Alex Contreras Art History February 13‚ 2013 Leonard Da Vinci is one of the greatest known artists in the Italian renaissance era. He was the father of the high renaissance. He has such great master pieces such as Mona Lisa‚ Madonna of the rocks‚ and The Last Supper. One of Leonardo’s greatest contributions to painting was his introduction of the idea of sfumato‚ which essentially means smoky‚ and is a way of producing atmospheric perspective in paintings. 1482 he moved to Milan‚ and began taking
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‘The artists should take the most credit for making the Renaissance possible.’ How far do you agree with the statement? Explain your answer. I agree with the statement. I believe that the artists should take the most credit for making the Renaissance possible because their works brought about a new world view towards humanity. However‚ other factors should also be considered besides the artists‚ but I feel that the artists should take the most credit for making the Renaissance possible. The
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Medieval vs. Renaissance Art Art during the Italian Renaissance differed from art during the Middle Ages. The two have contrasting characteristics and concepts. To the people in the medieval world‚ religion was their life. Everything in daily life focused around the church and God (Modern World 164). Medieval culture influenced the arts; this was evident in the religious themes. During the Italian Renaissance‚ painters and other artists focused on the portrayal of a more humanistic way of
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as architectural remains‚ antique statues‚ coins and inscriptions reminded Italians of the glory of the Roman Empire. Secondly‚ Italy was different from the rest of Europe in another way. Italian cities had survived the Middle Ages and cities like Florence‚ Milan‚ Venice‚ and Genoa all grew into wealthy‚ prosperous cities of manufacturing and trade. Rome and Naples also contributed to the Renaissance cultural recovery. Wealthy Italian merchants encouraged the cultural rebirth by applying political
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Supper After the Black Death swept through Europe‚ killing off a third of its population by the end of the fourteenth century‚ people were ready for a change. Very slowly new ideas and beliefs concerning the purpose of life began to spread from Florence Italy. During the Renaissance‚ there was an explosion of new ideas‚ philosophies‚ and art work of the new era. These new ideas had a new effect on these artwork‚ literature‚ and ways of thoughts. Leonardo Da Vinci played a major role on his new
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There was a wise man who once said‚ “do it with passion or not at all‚” because anything worth acting upon will ignite a spark within that is so insatiable that one cannot help but burn to act upon this desire. Passion can be defined as desire‚ and almost necessity‚ for something‚ whether it manifests through love‚ happiness‚ work‚ or simply life. In Irving Stone’s The Agony and the Ecstasy‚ it is quickly evident what could essentially be Michelangelo’s most defining trait: he is passionate. Some
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famous artist Guglielmo da Marsiglia. After his apprenticeship‚ he moved on to study more in Florence‚ which was home to many other prominent Renaissance artists before he moved on to study in Rome. It was in Rome that he was exposed to the works of his idols‚ Raphael and Michelangelo and it was also in Rome that he completed many of his major works while under the patronage of the Medici family back in Florence. Throughout his life he was back and forth between the two cities‚ and to this day all of
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The role of sport fan community in value co-creation1 Patrizia Zagnoli (zagnoli@unifi.it) Elena Radicchi (e.radicchi@unifi.it) Sport Management Laboratory‚ University of Florence‚ Italy Introduction The new complexity of the sport sector has a strong impact on the implementation of sport products that nowadays are an expression of manifold subjects. Planning‚ production‚ distribution and communication of sport contents involve numerous actors who participate in the implementation of sport with
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“Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand‚ for everyone can see and few can feel. Everyone sees what you appear to be‚ few really know what you are.” Niccolo Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli is a writer from the renaissance. This piece is about Machiavelli’s life and career‚ his contributions‚ and how life would be without him in the world. In the paragraph about his life and career it will talk about how he became a writer and what encouraged him to become one in the first place. In the
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Venice? Oligarchy: a small group of people who together govern a nation or control an organization‚ often for their own purposes Despotism: rule by an authoritarian or tyrant ! How did social class create conflict? • Describe the situation within Florence. • What percentage of Florence’s population was considered paupers? • What was the Ciompi Revolt? What three factors led to it? Who came out on top? ! Despotism and Diplomacy • Who was the wealthiest Florentine? How did he control the city?
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