The Gothic Style spread rapidly among other countries‚ and Spain‚ was not an exception. During the Romanesque period‚ Spanish artists adopted the French style of building and decorating in order to differ and stand out from the Muslims‚ with whom they shared the Iberian peninsula. During the thirteenth century‚ the identification of French style with Christian conquest encouraged the appearance of the Gothic style in Spain. The Cathedral of Santa Maria in León‚ also known as León Cathedral‚ was
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The Italian Renaissance lasted from 1400 BC to 1600 BC. During this time Italy was made up of a number of city-states that were ruled by Princes. The population was divided into aristocracy‚ the merchant class‚ artisans‚ town laborers and peasants of the countryside. The rulers set the standards for fashion and wore lavish garments that were depicted in artwork‚ but merchant classes would imitate these styles. From 1494 to 1549 the countryside was an area of war and Italy lost many of these areas
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Richard II‚ known as Richard of Bordeaux from his birthplace‚ was born on Jan. 6‚ 1367‚ the younger son of Edward‚ Prince of Wales (the Black Prince)‚ and Joan‚ daughter of Edmund‚ Earl of Kent. After his father’s death‚ Richard became the heir apparent‚ was created Prince of Wales in the later part of 1376‚ and on June 22‚ 1377‚ succeeded Edward III‚ his grandfather‚ as king of England. While he was underage‚ the control of the government had been left to a government that came increasingly under
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At the turn of the 1400’s a large event was taking place. This event was the Renaissance. “The Renaissance” was the cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe‚ from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries‚ based on the rediscovery of Ancient Greece and Rome advancements. In the Middle-Ages‚ art and architecture were mostly centered on religion. Because the church had all the money and power at that time so they could dictate what was appropriate and what was not. It
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2/26/04 Art History Fra Carnevale’s Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston contains some of the greatest treasures of the Italian Renaissance‚ and not least among these is Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple‚ painted in 1467 by Bartolomeo d. Giovanni Corradini‚ better known as Fra Carnevale. This Urbinian painter and architect produced some of the greatest architectural paintings of the early Renaissance‚ and his techniques expressed an interest in
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No one wants a stranger in Florence so go away! Is the words that Eleanor of Toledo (1522-1562) might have heard when she arrived in Florence in 1539. The famous image of Eleanor with her son Giovanni is considered a famous portrait today that was created by Bronzino in 1545. Historians debate whether the portrait illustrates her status and the fact she gave birth to many children. Yet‚ Eleanor brought important family connections from the Spanish which expanded the Medici power. She became a patron
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reflective mood later characterized as giorgionesque‚ hence why it is hard to tell the difference between Giorgione’s work and Titian’s early work. In 1516 Titian was commissioned to start the work on his most famous early masterpiece which was an altarpiece called Assumption of the Virgin at the Church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice. This painting depicted the Virgin soaring with her arms outstretched to heaven. After the completion of the Assumption of the Virgin in 1518 Titian became
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While his coworkers constructed his designs‚ what hobby did Bernini pursue? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Writing plays and designing stage sets Writing plays and designing stage sets Question 2 0 out of 2 points What effect does Caravaggio achieve with light in The Calling of Saint Matthew? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Shows Jesus bringing the light to sinners Transforms the calling into a miracle Question 3 2 out of 2 points What is the canzona’s dominant rhythm? Answer
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What made Constable different from the majority of his contemporaries was his attitude towards the things that he saw. He was not‚ like so many other landscape artists‚ a conscious seeker of the picturesque. As an artist he was virtually self-taught and his periods of formal study amounted to little more than process of directive discipline. His real master was his own sensitive and perceptive eye (Peacock‚ 15). It was through a study of nature rather than by a study of academic principles that his
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder a Hunters in the Snow Peter Soloway ARH 205 6/7/2005 Hunters in the Snow‚ sometimes called The Return of the Hunters[1]‚ is part of a series of landscapes painted on wooden panels and themed around characteristic periods of the year. The series was finished in 1565 by Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder‚ probably for Antwerp merchant Nicholas Jongelinck‚ who we know entrusted it to the town of Antwerp in February of 1566.[2]
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