widow. She died during an outbreak of plague. He was a member of an aristocratic and wealthy Florentine family of merchants and bankers that had been exiled from Florence for political reasons in 1377. Having grown up in the shadow of exile‚ he spent his life in continuous travels even after his family was allowed to return to Florence in 1428. Under his father’s influence‚ he studied classical subjects at the best universities: literature in Venice and Padua‚ law and Greek in Bologna. But from
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Taylor Webb 6/18/13 Document Analysis Alessandra Macinghi Strozzi Letter 5 Alessandra Strozzi wrote many letters to her children which can convey to us the importance of family in Florence during the Renaissance. Alessandra’s husband Matteo died‚ and so these letters are written from the perspective of a widow‚ not a married woman. In Women of the Renaissance by Margaret L. King‚ it states that widows of the Renaissance could dispose of the family wealth themselves and were also able to carry on
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masterpiece of the Renaissance art. It is a seventeen feet tall sculpture of the biblical hero David‚ which was a favoured subject in the art of Florence. In 1501‚ Florence had just become independent from the Medici rule. This statue was commissioned by the Florentine council to be a gigantic model of heroic youth which would seem to protect Florence from the aggressors. The statue of David was one of the first structures of the male nude. The statue of David was built out of a block of smooth
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city became the first important center of the early Italian Renaissance. A) Vienna B) Florence C) Paris D) Rome Correct Answer(s): B 2. This artist is celebrated as the designer of the doors of the Florence Baptistery. A) Donatello B) Michelangelo C) Leonardo D) Ghiberti Points Earned: 5.0/5.0 Correct Answer(s): D 3. Brunelleschi’s contribution to Florence Cathedral was its famous: A) apse B) crypt C) nave D) dome Points Earned: 5.0/5.0
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Michelangelo was forced to go back to Florence‚ Italy to take care of his family‚ there he made and carved Gigante. This sculpture can still be seen today in front of the Palazzo della Signoria. Right after the completion of Gigante a friend requested Michelangelo to make life-sized cast in bronze
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fall of Florence which concluded with a bloody war for the right to question the power of the Church. The Medici brought great minds with them like Leonardo Da Vinci and Galileo Galilei. The Medici Renaissance as its own rebirth also gave the birth‚ or rather the force that pushed for the Scientific Revolution. At the early heights of the Medici Empire‚ Lorenzo De Medici‚ came on to power at the death of his father. Lorenzo started a new form of connection with the people of Florence by opening
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I’m sure that you believe that Master Splinter helped start the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. But‚ you would believe that fleas off rats‚ like pushed Master Splinter to spark the Renaissance? During the Black Plague nearly half the population perished according to Spielvogel‚ 2006‚ pg 366. People migrated from rural areas‚ and had to rebuild their communities. The survivor looked to the past‚ and used Greek and Roman influences led to a rebirth in learning and arts‚ and humanistics world views of
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and the Papacy from the late middle ages and throughout the Renaissance. 5. Republic of Florence - The Republic of Florence‚ or the Florentine Republic‚ was a city-state that was centered on the city of Florence‚ located in modern Tuscany‚ Italy 6. Medici Family - political dynasty‚ banking family and later royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de’ Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century. 7. Cosimo de’Medici - Cosimo di Giovanni de’ Medici (27 September
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system. The Prince can be read as a satire of the corruption of the Papacy in order to reveal all of the problems of the ruling class. Concurrently‚ The Prince can also be read as an earnest attempt to help reunify Italy under the Medici family of Florence. Considering the circumstances‚ The Prince should be read as a satire just for the underlying reason of why it was written. Machiavelli had a hidden agenda; he was selfish. Machiavelli was exiled from his country and wanted to try to get back into
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being one of the most renowned artist/sculptor of his time‚ to what he contributed to the Renaissance Era. Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ who is formally known to today and was nicknamed as Donatello by friends and family‚ was born in 1386 in Florence‚ Italy. Donatello was the son of Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ his father being an active member of the Florentine Wool Combers Guild‚ allowing Donatello to work and participate in the line of trades‚ being a son of a craftsman. Donatello had obtained
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