Throughout history‚ there have been certain works of art that seem to never get old. Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” is definitely one of them. I chose to explore this work of art because I never quite understood why it is so relevant. Although the “Mona Lisa” is a beautiful piece of art‚ its level of popularity has always intrigued me. It is one of the most well known paintings in the world‚ but many do not even consider it to be Leonardo Da Vinci ’s best work. I believe the popularity of the painting
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The rise of city-states in Italy during the Renaissance impacted western civilization economically through trade‚ politically through civic participation‚ and culturally through art. Culturally‚ city-states in Italy were big traders‚ and they came up with many new banking ideas. Politically‚ they started participating in democratic ways of governing. And culturally‚ Italy’s Renaissance artists made huge impacts on civilization. If not for the great contributions of Italian city-states‚ Western
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MANAGEMENT What is Management? Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Management comprises planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ leading or directing‚ and controlling an organization (a group of one or more people or entities) or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Resourcing encompasses the deployment and manipulation of human resources
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo was an Italian painter‚ sculptor‚ and engraver who created a number of artworks related to Greek mythology during the Italian Renaissance. He was born in Florence where the Renaissance began and patronized by the Medici family with his brother Piero del Pollaiuolo. Many of his artworks have influences of human anatomy‚ which means that he accurately illustrates the body shapes and muscle movements of people. Since he taught to many students such as Lorenzo Ghiberti and Sandro
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woman with a different costume‚ but a similar hairstyle and the same precision in the rendering of the details of jewels and lace. The hypothesis has been advanced that Zucchi’s two paintings‚ The Age of Gold and The Age of Silver (Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence) might be connected to the Palazzo Barberini painting and the Spark portrait. According to the theory‚ the allegorical panels may have been carried out for Cardinal de’ Medici as covers to these two portraits of his lover. Zucchi would paint Clelia
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late period show his continued interest in natural philosophy and experimental science (McGarty). In 1506‚ Leonardo traveled to Milan. He became the exquisite painter and engineer to Louis XII. In 1507‚ he returned to Florence to battle against his brothers for their uncle Francesco’s inheritance. In 1513‚ he moved to Rome. There‚ he worked on mirrors‚ and probably the above self- portrait. In 1516‚ he left Italy for France‚ joining King Francis I in Amboise‚ whom he served
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not to mention all he has done for the Church. The Church has always been important to him‚ Filipo has always believed that his use of geometry and numbers is to support Christian spiritual reality. One of his largest projects is the dome of the Florence Cathedral‚ and looking at the many drawings and plans he made of the dome‚ you see the care and preciseness poured into his
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Ever wonder what it would be like to invent something that would be used for hundreds of years to come? That’s what Galileo Galilei did. Galileo Galilei belongs in the house 8-1 Genius Hall of Fame. Born in 1564 in Florence‚ Italy‚ Galileo was the oldest of six children. In 1583‚ he attended the University of Pisa to study medicine but became fascinated with many other subjects‚ particularly mathematics and physics. He performed studies and tests on falling objects and then wrote a manuscript about
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romantic Shakespeare play about two couples of lovers. The play is set in Messina‚ deep in the heart of Italy and is based in Elizabethan times. The lovers are namely; Claudio and Hero‚ Bennedick and Beatrice. Claudio is a noble Florentine count from Florence. Bennedick is a war hero from Padua. Both are honourable war heroes fighting for Don Pedro the prince of Aragon. Beatrice is the niece of Leonato the Governor of Messina. At the beginning of the play Don Pedro and his valiant fighters return from
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GUCCI Dr. Nan McIssac MKT/571 The retailer of my choice will be Gucci. I am in love with everything about Gucci and what it represents. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence‚ Italy in 1921. Gucci is an Italian fashion label which produces clothing‚ watches‚ jewelry‚ shoes and leather goods. In 2010 Gucci launched it’s very first children’s clothing line. It is the biggest selling Italian brand and it is exquisite. It should not be surprising as to
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