El arte barroco se desarrolla entre los siglos XVII y XVIII. El arte será el vehículo de propaganda tanto de la Iglesia de la Contrarreforma‚ como de los Estados absolutistas o de la burguesía protestante. En el barroco la figura humana se alza como objeto decisivo del arte‚ pero no en su forma idealizada‚ sino en cualquier aspecto‚ ya sea este bello o feo‚ sublime o cotidiano. En el barroco podemos distinguir tres períodos: temprano o primitivo‚ de 1580 a 1630‚ pleno‚ de 1630 a 1680‚ y tardío
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-The jar that was left uncovered in the experiment would be considered the control because this jar represented the meat as it would normally be found with the maggots attached. 3. Give a brief explanation of Redi’s experimental procedure. -Redi preformed an experiment to prove where maggots came from. He took three jars and put a piece of meat in each jar. Jar 1 was left uncovered‚ jar 2 was covered with netting (gauze)‚ and jar 3 was sealed from the outside. In jar 1‚ maggots were found
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The Elgin Marbles / Parthenon Sculptures I read two articles on the internet that provided some very interesting points in regards to the “Elgin Marble” which are better known as the “Parthenon Marbles.” Between 1801 – 1805‚ Thomas Bruce‚ Seventh Lord Elgin‚ procured the marble art and took them to Britain. Lord Elgin’s original intentions were to obtain some sketches and plaster casts made of the great sculptures and reliefs on the Parthenon and other nearby ruins. At the time Greece
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Francesco Maria Della Rovere was born in 1490 to Guidobaldo II della Rovere‚ Duke of Urbino‚ and Giovanna de Montefeltro; his uncle was also Pope Julius II‚ so he was royalty from the beginning. He was not granted Duke of Urbino until his uncle; Guidobaldo I of Urbino died‚ due to support from the Pope. In 1509‚ he was named commander-in-chief of the Papal States. Francesco spent most of his career in the Papal Service. His son‚ Francesco Maria II was the last Duke of Urbino from his bloodline.
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best known through the Brothers Grimms’ written version and is the first story in their collection. It shows a spoiled princess reluctantly be friends a frog‚ who magically transform into a handsome prince. “The Pig King” was written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola in his The Facetious Nights of Straparola. These two fairy tales are a little similar because of almost the same experience of the two protagonists whose appearance is animal in the story. Nevertheless‚ one of them does not experience
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Born on July 21st‚ 1414 near Savona‚ Francesco della Rovere was born of a poor family‚ later attending the University of Pavia to study philosophy and theology. Soon after‚ he acquired a reputation as a preacher and eventually filled the offices of procurator of Rome‚ provincial of Liguria‚ and in 1464‚ was chosen as general of his order. Three years later‚ Rovere was chosen as cardinal-priest of St. Pietro in Vincoli by Pope Paul II. In 1471‚ Rovere became Pope Sixtus and was fourth of the name
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Artists use specific techniques and skills in order to make their work appear life like‚ considering fifteenth century art‚ both Piero della Francesca and Jan van Eyck are masters for this. Piero‚ an Italian painter‚ mathematician‚ and geometer‚ fixated on presenting an accurate depiction of physical space and this is made obvious by his masterpiece‚ The Legend of the True Cross: Constantine’s Dream‚ c.1455. Opposed to van Eyck‚ a Dutchman‚ who prioritized furnishing his painting with a ride array
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the year 1181 in Assisi‚ Umbria‚ Italy. His birth name was Giovanni Bernardone. His parents were Pietro and Pica. Saint Francis’s father was in France when he was born. When he returned to Assisi and met his son he called him Francesco. From then on‚ he was called Francesco‚ not Giovanni. His father was a successful cloth merchant. This business allowed Saint Francis to have a privileged life. He wore the finest clothes and became well educated. He was one of seven children in his family. Saint
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Francis was born in Umbria as Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone in late 1181 or early 1182. His parents were Pietro di Bernardone‚ a wealthy silk merchant who owned farmland and Pica de Bourlemont‚ a French noblewoman. His father nicknamed him “Francesco” which means Frenchman. He was one of seven children who lived a privileged life with fancy clothes and feasts. Later in life he cared for the sick and poor‚ praised all animals as brothers and sisters and was a friar and preacher‚ oftentimes preaching
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was born in either 1181 or 1182 (no one is sure) but he died in 1226 at the age of 45. St. Francis born and died in the same city Assisi‚ Italy‚ which is near Rome. Born to the name of Giovanni (John) deBernardone‚ his father began calling him Francesco‚ which mean “the Frenchman”. No one knows why his father called him that. St. Francis came from a well-off family of Silk merchants. He was a not very studious and he did not complete his education. He showed very little interest in the family
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