bronze nude European art (Stokstad and Cothren 321). The sculpture stands over five feet tall. Originally it was documented in the courtyard of Medici Palace in Florence in 1469. Florentines thought Donatello’s David to represent heroism and virtue (Stokstad and Cothren 321). During high Renaissance in 1501‚ Florentine commissioned Michelangelo for a statue of David (Stokstad and Cothren 344). Originally sought to display atop a cathedral‚ the sculpture was placed beside the Palazzo della Signoria
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seventh circle of Hell. Also‚ in the Seventh circle of Hell‚ Dante reveals his disdain for Florence‚ when he talks to three Florentine souls‚ expressing that arrogance reigns the damned city‚ “Newcomers to the city and quick gains have brought excess and arrogance to you‚ o Florence” (147). Dante reveals the corrupt political nature of Florence by placing numerous Florentine souls in Hell. More importantly‚ Dante reveals the epitome of injustice through the corruption and turmoil of Florence. While
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Ang Kiukok ( 洪救國 ) 1931-2005 PREPARED BY: Misty Ann Tortosa BSPED 2-B who is Ang Kiukok Birth Place: Davao City Date of Birth: March 1‚ 1931 Parents: Vicente Ang Chin Lim His father wanted to name him… Hua Shing “chinese born” But he was given the name… Kiukok “save the country” Wife: Mary de Jesus Number of children: Four Age when he entered school: 5 yrs. old 1947 He went to Cotabato and practiced his talent by making billboards for movie in theaters for 2 weeks
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corpses. Michelangelo would even dissect them to learn what it was like under the human skin and how the muscles worked. This is how he made his sculptures‚ like The David‚ so lifelike. The great artist made many pieces‚ but his most famous were The Pieta‚ The David‚
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Cumae – What is a sibyl? Where is Cumae? What is her role in the story? • Turnus – Which goddess supports him in the war against Aeneas? How does this relate to the Iliad? • Aeneas – Virgil’s hero displays many Roman virtues‚ especially pietas and virtus. What is meant by these terms and locate a quote or example of each in the story. 3. Locate an image of an artefact or artwork that deals with the story of the Aenied. Write one paragraph explaining how it relates to the
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Slater Memorial Museum Slater Memorial Museum is located at Norwich Free Academy and displays art from the Americas‚ Europe‚ and Asia. William Albert Slater built the museum in memorial to his father‚ John Fox Slater. Slater has 227 plaster casts of classical and Renaissance sculptures and almost 600 photographs of famous works of Europeans and art and architecture. The museum serves to expose students of Norwich Free Academy and the community to culture and aesthetics outside of their reach.
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to Africa for large profits (dangerous‚ but worth it) * Florence was the first artistic and literary manifestation of the Italian Renaissance (Beverly Hills of the Italian Renaissance) * Florentine mercantile families began to dominate European banking on both sides of the Alps. * The Florentine wool industry was the major factor in the city’s financial expansion and population increase. * Florence purchased the best-quality wool from England and Spain and made really badass techniques
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and architect‚ Giotto was recognized as the first genius of art in the Italian Renaissance. Giotto di Bondone was born about 1266 in the village of Vespignano‚ near Florence. His father was a small landed farmer (Marx). Cimabue‚ a well-known Florentine painter‚ discovered Giotto ’s talents. Cimabue saw the 12 year old boy sketching one of his father ’s sheep on a flat rock and was so impressed with his talent that he persuaded the father to let Giotto become his pupil (Barter26). Modern critics
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In the century preceding the Renaissance‚ landmark artists Cimabue and Giotto made an important stylistic shift that signaled the beginning of a new kind of art. They rejected the ethereal‚ flattened world that had dominated Italo-Byzantine painting for centuries; and in its vacancy they created believable visual illusionism—a depiction of space‚ volume‚ and the observable world. This artistic development was built upon by Renaissance artists like Fra Angelico who championed the use of scientific
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do the necessary to go to heaven was not enough‚ they had to do their very best in their every day lives. Cosimo de´Medici along with supervisor Marsilio Ficino and Pico della Mirandola founded the Florentine Platonic Academy‚ which was actually not a formal school‚ but an informal gathering of Florentine humanist. There they worked to revive the works of Plato‚ an ancient writer whom humanist greatly admired. Such Platonic influences are evident in Pico della Mirandola´s statement which says that
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