when we are still not satisfied with the role that women are allowed to play. However‚ it is arguable
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Political influence‚ love it or hate it‚ determines the way that society functions. The morals‚ values‚ folkways‚ and core principles of a culture greatly effect politics‚ especially through media. Today we see mass media affecting politics on a grand scale‚ however in the middle ages and antiquity‚ where no televisions could be found‚ literature filled this political gap. In the middle ages‚ songs and epics brought fame and fortune to crusader heroes‚ but Dante’s The Divine Comedy on the other hand
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