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    Chapter 21 Art

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    label a diagram if appropriate: Atmospheric perspective: Linear perspective: Orthogonals Horizon line: Vanishing point: 6 The artist who created the doors of the Baptistry of Florence Cathedral that best demonstrate the new principles of linear perspective was What name did Michelangelo give to the doors? 7. Viewers identified saints from their symbolic attributes. Write the names of the following saints after the appropriate description:

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    TRINITY CHURCH OF BOSTON Ever since Trinity Church was introduced to American architecture‚ historians and architectural critics alike unite with the idea that it is a masterpiece. As Juhani Pallasma writes in Architecture and the Senses‚ ?Architecture has the capacity to be inspiring‚ engaging‚ and life-changing?- for example‚ creating an experience filled with emotion‚ hope‚ and light for those in need. Did architect Henry Richardson in fact create a masterpiece? And if so‚ how did he accomplish

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    Notre Dame / Hagia Sophia

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    historical context‚ Then we will cover the questions of Architecture and Construction‚ in terms of style‚ technique and influences‚ Finally we will look at the religious aspect of both monuments‚ their meaning and relation to each other. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame‚ is located on a little island called "Ile de la Cite" in the middle of the "Seine"‚ the famous river cutting through the city of Paris. Also‚ its precise location used to be the exact center of Paris. Notre-Dame stands nearly one hundred

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    Greco-roman architecture in their paintings. Masaccio’s The Holy Trinity featured Romanesque arches and columns; this had to do with the idea of returning to antiquity which stemmed from Humanism. Brunelleschi was commissioned by the Medici family to construct a dome which could be placed free-standing on top of the Florence Cathedral. Before Brunelleschi came along with this knowledge of Greco-roman architecture‚ the cathedral stood

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    Religious Architecture: Comparative Study (Wells Cathedral and Friday Mosque‚ Isfahan) The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast two selected religious buildings‚ one of which Islamic‚ and another that is Christian. This will respectively exemplify and illustrate the development of Christian and Islamic styles of religious architecture before the end of the 14th century. The research will mainly focus on the importance of furniture design and interior decoration in each of the two

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    For while‚ the only type of art made in the medieval ages was called pietistic and was strictly limited to religious artworks for churches and cathedrals. In the Romanesque age though‚ many new and different styles of art were introduced as many others faded and disappeared (Linda Alchin). For example‚ people started to use metals‚ such as gold and silver‚ to create jewelry. They also began to make tapestries using embroidery. One big difference between these new arts and the other pietistic styles

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    accomplished influences on art and architecture. As time began to change from the antique system of the Romanesque period‚ new standards of understanding independence began to take hold; the birth of Gothic. Here‚ the Church became a place where people became more acceptable; becoming the adequate place to observed such new ideals. The unique Gothic architecture characterized most in the great cathedrals of the 12th thru 14th Centuries in St. Denis‚ Notre Dame‚ Chartres‚ Salisbury‚ Durham‚ Amiens‚ and

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    church; many of the paintings and sculptures that are staple pieces of the Gothic age and Renaissance period are either architecture‚ paintings‚ or sculptures used for religious purposes. The Gothic age transitioned from Romanesque‚ and the Gothic age was represented by spire cathedrals originating in France‚ and then moving to England. In the famous Middle Age painter‚ Giotto’s Virgin and Child Enthroned‚ he is influenced by the Gothic church architecture‚ and it is

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    Greece and Roman civilizations process of improving the borrowed technology often led to accomplishing advances that prior civilizations failed to achieve. As the chapter closes‚ the success of the new European society would profit from the borrowed ideas that Romans converted to match their needs would prove beneficial for the upcoming Europe society that would continue to inherit other technologies much like the Romans did. In continuation‚ the third chapter is titled “The Not so Dark Ages” which

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    Michelangelo s David

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    Considered one of his masterpieces‚ the David was created by Michelangelo in Florence between 1501 and 1504. It is made of marble‚ measuring 5.17 meters tall. It depicts a male nude figure that represents David‚ a biblical hero. Traditionally‚ David was portrayed after his victorious triumph over Goliath. Looking back at both Verrochio’s and Donatello’s Davids‚ the sculpture was depicted standing over Goliath’s severed head. However‚ Michelangelo depicted David before the battle. Michelangelo’s

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