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    Renaissance and Reformation

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    Renaissance and Reformation Test Humanism- Classical texts from the Greek and Roman culture lead to humanism. Humanism focused on human potential and achievements. People stopped worrying about Christian teachings. Influenced artists and architects. History‚ Literature‚ and Philosophy are humanities subjects. Secular- People became concerned with the here and now Predestination- Calvin’s book/doctrine; Institutes of the Christian Religion states that everyone is sinful by nature and God has known

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    witnessed an astonishing revival of drawing‚ fine art painting‚ sculpture and architecture centred in Italy‚ where artists began to look back to the way in which Greek and Roman artists had worked. Not many classical paintings had survived‚ but there were descriptions from which artists tried to copy them. Those two centuries which we now refer to as the Renaissance (Rinascimento) was given this name (French for ’rebirth’) as a result of La Renaissance - a famous volume of history written by the historian

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    The High Renaissance

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    In the middle of the Renaissanceartists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti establish characteristics of the High Renaissance. The formation of the High Renaissance the height or the level of success the era is in an art historical point of view. At the same time mark the return of the Medici to power in Florence. This new era marked anew for artists as they abandoned simplification and began using more styles leading towards mannerism. Additionally‚ artists‚ who created these masterworks

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    contributed something to what we know as the renaissance era‚ whether it was art‚ music‚ or poetry; But few have contributed to the renaissance era what Michelangelo has. Examples of this can be seen throughout history with his many famous paintings‚ sculptures‚ or his lesser known poetry. These examples include the Sistine chapel paintings and his David sculptures‚ these contributions alone prove that Michelangelo was one of the major contributors to the renaissance era. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti

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    storm for transformation. There were specific conditions in Italy that made the emergence of the renaissance possible. Had any of these circumstance been different perhaps we would be living different lives today. The rebirth or renaissance was a cultural movement that started an artistic transformation and started the scientific revolution. The Renaissance started in Italy in the 14th century and spread to Europe by the 16th century. During the Renaissance artists changed the way they painted and sculpted

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    The High Renaissance

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    The High Renaissance The renaissance was a period between 1400 to 1650 where the influences in art‚ philosophy‚ and literature extended far beyond the bounds of what they’d ever been before to include new theories and styles which give character to this all new classical model. The actual term renaissance means the revival of art and literature under civilized terms in Europe extending from the 14th to the 17th century. It was also characterized by an overwhelming theme of renewal of life‚ character

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    affected the Renaissance. The Humanistic influence shaped Renaissance art‚ writing‚ education and thinkers‚ its ideas were spread among all aspects of life. Machiavelli’s writings during the Renaissance were also affected by the ideas of humanism. His ideas reflect the thoughts of humanism in the way he thought governments and societies should be organized. Humanism’s influence on art was very obvious‚ it could be seen slowly infiltrating all art throughout the Renaissance. At the

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    The Renaissance‚ also known as the “rebirth”‚ was a period of time that changed the course of history. This period was fueled by focusing on humans and their worth. As this way of thinking progressed further and further‚ so did people’s belief systems and ideas. What once was a society that was driven solely by God under the power of the Church and Pope was being to shift to a logically thinking‚ science and reason fueled culture that we see today causing a multitude of challenges for the Church

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    Renaissance Iconography

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    and its Importance in Italian Renaissance Art Mariah Garlitos Art 323 Margaret Goehring November 30‚ 2012 Upon first glance at a work of art we are tempted to distinguish recognizable figures and apply a deeper meaning to them. It becomes a sort of challenge to figure out what the artist intended for their audience to get out of their work. As we examine particular pieces of art‚ focusing on art of fifteenth century Italy‚ we come to realize Italian artists used a set of recurring symbols

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    In some ways ‚ the Renaissance turned the world‚ and ‚and place in the world upside down . In the years between the fall of Rome and the 14th century the Catholic Church was in charge of Europe. Literacy was only for priest and monks and truth was to be found in the Bible and the words of the pope . In 1350 ‚ new ideas and arts began to be created in Italy‚ thus starting the time period we call the renaissance. People started focusing more on themselves then just god. Three examples of these changes

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