Classical forms and ideals‚ leading to the designation of the period as the "Renaissance‚" meaning rebirth. Two rival schools of painting‚ Siena and Florence‚ rose to the forefront of this transformation during the beginnings of the Renaissance. In his Lives of the Artists‚ Vasari denotes the main proponents of the movements in Siena and Florence to be Duccio di Buoninsegna and Giotto di Bondone‚ respectively. Vasari saw Duccio‚ called the "Father of the Sienese Renaissance" by many art historians
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bright and dark times. I would also like to say how honored I am‚ to stand up here today and pay respect not only to my father‚ but one of the greatest leaders of our time‚ Lorenzo the Magnificent. My father Lorenzo was born on January 01‚ 1449 in Florence‚ Italy. Lorenzo’s grandfather‚ Cosimo de’ Medici‚ was the first member of our family to combine running the Medici bank with leading the Republic. Cosimo was one of the wealthiest men in Europe and spent a very large portion of his fortune in government
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History of Art 3521: Introduction to Italian Renaissance Art Final Study Guide I decided to prepare this sheet as a short description of some of the important themes that we’ve taken up in lecture in the second half of the quarter. In preparation for our final‚ I would recommend reviewing your notes and textbook‚ putting together answers to each of these. Indeed‚ if you have good answers in your head (making use of examples shown in class) for each question‚ you should do well. 1. How was
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major rules of the Byzantine era. He was among the first to play with the depth of his artwork‚ as depicted in Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets‚ which is a tempera and gold leaf on wood‚ c. 1280-1290 and is located in the Santa Trinitià in Florence. The focus of the piece‚ Madonna on her throne‚ is shown as receding into the background to give the viewer a sense of proportion and depth. This is also shown by the overlapping of the angels on either side of the throne‚ to show that they are standing
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Fifteenth century Italy was composed of a mixture of differing regional entities: The States of the Church retained a significant amount of Central Italy while the whole of Southern Italy belonged to the Kingdom of Naples. These communities were ruled by a monarchy composed of many families and individuals‚ many of whom became important patrons of Renaissance Art. Sculpture has been an active part of the Romanesque era with sculptures produced throughout the middle ages in Italy and the rest of Europe
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about. You can tell at first sight that the garden is not naturally in this state‚ but cared for and nurtured to this shape and beauty. It is completely flat and on the left you can see the entire Florence and the beauty fills all my senses. I personally already love city views and the whole of Florence right before my eyes was so gorgeous to me. It personally relates to me because I am from Los Angeles where city scapes such as this are everywhere and I have fallen in love with them. To see a different
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Leonardo: The artist‚ The genius‚ The sinner. Human beings we are called‚ but this is a broad definition of what we are as individuals. Each one of us has his own life‚ his own personality‚ his own mind‚ and his own reputation. This world have created scientists‚ artists‚ tyrants‚ and saints‚ who all in their own actions and way of thinking affected all those around them. The artist is the creator‚ the inventor‚ and the maker of works of art. The most effective way to reach the public is through
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While he was away‚ the Black Guelfs completely took over Florence‚ and so Dante was exiled from his native city for the rest of his life. While in exile‚ he writes the Divine Comedy‚ Inferno‚ Purgatory and Paradise‚ and completed the Inferno in 1314. The poem follows Dante after he strays off the path of moral
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The Consequences of Constitutional Conspiracies Rise and Fall of the Medici- Spring 2015 Marina Tanimoto Marina.tanimoto1@marist.edu Four significant and devastating conspiracies haunted Italy in the mid 15th century. The chapters ‘Conspiracy’ and ‘April Blood’ in the book April Blood by Lauro Martines cover the murder of Count Girolamo Riario in Forli‚ the murder of Galeazzo Maria Sforza‚ the Duke of Milan‚ the conspiracy of Stefano Porcari‚ and the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de’ Medici
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the Medici family. Michelangelo used David as model of "heroic courage" to demonstrate that "spiritual strength can be more effective than arms". Michelangelo insisted that David should stand as a symbol of the republic and act as a warning that Florence shall be governed justly and bravely". This was the first time since antiquity that a large nude statue be exhibited in a public place. Michelangelo’s David is based on the artistic discipline of disegno. It is said that under this discipline
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