(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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Jessica Brown Final Paper Art 104i Marcel Duchamp “The Fountain” To begin to understand Marcel Duchamp’s specific piece of art “The Fountain” I delved deep into the history behind the Dada movement‚ from which Duchamp thrived. This began with an in depth look at Western Europe during World War I‚ The Dada’s reaction to the World War‚ and more specifically Marcel Duchamp’s reaction to the World War. As stated in the book‚ “no single event influenced the development of modern as profoundly
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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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“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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Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) was born on March 6‚ 1475‚ in Caprese‚ Italy. His father worked for the Florentine government‚ and shortly after he was born his family returned to Florence‚ the city Michelangelo would always call his true home. His mother past away when he was 6‚ and at first his father did not approve of his son’s interest in art as a career. At 13‚ Michelangelo was apprenticed to painter Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ mainly known for his murals. A year
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Tyrrhenian Sea‚ is a very famous wide bathing place near Tropea. Gerace‚ near Locri‚ is a beautiful medieval city with the Norman castle and an ancient cathedral. Squillace‚ a seaside resort and important archeological site. Stilo‚ is the home of Tommaso Campanella‚ which has a Norman castle of its own and a beautiful Byzantine church‚ the
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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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to have taken charge of the boy and who for some reason bore the nickname Botticello or Little Barrel. Botticelli was first apprenticed to a goldsmith at an early age of 13‚ then‚ following the boy’s wishes‚ his doting father set him to Fra Filippo Lippi who was at work frescoing the Convent of the Carmine. Lippo Lippi’s synthesis of the new control of
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Artist from the Renaissance Bernardo Rossellino (1409-64)‚ born probably in Florence. He worked chiefly as an architect and was responsible for restorations of the Church of San Francesco in Assisi and many churches and palaces in Rome‚ Siena‚ Florence‚ and other cities. His most famous work is the tomb (begun 1444) of the Florentine historian Leonardo Bruni in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence. As a young man he was the apprentice and collaborator of Leone Battista Alberti‚ from whose sketches
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The Renaissance time period had a similar focus on religion as well as creating paintings with more of a realistic appearance. At the beginning of the Renaissance‚ Filippo Brunelleschi discovered a new method in creating art with a three-dimensional view called linear perspective. The process spread throughout Italy‚ and many artist were heavily influenced by this style of painting during the time period. This method
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