The Renaissance began in Florence in 1341. At this time in Florence‚ there was a lot of wealth. The people of Florence were heavily involved in trading and agriculture. Many of these owned both houses and housing estates outside of Florence‚ in the Tuscany region. Even after the Black Death (a plague which affected almost 50% of Italy’s population) in 1348‚ these wealthy
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David by Donatello and Michelangelo When thinking about a triumph over an unimaginable feat‚ the story of David and Goliath comes to mind. During the Italian Renaissance‚ Florence was under constant change and turmoil however David remained a consistent symbol of endless possibilities for the people. “For the Florentines‚ David represented the essence of civic virtue-courage‚ fortitude‚ and faith” (Murray‚ 39). Various artists have revealed their own depictions of the young shepherd boy but
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writers in world literature. His great masterpieces have influenced the world immensely. He was not only a great writer and poet but he also was a man that overcame great odds to write awe inspiring works of art. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence‚ Italy either in late May or early June‚ 1265. His childhood was somewhat troubling because of the early death of his mother and then his father when he was 18. He managed to get through these bad occurrences and fell in love with a Florentine noblewoman
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progression of her life as parallel to change in Florentine Streets (pull in art and religion/rules of society in order to examine the similarities) (also note how in end when Savonarola’s reign ends‚ Florence is better and life is better) Marriage/love art religion Quotes: The City of Florence: During her youth: Page 52: Lorenzo’s death put the city out of sorts in many ways. Page 85: And when soldiers are at war‚ they are not citizens‚ only mercenaries‚ and young virgins are most at risk
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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Published by Antonio Blado d’Asola in 1532 176 pages Claudia Chapman‚ AP European History‚ January 3‚ 2014 In The Prince by Machiavelli he explains how to get and maintain political power. The novel is centered on Italy’s government in the 1500’s and the Machiavelli’s struggle to help Italy escape the humiliation of the world. In the novel he presents types of principalities such as hereditary principalities‚ mixed
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Some sources say that he was born in Florence close to a village called Certaldo where his family were born. However‚ Giovanni Villani‚ someone close to Boccaccio argued that he was born in Paris. He was
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Current Section Figures from Hartt: Figure- 8.2 Artist- Gentile da Fabriano Title- Strozzi Altarpiece‚ Adoration of the Magi Date- 1423 Medium- tempera on panel Location- Sacristy of Sta. Trinita‚ Florence. Now: Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. Physical concerns‚ iconography‚ patronage (context and function)‚ perspective‚ etc- This was commissioned by Palla Strozzi for his family burial chapel. The Adoration of the Magi marks the moment when the infant Christ was first shown to the Gentiles.
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their society‚ but a whole period on European hHistory. Some members of the family went into practicing art themselves. Lorenzo de’ Medici was a poet and wrote on a broad amount of topics from nature to politics. From a base in 15th-century Florence‚ the Medici family used charm‚ patronage‚ duplicity‚ and
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will then go on to analyse the statue and how it was different from previous versions. To finish‚ I will talk about the influence this sculpture has had in later artists‚ and why it is considered a masterpiece. At the time of Michelangelo’s birth‚ Florence was‚ without question‚ the dominant city in Tuscany and‚ probably‚ in all Italy. It was a political and cultural unit distinct from other equivalent powers‚ such as Venice‚ Milan or the Papal States‚ with which it had alliances and‚ sometimes‚ went
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The Renaissance is referred to as the “rebirth”. The Renaissance was a movement that lasted from the thirteen hundreds to the sixteen hundreds. Renaissance is known as a time that classical art and learning more came into play. The Renaissance was originally began in Italy. It started there because most Italian artists lived there and started to identify classical art. Also because Italy at that time was the center of the Roman Empire. The main reasons the Renaissance came to be was when Europe’s
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