along with the Medici’s private wealth‚ did not prosper under Lorenzo’s rule. This was believed to have happened due to the fact that Lorenzo was too caught up in matters of culture and diplomacy. During De’ Medici’s rule‚ he paid the likes of Botticelli‚ Ghirlandaio‚ and Filippo Lippi to paint the city in order to add beauty. “Leonardo the Magnificent” was loved and admired by many‚ up until the day of his death on April 9‚ 1492. Question: Leonardo de’ Medici was raised at an early age to be
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1) Chapter 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy a. The Early Renaissance in Italy (1400-1500) 2) Chapter 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy a. The High and Late Renaissance in Italy (1500-1600) 3) Chapter 20: Late Medieval And Early Renaissance Northern Europe a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 15th century 4) Chapter 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 16th century 5) Chapter 24: The Baroque
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scholars. Botticelli’s paintings matched the cerebral refinement of Florence’s humanists‚ especially the Neoplatonic philosophers‚ who saw beauty as a way to approach an understanding of the divine. One of the artists employed by the Medici was Botticelli‚ a member of Lorenzo’s circle of poets. Botticelli’s figures defined by line rather than modeled with light and shadow. According to Samuel H. Kress Collection‚ economic and political disasters put Florence in the hands of Savonarola’s radical religious
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Allegory: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances 1. Botticelli: One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance‚ developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus 2. Desiderius Erasmus: Dutch humanist scholar who studied early Christian as well as classical culture; criticized the Church. 3. Fresco: the art or technique of painting on a moist‚ plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater
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Greek Mythology I INTRODUCTION Temple of Apollo at Didyma The Greeks built the Temple of Apollo at Didyma‚ Turkey (about 300 bc). The temple supposedly housed an oracle who foretold the future to those seeking knowledge. The predictions of the oracles‚ delivered in the form of riddles‚ often brought unexpected results to the seeker. With Ionic columns reaching 19.5 m (64 ft) high‚ these ruins suggest the former grandeur of the ancient temple. Bernard Cox/Bridgeman Art Library‚ London/New York
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Sfumato is the blurred outline and mellowed colors that allow one form to merge with another and always leave something to our imagination. This is a technique that only Leonardo perfected. Other famous painters such as Van Eyck‚ Mantegna‚ and Botticelli tried‚ but were unsuccessful in duplicating Leonardo’s technique. The Mona Lisa has been analyzed over and over by many intelligent people who have theories about the painting‚ and its mysterious appearance. It is the expression on the face of
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Cinematography and the Concept of Ownership in Il Posto Il Posto (Ermanno Olmi‚ 1961)‚ on the whole‚ makes a statement against an immerging consumer and corporate culture and its dehumanizing effects. The main character‚ Domenico (Sandro Panseri)‚ is a young man looking for employment in lieu of education or some other form of self-enrichment. During his quest he becomes infatuated with a fellow applicant‚ Antonietta (Loredana Detto). After the initial phase of their application process‚ they wander
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One of the most famous paintings of Aphrodite is Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. The painting is a rendition of Aphrodite as her Roman self named Venus. The painting was inspired by another tale of Aphrodite’s birth‚ which claims that she was born from the sea foam that arose when the god Uranus
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Smoking has been a public health threat for many years‚ so the main policy objective of the Smoke-free Air Act is the protection and security of all individuals in New York City. The 2002 legislation was passed to ensure that all workers have a safe‚ smoke free workplace environment‚ and that all nonsmokers can breathe smoke-free air in public places. The law is an important part of New York City’s effort to eliminate tobacco use as it is one of the most significant public health threats.The Act
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medieval art are the religious figures of Virgin Mary‚ Christ and Christ’s crucifixion‚ likewise seen in Renaissance art are Roman and pagan gods. Many pieces of art tell a story in both ages‚ like The Birth of Venus‚ and The Adoration of the Magi by Botticelli‚ from the early ages of the Renaissance‚ or the Deposition of Christ and The Kiss of Judas by Giotto in the Medieval age. Both ages‚ Medieval and Renaissance‚ produced the same kind of art; from illuminated manuscripts‚ tapestries‚ embroidery‚
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