known of Nicolo Machiavelli before he became a minor official in the Florentine Government. His youth‚ however‚ was passed during some of the most tumultuous years in the history of Florence. He was born the year that Lorenzo the Magnificent came to power‚ subverting the traditional civil liberties of Florence while inaugurating a reign of unrivaled luxury and of great brilliance for the arts. He was twenty-five at the time of Savonarola ’s attempt to establish a theocratic democracy‚ although
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to paint and build many things. He had dedicated his life to art. He didn’t just stop at just painting he had learned how to sculpt and spent 5 years learning Mechanical arts. Leonardo was born on April 15‚ 1452‚ in Vinci‚ Italy just outside of Florence. Da Vinci father was an illegitimate man name Ser Piero. His mother‚ Caterina had married another man when Vinci was young and had started a new family. While his mother kept having kids it left Leonardo with 17 1/2 brothers and sisters. At 5 his
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I understand the possible consequences of the act/s‚ which could include expulsion from Indiana Wesleyan University. Adoration of the Magi Adoration of the Magi by Sandro Botticelli is a Renaissance painting located in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence Italy. Botticelli painted many of these adoration paintings on commission but the Adoration of the Magi seems to be the most popular. This painting is on a wooden altarpiece and shows different people looking at one another with different expressions
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David "" Analysis and Structure It is obvious that Michelangelo was meticulous when creating this sculpture. His sculpture‚ David‚ must have been done after studying the human form a great deal. The lines he has used are very natural‚ and though his figure is rather chiseled‚ the lines seem very gentle. Michelangelo has paid special attention to shape. Every ligament‚ muscle and bone seems as though it is alive. I especially noticed the shape of the legs‚ the back of the knees particularly. The muscle
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engraving‚ 12 ¼” x 9” [pic] • Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Dome of Florence Cathedral‚ 1420-1436; lantern completed 1471 [pic] • Attributed to Michelozzo di Bartolomeo‚ Façade‚ Palazzo Medici-Riccardi‚ Florence‚ begun 1446 [pic] • Donatello‚ David‚ c. 1446-1460(?)‚ bronze‚ height 5’ 2 ¼” [pic] • Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ “Gates of Paradise” (East Doors)‚ Baptistery of San Giovanni‚ Florence‚ 1425-1452‚ gilt bronze‚ height 15’ [pic] • Masaccio‚ Trinity
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the father of the Renaissance. He influenced many artists in his time some of them were‚ Masaccio‚ Michaelangelo‚ and Raphael. The exact date of Giotto di Bondone’s birth is unknown but it is thought to be around 1266 in Vespigano‚ Italy‚ near Florence. Little is known about Di Bondone’s childhood and family. He exhibited great talent from a very young age and became an apprentice to the painter Cimabue. Cimabue noticed di Bondone sketching sheep at age 12 and was amazed with his work that he asked
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one of the most famous artists to ever live. He was known as a sculptor‚ painter‚ architect‚ and poet. He lived during the time of the Italian Renaissance in 1475-1564. He was born in Caprese‚ Italy which was a tiny village nearby the city-state of Florence‚ and his Dad was the mayor. He went to school‚ but focused on art rather than education. As a young child he was fascinated by all of the painters and sculptors. When he was 13 his father let him work for the Ghirlandajo Brothers who were well-known
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politician that was an inspiration in his time was Dante Alighieri. Alighieri‚ who lived in Florence from about 1265 to 1321‚ was a politician‚ and a poet. During his time as a politician in Florence‚ Alighieri had acquired many companions‚ but he also saw the dark corruption deep within the Church at that time‚ so he had managed to gain some distaste for the church officials. Once Alighieri was banished from Florence for being accused of taking a bribe‚ he began to write the Divine Comedy‚ an epic poem
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measures; sixteen feet and eleven and one fifteenths inches tall. It is located at the Accademia Gallery‚ in Florence‚ Italy. It is carved out of a single block of white marble from Tuscany. B. Donatello’s David‚ by Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi‚ or simply known as ‘Donatello’‚ measures a little over 5-feet tall. It is located at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence‚ Italy. It is made of bronze. #2. A. In Michelangelo’s David‚ he is standing in a contrapposto pose. Where
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Answer: c 2. Leonardo Bruni was a. a humanist. b. chancellor of Florence. c. a historian. d. all of these: a humanist‚ a historian‚ and chancellor of Florence. e. None of these answers is correct. Answer: d 3. Which two cities were most at the forefront of early humanism? a. Venice and Rome b. Florence and Padua c. Rome and Florence d. Siena and Florence e. Siena and Padua Answer: b 4. In the 15th century‚ the ________ of Florence were the great patrons. a. Urbini b. Innocenti c. popes d. Medici
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