Galileo Galilei Galileo was born in Pisa (then part of the Duchy of Florence)‚ Italy‚ the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei‚ a famous lutenist‚ composer‚ and music theorist; and Giulia Ammannati. Galileo became an accomplished lutenist himself and would have learned early from his father a healthy scepticism for established authority‚[15] the value of well-measured or quantified experimentation‚ an appreciation for a periodic or musical measure of time or rhythm‚ as well as the illuminative
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of Art and Architecture at Rome University‚ said that scholars had sought for centuries to interpret Botticelli’s masterpiece‚ painted in or around 1482 for Lorenzo de Medici‚ better known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492)‚ the great ruler of Florence and patron of the arts. The scholars‚ Professor Guidoni says‚ missed the real point of the masterpiece. It was a codified representation of Lorenzo’s ambitious‚ and abortive‚ plan for unifying Italy through a network of alliances between the
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Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s Davids were an artistic representation of the influences of both religion and politics. In theses sculpture‚ the concepts of Christianity and old religious heroes were a significant foundation in their composition. The Florentine political environment‚ however‚ was a much larger part of the composition of both sculptures. Close observations of the sculpted faces of Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s Davids each reflect a representation of the Florentine government at the
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designs. One of his best known buildings‚ the Pazzi Chapel in Florence‚ was the first building to be designed with such elements. Brunelleschi is also credited with the invention of linear perspective‚ a mathamatical system painters could use to show space and depth on a flat surface.<br><br>Masaccio is most noted for using Brunelleschi’s techniques in a series of frescoes designed for the Church of Santa Maria de Carmine in Florence. The scenes in his paintings
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arts of painting‚ sculpture‚ and architecture‚ a draftsman‚ an accomplished engineer‚ and a pioneer investigator‚ in the natural sciences. Life and works in painting * Born in 1452 in Vinci‚ Republic of Florence (now in Italy)‚ Leonardo spent his youth in Tuscany and in 1469‚ went to Florence with his father . Shortly there after‚ he entered the studio of sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio as an apprentice‚ where he received a diversified training‚ until 1476. He worked with Verrocchio on the painting
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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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with Catherine of Aragon‚ leading to the Anglican Church Dante Alighieri Italian poet wrote "Divine Comedy" exiled from Florence for political reasons Giovanni Boccaccio wrote "The Decameron" in Italian vernacular supporter of Petrarch Sandro Botticelli Florentine painter "Birth of Venus‚" "Primavera" Filippo Brunelleschi Florentine architect designed duomo of Florence cathedral‚ chapel of Pazzi family Michelangelo sculptor by nature‚ painted but hated it; incredible realism introvert‚ hated
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Vinci was born on the fifteenth of April‚ 1452‚ near the town of Vinci‚ not far from Florence. He was the son of a Florentine notary‚ Piero da Vinci‚ and a young woman named Caterina. Leonardo spent most of his life in Florence and Milan. In 1469 he was apprenticed to Andrea Verrocchio‚ a leading Renaissance master. Leonardo acquired a variety of skills while he remained at the workshop until 1476. He left Florence for Milan in about 1482 to work for Duke Lodovico Sforza. He stayed in Milan for
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the province of Mache. It is probable that he took his first lessons from his father‚ a provincial painter named Giovanni di Santi‚ before going to Florence .By 1500 he was working in the studio of Perugino (an artist well known for his serene and beautifully colored works). Raphael had influence from Michelangelo and Leonardo‚ both lived in Florence during this time‚ Raphael‚ whose early work already was surpassing his master’s work. Raphael’s work became beaming‚ robust‚ and clear in color. Throughout
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Renaissance ID’s Frederick Wright 1. Renaissance: * The Renaissance was a cultural movement that profoundly affected European intellectual life. * It began in Italy and spread its way across the rest of Europe. * It lasted from the end of the fourteenth century to the early sixteenth century (1375-1527). * This renaissance was significant for many reasons‚ one of which was the use of vernacular language. * The use of vernacular language helped people understand and rationalize
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