Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Dome of Florence Cathedral‚ 1420-1436; lantern completed 1471 [pic] • Attributed to Michelozzo di Bartolomeo‚ Façade‚ Palazzo Medici-Riccardi‚ Florence‚ begun 1446 [pic] • Donatello‚ David‚ c. 1446-1460(?)‚ bronze‚ height 5’ 2 ¼” [pic] • Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ “Gates of Paradise” (East Doors)‚ Baptistery of San Giovanni‚ Florence‚ 1425-1452‚ gilt bronze‚ height 15’ [pic] • Masaccio‚ Trinity with the Virgin‚ St. John the Evangelist‚ and
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century apart. Giovanni Gabrieli was an Italian composer born in 1554 and wrote many works in the ‘in between’ stage of Renaissance and Baroque. He was a composer and organist‚ composing many great works‚ such as Jubilate Deo but mostly wrote polychoral pieces which had been explored by his Uncle‚ which possibly lead him to write Sonata pian’e forte. At the time‚ composers could not make a living out of just writing music so Gabrieli became an organist at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco‚ and then
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surface‚ and the sullen or slothful lie gurgling beneath the water. Phlegyas reluctantly transports Dante and Virgil across the Styx in his skiff Sixth Circle Heretics are trapped in flaming tombs. Seventh Circle Lower Hell‚ inside the walls of Dis‚ in an illustration by Stradanus. There is a drop from the sixth circle to the three rings of the seventh circle‚ then again to the ten rings of the eighth circle‚ and‚ at the bottom‚ to the icy ninth circle.This circle houses the violent. Its entry
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Prologue On what shall be said in this Essay The Medici were an illustrious family that rose to fame and fortune during the Renaissance. Starting as humble merchants‚ the family grew in fame and prosperity until the name was known throughout all of Europe. Every aspect of the Renaissance was influenced by them. They influenced society as a whole‚ and their ways of relating to the different aspects of life set up standards that were followed‚ copied or completely avoided by their peers
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Maggie McGowan Mrs. Hunnicutt Block IV 11 December 2012 The Cunning Athena The myth of Pallas Athena inspired many artists to create marvelous pieces of art. Athena’s myth is about how you can’t run away from your problems and not to be so self-centered. For when Zeus swallowed Metis‚ his intension was to not have his two children born to him because they were going to defeat him. Zeus didn’t know that one way or another; Athena was going to be born. This myth inspired Jacopo Tintoretto to
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My book report is from the biography of Mozart written by Robert W. Gutman. It was illustrated by the Jacket art courtesy of Music Lovers Society and was published by Harcourt Brace and Company. It was printed in New York City and the year of publication was 1999. Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria‚ the son of composer‚ musical author‚ and violinist‚ Leopold Mozart and his wife‚ Anna Maria Pertl. His given names were Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus‚ the last of which is Gottlieb in German
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Renaissance man were first pointed out in Italian Renaissance. One of the great thinkers of the Italian Renaissance‚ Leon Battista Alberti said that “A man can do all things if he will." Even though Italian Renaissance defined the Renaissance man‚ Giovanni Pico della Mirandola’s Oration on the dignity of man was the work that has set the perception of the Renaissance man on the people’s eyes. On defining the Renaissance man‚ Pico della said; "At last‚ it seems to me that I have understood why man is
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Business Organization and Human Resources Academic Year 2011/2012 Adidas and Reebok Merger Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze Adidas acquisition of Reebok and its external and internal consequences that represented an important shock that affected the dynamics and the mechanisms of the sporting industry. On August 2005 ‚ Adidas-Salomon AG (Adidas) announced the intention to acquire Reebok International Limited (Reebok) for $ 3.8 billion. The goal of this merger was to facilitate
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In 1434‚ Flemish artist Jan van Eyck painted‚ signed‚ and dated his piece‚ the “Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.” This painting is believed to be of Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini‚ an Italian merchant‚ and his wife Giovanna Cenami and is thought to stand as documentation of their marriage. While it may seem like a simple dual-portrait‚ there are many subtle symbols incorporated in the scene that enhance the portrayal of this couple. Use of symbolism within the painting explains its purpose‚ shows what
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Black Death was present in his work‚ it even affected his writing style. The Decameron is one of his masterpieces that he wrote after the Black Death which reflects the life in 14th century and is an example of allegoric medieval literature. Giovanni Boccaccio was born in Florence and lived between 1313 and 1375. He is known as the Father of Italian prose who has a great part in Italian literature and poetry. During his lifetime he was a writer but also a diplomat‚ businessman and an international
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