frustrated at his patrons because they thought he was wasting his time. It was one of Italy’s most celebrated paintings during Leonardo’s lifetime. In 1503 Leonardo da Vinci was going to change the world‚ he was asked by a wealthy Florentine named Francesco del Giocondo to paint a picture of his 26 year old wife‚ Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is if not the most famous painting in the world‚ one of the most famous paintings in the world. He studied the shape and structure of hands closely‚ so he could paint
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The women of the Renaissance were denied political rights and considered legally subject to their husbands. Women of all classes were expected to do the first and foremost the jobs of housewife. Peasant women worked in the outdoors with their husbands and controlled the work at there home. The wives of middle class shop owners and merchants mostly helped run their husbands businesses as also. Even women of the highest class attended by servants often engaged in the duties of the household. Some
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hill town of Vinci‚ Italy. He is the son of Ser Piero da Vinci‚ a public notary‚ and Caterina da Vinci‚ a young Florence woman. Although those were his parents‚ Leonardo didn’t spend much time with either of them; instead he stayed with his uncle‚ Francesco‚ a farmer‚ who taught him about nature. Leonardo was very interested in nature and drew his observations that he discovered on sheets of paper that were given to him by his father. This was just the beginning of his studies and art.
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The Medici was a well-known family throughout Florence. They were very wealthy and manifested great power. From the year 1434 to the year 1534 we see many changes occur involving this particular family. One sees everything from the reign of Cosimo the Elder to the exile of the Medici from the city to their great return to power in Florence. Lets focus on the years 1434‚ 1534‚ and everything that happened in between. Cosimo the Elder was a well-respected man among the Florentines. He came from
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DBQ 1: Women’s Suffrage Analyze and compare the major points of view concerning suffrage and the ways in which individual commentators believed woman suffrage would affect the political and social order. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries women were being oppressed by not being allowed to vote‚ this made them less “value” as compared to the male gender. The point of view concerning woman suffrage was greatly affected by the gender role and the political standing of the person in question
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January 13‚ 2012‚ you learn that the Costa Concordia‚ the largest ship in the fleet of Carnival subsidiary Costa Cruises‚ has collided with a rocky reef near the Tuscan Island of Giglio‚ losing power. Although details are still sketchy‚ Captain Francesco Schettino apparently abandoned the ship shortly after the collision‚ imperiling the lives of its 600 passengers and
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Following the ideas of Luther‚ the Christian church split for good which had a great effect on all of Europe that is still seen to this day. Many branches of the Protestant movement based their idea of humanists. The first known humanist was Francesco Petrarch‚ who lived from 1304-1374. He believed in the education of people through the literature and classics of the Ancient Greeks and the Romans. He admired Greek philosophy and Roman political ideas (McKay 378). Christian humanists later reformed
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through the 16th century‚ marking the transition from medieval to modern times. Now the what happened to the Renaissance was churches and politics. In Renaissance italy is a thoroughly Researched but very readable account of the life and career of Francesco Soderini.
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Baroque Art and Architecture I INTRODUCTION Baroque Art and Architecture‚ the style dominating the art and architecture of Europe and certain European colonies in the Americas throughout the 1600s‚ and in some places‚ until 1750. A number of its characteristics continue in the art and architecture of the first half of the 18th century‚ although this period is generally termed rococo (see Rococo Style) and corresponds roughly with King Louis XV of France. Manifestations of baroque art appear
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Introduction Accountancy is a scientific discipline within the system of economic sciences‚ which has its own object and research method. Analyzing the evolution of scientific research on accountancy is extremely important because: “If someone manifests the desire to become a master in a specific art‚ he or she must study its history. Without having a historical background‚ our knowledge is incomplete and the judgment of current phenomena is precarious and lacks maturity” [1]. The arise and development
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