florence outside of Italy: 1453: Fall of the Eastern Roman Empire 1455: Printing Press Invented Florence! (actually not really. China to India to Constantinople to FLORENCE) The Medici Family leading merchants and bankers the line of grand dukes of tuscany until 1737 three popes two queens of france patrons of art‚ architecture‚ lit‚ and philosophy Lorenzo il Magnifico cool people brunelleschi (DOME) Donatello (the fem child david) Lorenzo de valla (he read about the donation of constantine
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Reflecting on the Youthful David Andrea del Castagno’s The Youthful David aka David with the Head of Goliath is truly a unique work of art. It is one of a kind in that it is the only painted shield that can be attributed to a master artist (Art in Tuscany‚ 2012). The artist’s chosen subject is the biblical story of the young Sheppard boy David who fights and defeats the giant Philistine warrior Goliath. This masterpiece was done in tempera on leather over a wooden shield. It is a product of the early
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Essayist‚ writer‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ engineer‚ and artist‚ Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany‚ Italy. He was the son of a peasant girl named Caterina and attorney Piero da Vinci. They were never married‚ leaving Da Vinci an only child‚ with 17 half-siblings. Leonardo had received no formal education beyond basic math‚ writing‚ and reading‚ but his artistic talent showed at a very early age. Around the age of fifteen‚ Leonardo began to work with the highly celebrated
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Artemisia Gentileschi: the first female artist The first female artist‚ Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8th 1593 and would die as the most important woman painter in Early Modern Europe. At a very young age‚ Artemisia was introduced into the world of painting by her father‚ Orazio Gentileschi. Orazio was a well-known painter as well‚ with much of his work consisting in a Mannerist style. Italian painter Caravaggio‚ had a tremendous amount of influence on both Orazio and Artemisia. His realistic
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palace to greet their guests. The Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess of Baden were just arriving and stepping out of their carriage. Karolina and her mother stood behind the Princess and the Dowager Duchess as they curtsied and welcomed the royal couple while Theresia instructed the servants to take their baggage to their rooms in the palace. The Grand Duke acknowledged the Dowager Duchess and the Princess with a slight nod as he strode into the palace. The Grand Duchess meanwhile‚ said nothing while
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11‚ 13 chakras. Bartolomeo Cristofori was born on May 4 on 1655 and passed away in 1731. Bartolomeo Cristofori’s occupation was a harpsichord maker and a designer. By 1688‚ Prince Ferdinando de Medici of Florence‚ son of the Grand Duke of Tuscany got Bartolomeo Cristofori because of his talent and reputation. The princes owned forty harpsichords and spinets‚ and hired Cristofori at the age of 33 to both curate the collection‚ and build new ones. Cristofori became the custodian of the
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significantly through his amazing intellect. Da Vinci was a painter‚ sculptor‚ artist and an engineer. He had an unlimited desire for knowledge and expanded the fields of science and art greatly. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany. At the age of 14‚ he was apprenticed to Andrea di Cione. He learned not only artistic skills but also technical skills like mechanics and chemistry. As he became older he qualified as a master of his guild‚ art and medicine. He worked in Milan as
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Mr. Hankey‚ the Christmas Poo" is the ninth episode of the first season of the animated comedy television series South Park. The show’s first Christmas special‚ it portrays the Jewish character Kyle feeling excluded from the town’s Christmas celebrations and being comforted by Mr. Hankey‚ who can talk and sing. As Mr. Hankey does not come alive in the presence of other characters‚ they begin to think that Kyle is delusional. In another plot strand‚ the townspeople remove all symbols of Christmas
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Biography of a Mathematician Introduction Leonardo da Vinci was a great mathematician whose contributions to the discipline were immense‚ especially in the field of geometry. Besides being a mathematician‚ Leonardo da Vinci was a renowned painter‚ inventor‚ architect‚ and a student of scientific concepts (Cremante‚ Leonardo & Pedretti‚ 2005). Since Leonardo’s natural genius encompassed several disciplines‚ he personified the term “Renaissance man.” At present‚ Leonardo is best acknowledged for his
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in Florence) where Ciampoli was receiving his education. They became friends and for a while Ciampoli was Galileo’s pupil. During 1616 (when Galileo was warned by Cardinal Bellarmine to keep his ideas shut)‚ Ciampoli‚ with his loyalty to the Duke of Tuscany‚ informed Galileo of developments within the Catholic Church. In 1618‚ Ciampoli with Galileo’s help became a part of Lycean Academy (in Rome). Then in 1621‚ Pope Gregory XV appointed Ciampoli as Secretary of Briefs. Later on‚ he became the Secret
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