continued this practice‚ which in return created this “RenaissanceRebirth” of the arts which helped sculpt‚ not only their society‚ but a whole period on European hHistory. Some members of the family went into practicing art themselves. Lorenzo de’ Medici was a poet and wrote on a broad amount of topics from nature to politics. From a base in 15th-century Florence‚ the Medici family used charm‚ patronage‚ duplicity‚ and
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mid-18th century‚ emphasizing dramatic‚ often strained effect and typified by bold‚ curving forms‚ elaborate ornamentation‚ and overall balance of disparate parts. The exuberant trend of Italian art was best represented by Borromini in architecture‚ by Bernini in sculpture‚ and by the Dutch artist Rembrandt in painting (Wikipedia Contributors). Three art facts composed in Rome during this realistic era include the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane‚ St. Theresa in Ecstasy‚ and the Resurrection of Christ.
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My third choice is the scene from the Old Testament created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. This life sized marble sculpture "David" (1623-24) is the best depiction of that dramatic moment when David loads his sling with a stone to assault Goliath and kill him. Even though it is not currently located at the MET it is an extravagant
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Northern Renaissance The northern renaissance brought much new art‚ music‚ and architecture from Italy and all throughout Europe. The northern renaissance brought about many changes and discoveries to all of northern Europe. During this period‚ new discoveries of art‚ music‚ and architecture was made along with valuable classic literature philosophy‚ and history along the way. This brought about artists of all kinds including painters‚ composers‚ and architects making a major effect on northern
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The Medici Family The Medici family - controlled Florence throughout much of the Renaissance The Medici are the first princely dynasty to win their status not by warfare‚ marriage or inheritance but through commerce. They come to Florence in the 12th century from the nearby countryside. Their ancestral home is in the Mugello valley. During the next two centuries the family‚ amassing a fortune through banking and trade‚ begins also to play a prominent part in Florence’s political life. As yet
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vaulting (a good example of this can be the Pantheon‚ c. 125 C.E.). In the field of Roman architects there are a lot of personalities‚ which can’t be deny. Vitruvius‚ Publius Aelius Hadrianus‚ Titus‚ Vespasian‚ Andrea Palladio‚ Michelangelo‚ Gian Lorenzo Bernini‚ Donato Baramante‚ Raphael‚ Banister Fletcher‚ Giovanni Paolo Panini; this names are so considerable in the history of Roman architects. 10 Important Facts about Roman Architecture: Starting from the former Empire‚ various examples of Roman
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Egyptian Architecture It is as difficult to condense in one short chapter the sequence of architectural history in Egypt as it is impossible to over-estimate the interest that it offers to artists and historians. For there is not one period in History that is not richly represented here by characteristic and wonderful monuments. --In order to refrain from becoming absorbed by one or other of those periods‚ we will arrange the monuments under six chronological headings: The Pharaonic Times.
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Advanced Placement European History Unit 5 – Absolutism and State-building in the 17th Century Identifications People places events ideas institutions arts Social Phenomena Witches and witchcraft- witchcraft affected many lives of Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Witchcraft was thought to be connected with the devil therefore making witchcraft heresy. Witch trials- More than 100‚000 people were prosecuted throughout Europe for witchcraft during the sixteenth
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ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition
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Shianne Schimmel Period 2 Chapter 14 Review Discovery and Crisis in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Age of Discovery and Expansion By the sixteenth century the Atlantic coast was the center of commercial activity. This age of expansion was a factor in European transition from the farming economy to a commercial and industrial capitalistic system. Expansion led to Europeans meeting non-European people that started a new age of world history. Motives of Expansion • • • • • • • •
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