Venice that day. The day he was born‚ his mother dedicated his life to priesthood and two months later his official church baptism took place. Vivaldi had five siblings: Margaritta Gabriela‚ Cecilia Maria‚ Bonaventura Tomaso‚ Zanetta Anna‚ and Francesco Gaetano. Vivaldi’s father‚ Giovanni Battista‚ was a low class barber before he became a professional violinist. It was he who taught Antonio to play the violin. Giovanni toured Venice playing the violin with his son. However it is said that
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the movement from Medieval to the modern Europe we see today. The Italian Renaissance had many changes which included cultural change as well as the works of artists‚ writers‚ and architects. One of the main people during this time period would be Francesco Petrarch. Petrarch was born in Arezzo Italy and his profession was poetry and a Philosopher. Petrarch can be considered the start of the renaissance in Italy. Petrarch poetry is seen as the father of modern Italian language. Many of these authors
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E.E. Cummings (1923) poem 1(a normal in terms of contemporary poetics (these days) Cummings puts line breaks where line breaks don’t belong Disruptive visual means in terms of breaking up the letters of the poem (a leaf falls) loneliness the title has a 1 and the first line has an “l” … looks the same‚ the web of connotation goes beyond the meaning of the words and connects to visual means a (visual pun) in the word loneliness‚ you have l then one then l (when you’re lonely‚ you are by yourself
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Francesco Castello‚ often considered the greatest Baroque architect and a true genius‚ was born to a stonemason family in Bissone. He was related to the papal architects Carlo Maderno and Domenico Fontana; hence‚ it was in his blood to become a builder. He later changed his name to his mother’s family name‚ Borromini‚ and his true architectural career began. At the pinnacle of it all‚ we find the beautiful church of Sant’ivo Alla Sapienza‚ where his mastery in the creation of complex spaces is evident
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Why did the Renaissance Start in Italy? The Renaissance started in Italy because of three reasons. One reason is because of Italy’s flourishing cities. The cities brought in trade‚ allowing new ideas to be spread. The Medici family /merchant class‚ trade‚ and new ideas in architecture and building designs allowed Italy to have such great cities. The second reason is because of the well educated people that lived there. These educated people developed new ideas and philosophies such as Humanism
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri uses oils on a canvas as a medium to paint Aldrovandi Dog(1615). Despite the fact that Barbieri does not specialize in painting animals‚ he still paints the dog. This is exceptionally rare during this time period because using a large canvas and paint is very costly. Scholars say that this specific dog was the prized possession of the Patron‚ Count Filippo Adrovandi. Aldrovandi Dog’s use of scale and spatial positioning awes. Although the main figure of the portrait
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Antonio Salieri (August 18‚ 1750 - May 7‚ 1825)‚ born in Legnano‚ Italy‚ near the Austrian dukedom of Mantua‚ was a composer and conductor who received considerable public acclaim in his day. He studied violin and harpsichord with his brother Francesco‚ who was a student of Giuseppe Tartini. After the death of his parents‚ he moved to Padua‚ then to Venice‚ where he studied thoroughbass with Giovanni Pescetti. In 1766 Salieri met Florian Leopold Gassmann‚ who invited him to attend the court of Vienna
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Alberti And De Re Aedificatoria Architects‚ as a conceiver of city‚ the concept of public space and buildings‚ act as several statuses. Their social status may high‚ but more often relatively low status. During the Middle Ages‚ painting‚ sculpture and architecture are subject to the limitations of three kinds of hand-crafts the visual arts. During the Renaissance in Italy‚ because control of the drawing (not construction)‚ the architect obtained a new identity with higher social status. This is
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flowers.it shows the natural setting of a designed tables in a room. This kind of art is usually arranged the object show a particular human interest and activities. 3.The Italian art entitled Departure of the “Bucentaure” by Italian Landscapist Francesco Guardi is bursting with detail. Guardi created cityscapes of his country‚ emphasizing the overall atmosphere‚ especially the effects of light and water. He captured the excitement surrounding the event; it shows an interesting city scene that the
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Former New York Police Officer‚ Francesco Vincent “Frank‚” Serpico is known for whistleblowing on police corruption during the late 1960s and early 1970s. His action led to investigation known as Knapp Commission held by Mayor John V. Lindsay to investigate the New York Police Department (Roberts‚ 2012). The Knapp Commission analyze their police‚ which results illustrate two types of corrupted law enforcement officers for either being grass-eaters or meat eaters. Researchers stated that grass eaters
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