Jiajing Lei A Deeper Look into a Piece of Art Sandro Botticelli Botticelli‚ (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) (Italian‚ Florence 1444/45–1510 Florence) 1485 Tempera and gold on wood Accession number: 1975.1.74 One of the most celebrated paintings in the Robert Lehman Collection‚ this jewel-like representation of the Annunciation is set in an architectural interior constructed according to a rigorous system of one-point perspective. The panel was almost certainly commissioned as a private
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aka Sandro Botticelli March 1‚ 1445 - May 17‚ 1510 Alessandro Filipepi‚ better known as Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance or Quattrocento. Sandro was born at Florence in 1445 in a house in the Via Nueva‚ Borg’ Ognissanti. This was the home of his father‚ Mariano di Vanni dei Filipepi‚ a struggling tanner. Sandro‚ the youngest child‚ derived the name Botticelli by which he was commonly known‚ not‚ as related by
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actual battle of San Romano took place in the course of a war between Florence and the Visconti of Milan and Siena‚ their ally (Borsi‚ 308). It was a short battle‚ lasting only three hours (Borsi‚ 310)‚ and‚ although it was quite a bloody battle‚ the outcome was somewhat uncertain. However‚ Florentine sources made it a great victory (Borsi‚ 308)‚ and Cosimo de Medici commissioned the painting to celebrate the triumph of the Florence forces. Such a move was undoubtedly rooted in political motives;
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Tuscany like the work of Orcagna (Norman 12). Outstanding as a painter‚ sculptor‚ and architect‚ Giotto was recognized as the first genius of art in the Italian Renaissance. Giotto di Bondone was born about 1266 in the village of Vespignano‚ near Florence. His father was a small landed farmer (Marx). Cimabue‚ a well-known Florentine painter‚ discovered Giotto ’s talents. Cimabue saw the 12 year old boy sketching one of his father ’s sheep on a flat rock and was so impressed with his talent that
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Chronicle Marchione di Coppo Stefani was born in Florence in 1336. He wrote his Florentine Chronicle in the late 1370s and early 1380s. Stefani‚ Marchione di Coppo. Cronaca fiorentina. Rerum Italicarum Scriptores‚ Vol. 30. ‚ ed. Niccolo Rodolico. Citta di Castello: 1903-13. Rubric 643: Concerning A Mortality In The City Of Florence In Which Many People Died. In the year of the Lord 1348 there was a very great pestilence in the city and district of Florence. It was of such a fury and so tempestuous that
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The Great Duomo of Florence I chose to write about Filippo Brunelleschi’s unprecedented work on the Gothic Cathedral of Florence‚ which is also known as the Duomo‚ in Italy. This particular subject fascinated me because I have had the privilege of being inside this cathedral in 2008. It is a magnificent structure‚ both in size and in beauty. Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377‚ and grew up studying drawing‚ painting‚ as well as wheels‚ gears and motion. He later worked as a silver
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Florence + the Machine Florence and the Machine are a BRIT Award winning group who burst onto the music scene after a series of gigs in London‚ then at the summer music festivals leading to a fast track route to fame starting in UK and spreading across the world. Florence and the Machine’s sound have been described as a combination of various genres‚ including rock and soul. The band’s music has received praise across the music media before they gained mainstream success‚ especially from the
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obstacle between human sin and free will. These were: “The Plague in Avignon‚” by Heyligen‚ 1347; “The Plague in Florence‚” by Boccaccio‚ 1348; “The Astrological Causes of the Plague‚” by de Meaux‚ 1348‚ for King Philip V1; “The Dangers of Corrupt Air‚” by Jacobus‚ Chancellor of Montpellier‚ 1364; “The Treatise of John Burgundy‚” a 1365 plague tract;
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Dante’s Real Inferno The three most significant influences on Dante Alighieri were his philosophical education‚ his political struggles in Florence throughout his life‚ and his infatuation with the woman known as Beatrice. Dante’s education played a major part in influencing his famous writing‚ Inferno. Dante grew up in Florence‚ a significant artistic and intellectual center throughout the 13th century‚ says Jay Rudd. Dante had private tutors in his youth and studied Christian theology at the
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Sayem Shajahan Magistra Oh Art History II Saturday 21‚ 2012 Primavera by Sandro Botticelli “Alessandro Filipepi‚ also know as Sandro Botticelli‚ (1444-1510) was born in Florence‚ Italy around 1445” (“Sandro Botticelli Biography” 1). Alessandro started his painting career during the Italian Renaissance‚ although Sandro died at the age of 65 and his painting career was unsuccessful‚ after his death his paintings became more popular and demanding. One of his famous painting‚ La Primavera was created
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