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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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    Science verses Religion has been an ongoing debate all over the world for centuries. Depending on who one talks to about these topic will depend on the passion and beliefs one has. As we saw in the movie Angels and Demons all the major characters such as Robert Langdon‚ Camerlengo McKenna and the former pope had their own strong feelings and beliefs. Certain questions have been raised about these two topics that I will be elaborating on later in this essay such as‚ Is there room in the world for

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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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    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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    At a time of unprecedented artistic progression‚ powerful patrons of the Renaissance commissioned elaborate works to demonstrate their prestige to the public. Two groups that sponsored a majority of the best know works of the period were the Papacy in Rome‚ and the Medici family in Florence. While both employed the best artists‚ sometimes even the same artists to create their magnificent works‚ their values within each piece differed to appeal to the values each group and cultural center held.

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    The impact of the Renaissance on Europe Jacob Burckhardt best describes the renaissance as the prototype of the modern world‚ for it was the period between the fourteenth and fifteenth century in Italy‚ when the base of modern civilisation was formed. It was mainly through the revival of ancient learning that new scientific values first began to overthrow traditional religious beliefs. People started to accept a new rational and objective approach to reality and most

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    Every piece of art has a meaning behind it‚ whether it be obvious or a little more vague. Graffiti is just another way for people to express themselves through art. Nobody got mad at Michelangelo when he painted all over the Sistine Chapel‚ and nobody called it vandalism. Although some say it is vandalism rather than art‚ graffiti should be considered art because it takes time‚ emotion‚ and creativity‚ just like any good painting‚ the only difference being the canvas. If graffiti shouldn’t

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    Explain why the Catholic Church was weakened by renaissance popes in the years c1500 t0 1527? 16th century Europe was mainly under the control of the Catholic pope. The pope had authority over almost everything. However‚ renaissance Popes Alexander VI‚ Julius II and Leo X did not show good examples of Holy living. The Catholic Church was weakened by Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503)for different reasons‚ one way that he weakened the church was through the loss of popularity‚ this came from his sexual

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    the human nature of the human creature. Some twenty-five years later‚ in 1511‚ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni‚ or now simply known as Michelangelo‚ completed the Moment of Man’s Creation‚ a scene painted on the ceiling of the famous Sistine Chapel located in present day Vatican City which depicted the creation of the Biblical character‚ Adam. Both Mirandola’s discourse and Michelangelo’s painting were completed during the height of the Renaissance‚ and both works reflected the key ideas

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    Sandro Botticelli Sandro Botticelli was born March 1‚ 1445. Botticelli full name is Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi Botticelli. Botticelli was nicknamed by his older brother “Sandro Botticelli” meaning ’small wine cask’ (Artble). Botticelli was the son of a tanner. A tanner is someone who makes leather from animal skins. Botticelli was never one that enjoyed school. Instead‚ to get him through the day‚ he would make witty jokes to keep himself entertained. Sandro Botticelli was originally trained

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