Many pieces of art in the Renaissance are gorgeous and well detailed. There were many great inventors in this time as well. Many famous artists‚ such as Michelangelo‚ and Leonardo da Vinci lived in this era as well. Each piece showcases each artist’s skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman
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influenced European cartography‚leading to the introduction of fra Mauro map. The exact time and place of Marco Polo’s birth are unknown‚ and current theories are mostly conjectural. One possible place of birth is Venice’s former contrada of San Giovanni Crisostomo‚ which is often presented by historians as the birthplace‚ and it is generally accepted that Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic with most biographers pointing towards Venice itself as Marco Polo’s home town.[5] Some biographers
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effect of a stage on which his figures perform. The greatest of the 15th-century Venetian painters was Giovanni Bellini Mantegna’s friendship with Bellini had a direct influence on Venetian painting. Bellini’s rich‚ mellow color and warm lighting bring out the human qualities of his serene Madonna and saints. He was one of the first Italians to use oil paint on canvas. Two of Giovanni Bellini’s pupils became the most outstanding Venetian painters of the High Renaissance. They were Giorgione
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Florence was once the City of the heart of Artistic Revolution where the wealthiest and the most powerful family ruled—The Medici. The great artist Michelangelo was adopted by this family and grew in the same household with Giovanni and Guilio de Medici. Sparked by resentment of the people for Medici wealth and power‚ civil war broke out in Florence and the heirs were cast into exile. Michelangelo sculpted the Biblical hero David on 17ft marble block‚
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away from the religious traditions of the medieval world‚ they created entirely new genres of art‚ rich emotion. Radical new techniques were invented‚ such as painting with oils‚ and perspective. Artists such as‚ Brunelleschi‚ Michelangelo‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ and Donatello transformed the way we saw our world. The House of Medici or de’ Medici was a political dynasty‚ banking family and later royal house. It first began to gain prominence under the man Cosimo de’ Medici in the Republic
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Andrea Mantegna (1431 – September 13‚ 1506) was a North Italian Renaissance painter‚ a student ofRoman archeology‚ and son in law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time‚ Mantegna experimented with perspective‚ e.g.‚ by lowering the horizon in order to create a sense of greater monumentality. His flinty‚ metallic landscapes and somewhat stony figures give evidence of a fundamentally sculptural approach to painting. He also led a workshop that was the leading producer ofprints in Venice before
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independent until their 20s or 30s 6 Medici Family ruling family of Grand Duchy of Tuscany "despots" or dictators 7 Humanism "new learning"; "civilized" emphasize humans‚ their abilities & achievements 8 Quattrocento 15th Century 9 Giovanni De’Medici founder of Medici dynasty became a banker by ignoring Church’s teachings --> provided funds for a changing economy 10 Cosimo De’Medici used family fortune for politics 11 Lorenzo De’Medici aka "Lorenzo the Magnificant" excellent
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Fra Angelico: Annunciation (c. 1440–45)‚ fresco‚ north corridor‚ monastery of S Marco‚ Florence; photo credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource‚ NYThe Renaissance refers to the era in Europe from the 14th to the 16th century in which a new style in painting‚ sculpture and architecture developed after the Gothic. Although a religious view of the world continued to play an important role in the lives of Europeans‚ a growing awareness of the natural world‚ the individual and collective humanity’s worldly
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Musée Rodin described Auguste Rodin as the most remarkable sculptor in his time‚ where he seemingly made flesh out of marble. He was born in Paris on November 12‚ 1884 and known for creating “The Age of Bronze”‚ ”The Gates of Hell”‚ “The Burghers of Calais”‚ “The Thinker”‚ “The Kiss” and many other more (biography.com). According to his biography‚ Rodin created “The Gates of Hell” as a commissioned entrance piece for a “never built” planned museum; it featured the sculpted figures of “The Thinker”
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References: Boccaccio‚ Giovanni. ( 2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November 25‚ 2006‚ from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-753 and -754 Cunningham‚ L.S.‚ & Reich‚ J.J Florence. (2006). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved November
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