The birth of Venus is displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence‚ Italy. But originally Botticelli was commissioned to paint the work by the Medici family of Florence‚ specifically Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici under the influence of his cousin Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ close friend to Botticelli. The painting depicts the goddess Venus‚ having emerged from the sea standing on a seashell‚ arriving at the seashore. On Venus’ right is Zephyrus‚ God of Winds‚ he carries with him the gentle breeze Aura
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church. Artists during this period strived to portray events of religious importance with high drama to make a lasting impression. One such event was the crucifixion of Christ‚ a subject dealt with by many Renaissance artists. One of these artists‚ Tommaso di Ser Giovanni de Simone Guide Cassai‚ better known as Masaccio‚ was perhaps the first great painter of the Italian renaissance. His innovations in the use of scientific perspective inaugurated the modern era in painting. Born in San Giovanni Valdarno
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John Roselli John Roselli (Filippo Sacco) first became involved in crime when he worked for Al Capone in the 1920s. By the end of the Second World War Roselli had emerged as a senior crime boss in Las Vegas with close links to Meyer Lansky. In 1947 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified him as a leading figure in the Mafia and a close associate of Santos Trafficante. In March I960‚ President Dwight Eisenhower of the United States approved a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plan
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Hell‚ the Avaricious and the Prodigal are made to charge at one another with giant boulders. The Fifth Circle of Hell contains the river Styx‚ a swampy‚ fetid cesspool in which the Wrathful spend eternity struggling with one another. Dante glimpses Filippo Argenti‚ a former political enemy of his‚ and watches in delight as other souls tear the man to pieces. Virgil and Dante next proceed to the walls of the city of Dis. The demons that guard the gates refuse to open them for Virgil‚ and an angelic messenger
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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was one of Italy greatest composers but he had never earned the reputation that he deserved to have during his lifetime. Not only he was a great violinist‚ a concertmaster‚ and a teacher; he was also known as an extraordinary composer with his significant contributions to the concerto’s development such as Stabat Mater‚ Magnificant‚ Gloria and The Four Seasons‚ his most popular work. Throughout the article Discovering the Rediscovery of Antonio Vivaldi by Miles Dayton
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Ely Lilly and Company El- Lilly: A pharmaceutical company was founded by a 38 year-old pharmacist and El lilly in May 1876‚ it was founded in Indianapolis‚ USA. By opening the door to a small laboratory. Currently it has its headquarter in Indianapolis Indiana‚ USA‚ with 38‚000 employees worldwide. El-lilly focuses on meeting some of the world’s most urgent medical needs‚ in the areas of oncology‚ cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ critical care‚ neuroscience‚ men’s health and musculoskeletal. El-Lilly
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is a highly respected and known Italian sculptor‚ painter‚ and poet who is to this day considered one of the best artists of all time. One of his most famous works is the ceiling fresco he painted in the Sistine Chapel‚ which is in Vatican City‚ Rome. Twenty-five years later‚ when Michelangelo was sixty years old‚ he was asked by Pope Clement VII to paint the alter wall in the Sistine Chapel: the Last Judgment. This piece represents the Second Coming of
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got his first artistic training at a goldsmith’s workshop and from one of the sculptors working at the cathedral of Florence in 1400 (Web Art). Between 1404-1407 he also worked at the studio of Lorenzo Ghiberti. And he studied and excavated with Filippo Brunelleschi in Rome which made the known as treasure seekers (Wikipedia/Donatello). Donatello’s journey with Brunelleschi throughout Rome was conclusive for the development of the Italian art in the 5th Century. It is when Brunelleschi took his measurements
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Year 11 ESL V1EN011ZB Task for Monday Day 6 18 February 2013. Task A Write Chapter Summaries form Chapter 1-10 in class. You are expected to have read the novel I’m Not Scared. Chapter Summaries is to sum up the main points or the key events that had taken place in the novel. Please write each chapter summary in complete sentences and in paragraph form. 1. Summary of Chapter 1 -Pages 1- 1-41 * Chapter one is about the introduction of the main character‚ Maria‚ skull‚ Salvatore‚ Barbara
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the Medici Family have supported this culture. They have build churches‚ monasteries and palaces around the city. In addition‚ they have commissioned paintings and sculptures from the best artists to decorate them. A very prominent artist‚ Filippo Brunelleschi is changing the appearance of Florence. Brunelleschi is basing his many architectural projects on models from ancient Greece and Rome (Grendler‚ 2004). One particular structure built by Brunelleschi is the Dome of the Florecnce Cathedral
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