Current Section Figures from Hartt: Figure- 8.2 Artist- Gentile da Fabriano Title- Strozzi Altarpiece‚ Adoration of the Magi Date- 1423 Medium- tempera on panel Location- Sacristy of Sta. Trinita‚ Florence. Now: Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. Physical concerns‚ iconography‚ patronage (context and function)‚ perspective‚ etc- This was commissioned by Palla Strozzi for his family burial chapel. The Adoration of the Magi marks the moment when the infant Christ was first shown to the Gentiles.
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Mark Mod 4 Reading Ms. Smith Nikki Giovanni uses good choice of words and figurative language to put the reader in a vivid world. She uses vivid verbs‚ personification‚ and other elements to really give the right picture in your mind. Her method works because the readers get hooked onto the poem and want to read it. One of my favorite poems is “poetry.” Poetry is a poem about poets using poetry to express themselves and not to impress anybody
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Renaissance is the term used to describe the period of European history that saw a renewed interest in the arts. The Renaissance began in 14th¬century Italy and spread to the rest of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In this period‚ the fragmented feudal society of the Middle Ages‚ with its agricultural economy and church¬dominated intellectual and cultural life‚ was transformed into a society increasingly dominated by central political institutions‚ with an urban‚ commercial economy and lay
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with being a Medici. He learned the ways of the banking system they put in place over the years‚ about art and all its value and worth and more importantly how to be a valued member of society in Italy. Soon after‚ Giulio de’ Medici’s cousin‚ Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ became the Pope of Rome on March 9‚ 1513. Upon receiving his title‚ Pope Leo X made sure his cousin‚ Giulio de’ Medici was given the notable position of the archbishop of Florence‚ as well as‚ the cardinal. Giulio de’ Medici
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the wing of Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the ruler of the Florentine republic and a great patron of the arts. For two years beginning in 1490‚ he lived in the Medici palace and attended the Humanist academy‚ where he was a student of the sculptor Bertoldo di Giovanni and studied the Medici art collection‚ which included ancient Roman statuary. At the academy‚ both Michelangelo’s outlook and his art was influenced by many of the most prominent philosophers and writers of the day. At this time Michelangelo sculpted
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In 1092 CE‚ Su Sung‚ a Chinese astronomer‚ improved the Water Clock with a mechanical water-wheel bucket escapement; his managed to build‚ what is cited as‚ the first astronomical clock. To give some perspective‚ Giovanni de’ Dondi (Italian physician‚ astronomer and mechanical engineer) and Richard of Wallingford (English astronomer‚ mathematician and horologist) designed and built similar astronomical clocks‚ three hundred years later‚ because the invention was lost
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good examples on how it was alike. Although it is portrayed that the story is like the beginning of time‚ there is a twist in the characters. Adam and Eve’s characters are switched where Adam is represented by Beatrice and Eve is represented by Giovanni. And then there is Rappaccini who represents God‚ whereas Baglioni fills the role of Satan. Although the characters are very well portrayed in the story‚ the most important thing is the garden itself. We already cleared it out that Rappaccini’s
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TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES- QUEZON CITY Company Profile: Business Name: Technological Institute of the Philippines Address: 938 Aurora Boulevard‚ Cubao‚ Quezon City 1110 Founder: Engr. Demetrio A. Quirino Jr. Years of Operation: 31 years (1983-2014) Business Type: Institution Population: _____students Email: tipwebteam@tip.edu.ph Website: www.tip.edu.ph Contact Number: 911-0964/912-1573 History: On February 8‚ 1962‚ a group of educators headed by Engineer Demetrio A.
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Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci‚ Tuscany‚ during a time called the Renaissance. His creations of art and advancements in science not only surpassed those of his time‚ but have contributed to the fundamentals of modern day technology and are arguably the greatest in history. Many of da Vinci’s paintings remain today as proof of his pioneered techniques‚ brilliance‚ and talent. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language defines "renaissance man" as "[a] man who has broad
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Alfred Lord Tennyson express in a their own way the story of Iphigenia with loyalty and betrayal woven throughout both the painting and the poem. As the Greek army was preparing to go to Troy for the Trojan war‚ when the father of Iphigenia upset the goddess Artemis because he killed a sacred deer. Artemis stopped all wind to halt the ships from sailing‚ so the ships could not sail to participate and defend their empire in the Trojan war . The only way to get the winds
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