Irish made a difference by making contributions all over the earth in many various areas. An Italian explorer started all of this. Christopher Columbus or Cristoforo Colombo‚ as translated in Italian‚ discovered America in 1492. Another explorer‚ Giovanni da Verrazzano‚ who was the first European to enter
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the use of colors‚ heavy gilding‚ striations to denote the folds of fabric‚ and segments for the figures’ anatomical details. This became the preferred style with many Italian painters who adopted it and made it their own‚ such as Berlinghiero‚ Guido da Siena‚ Coppo di Marcovaldo and Cimabou. This style also made its way into sculpture through the Gothic style. The competition held in Florence for the execution of the east doors of the Baptistery‚ the Romanesque structure across from the cathedral
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It was once stated that‚ "With the dawn of the 16th century‚ there came together in Europe both the motivation and the means to explore and colonize territory across the seas." This means that‚ once hearing the word of new land across the Atlantic‚ European countries were in competition among each other in claiming the land. This holds true in countries such as England‚ France‚ Portugal‚ and Spain. They all used religion‚ trade‚ and technology to help with the exploration and colonization of parts
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The three major European superpowers (Spain‚ England‚ and France) had similarities in their motives to navigate the Atlantic Ocean; essentially they differed in their methods of utilizing the New World‚ and their impact on the indigenous people of the Americas. The evident similarities of Spain‚ England‚ and France‚ where their initial pursuits to find the trade route to India and make wealth off of it. The superpowers fluctuated in their means of utilizing the New world when they had to make something
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the arts‚ politics and education. Lorenzo de’ Medici is known for his knowledgeable youth‚ decisions that allowed for the best results for the people of Florence and being a patron of well-known artists that included Andrea del Verrocchio‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo and Botticelli . Lorenzo de Medici was born on January 1st‚1449 in Florence Italy. His parents are Piero de’Medici and Lucretia. From his early years‚ Lorenzo received the best possible education
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Contemplative Vision: A Guide to Christian Art and Prayer Juliet Benner Page 39 “He was an astute follower of the Venetian school of artists and his works reflect their influence. He was considered to be a person of great personal piety and known to prepare himself by prayer and fasting whenever he set out to produce any sacred art.” Edouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat Beth Archer Brombert “The weather turned fearful; someone who has not seen the sea as turbulent as we saw it cannot
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The Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa is 16th century oil painting created by the renowned Leonardo da Vinci. The work of art depicts an enigmatic woman gazing at the viewer‚ and it is said that if you move across the room while looking into her eyes‚ they’ll follow you. It is definitely one of the most popular paintings worldwide and has been the center of many artistic‚ religious‚ and theoretical debates. The French government currently owns the Mona Lisa and it is featured at the Musee du Louvre in Paris
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McClure INSERT INTERESTING TITLE HERE Widely known as the first great art historian‚ in his Lives of the Artists‚ Giorgio Vasari goes into great detail on the lives of many famous Renaissance artists‚ including Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ Donatello‚ and Leonardo da Vinci. In his biographies of these artists‚ one of the most interesting ideas that Vasari explores is the relationship between the artists and their patrons. Because artists needed to earn a living‚ they relied on commissions‚ and patronages‚ and as
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dance accompaniment. They incorporated features of the existing bowed instruments such as the rebec‚ the Renaissance fiddle‚ and the lira da braccio. The rebec was pear shaped and it had strings that were tuned in fifths‚ and this method was adopted for the violin. The shape and structure of the violin was taken from the Renaissance fiddle and the lira da braccio. These instruments produced a much larger sound and the hourglass shape that they had made bowing
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New York. Sparafucile is a professional assassin who sings bass in the opera. Rigoletto is the Duke’s jester who has a hunchback and sings baritone. Gilda is the daughter of Rigoletto and is the soprano. Gilda is often accompanied by her nurse‚ Giovanni‚ who is a mezzo-soprano. In Act I‚ the
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