Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi aka Sandro Botticelli March 1‚ 1445 - May 17‚ 1510 Alessandro Filipepi‚ better known as Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance or Quattrocento. Sandro was born at Florence in 1445 in a house in the Via Nueva‚ Borg’ Ognissanti. This was the home of his father‚ Mariano di Vanni dei Filipepi‚ a struggling tanner. Sandro‚ the youngest child‚ derived the name Botticelli by which he was
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Renaissance is a humanism revolution that began in Florence‚ Italy‚ from 14th century to 17th century‚ lasts more than three hundred years. It swept through Europe‚ setting off a history of mankind’s greatest technological revolution. According to the development of all the European countries‚ in which‚ Italian Renaissance and northern Renaissance are the most significant. In fact‚ both of these renaissances had an important impact that not only on Europe but also on around the world‚ however‚ both
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Great Minds of the Renaissance The renaissance was a cultural movement which saw a flowering of education‚ literature‚ art and sciences. The renaissance saw an inflow of new ideas and new practises‚ and left a profound cultural legacy. The great minds who helped this movement make its mark were the incredible artists of Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Michelangelo;; then you have the remarkable scientists Galileo and Nicholas Copernicus
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Comparing Works of Art 1 COMPARING WORKS OF ART Comparing Works of Art American Intercontinental University Comparing Works of Art 2 Table of Contents Page 3. Abstract Page 4. Art Terms of the Renaissance Page 5. Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo da Vinci Page 6. References Comparing Works of Art 3 Abstract The Renaissance (1450
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known as the Renaissance man because he could do so many things well. He was a painter‚ architect‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ poet‚ musician‚ and teacher. Michelangelo is known for his works of the Statue of David (a sculpture)‚ painting of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel‚ and the painting of the Last Judgment. Raphael also a great Italian painter was known for the painting the School of Athens‚ Resurrection of Christ‚ and Young Woman with Unicorn. Along with all of the outstanding paintings‚ sculptures
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Michelangelo began dissecting corpses at a very young age‚ eager to learn more about the anatomy of the human body and transferring his knowledge to his work. An example of this precise rendering is his ignudi’s from the ceiling the Sistine Chapel; “they are the consummate beauty of the human‚ in their youth and their magnificent strength and energy.” (John W. Dixon‚ 1987). The male nude figures carry out movements that emphasize the muscles in their form yet these are painted in
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The High Renaissance paintings are a style of italain paintings that represent the summit of Renaissance art and the culmination of all the activities of the quattrocento. It is characterized by the qualities of harmony as well as balance. Movement is usually calm and dignified gving the viewer’s eye a point of focus. The artwork is balanced. The film talks about the three most influential artists during the High Renaissance. Its greats exponents were Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael
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MANILA: A Beautiful City The Manila tour was a very challenging and interesting experience for me‚ since I am not that familiar with those places that we have gone by. Although really very tiring‚ I had fun throughout the trip and enjoyed it so much. Our group did the tour last August 8‚ a Monday. First stop was the famous church here in Manila‚ the Quiapo church. The church is located in "old" Manila just north of the Intramuros. It is known for the Black Nazarene statue that is paraded through
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World events can have a significant impact in various ways on the artist‚ the art world and its audience. This is particularly evident within Feminist art‚ which emerged in the late 1960s‚ Feminist art was sought to not objectively be an object for aesthetic admiration‚ but to incite the viewer to question the social and political landscape‚ and through this questioning‚ possibly affect the world and incite change toward equality‚ Barbara Kruger are examples of these ideals. Similarly‚ Modern technology
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Egyptian Architecture It is as difficult to condense in one short chapter the sequence of architectural history in Egypt as it is impossible to over-estimate the interest that it offers to artists and historians. For there is not one period in History that is not richly represented here by characteristic and wonderful monuments. --In order to refrain from becoming absorbed by one or other of those periods‚ we will arrange the monuments under six chronological headings: The Pharaonic Times.
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