El Magnifico Period 5 16 December 2013 1500 words Period 5 16 December 2013 1500 words El Magnifico Of all the Renaissance artists‚ thinkers‚ poets‚ writers‚ adventurers‚ and contributors‚ the name “Lorenzo de Medici” stands out and seems to have some relationship with all the rest. Lorenzo was a major patron of the arts and helped create a time of rebirth‚ during which the arts held new meaning and reprisal. vHe was also a prominent political leader and made
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several young companions‚ on the charge of sodomy. No witnesses appeared against them and eventually the charges were dropped. It must be said that often anonymous charges like this were brought against people just for a nuisance. Renaissance Florentines didn’t make the distinctions we make about sexuality today and apparently it was common for young men to get into sexual relationships; in fact‚ the word "Florenzer" was German slang for "homosexual". Leonardo had no relationships with women‚ never
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Coins in Rome were often used as a tool to show the Roman people and Roman Senate that there would be heirs to take over should the emperor die. It was used as a means of displaying that there would be a peaceful succession rather than a civil war. Also‚ coins were used because they spread fast and went everywhere information people of news almost like a newspaper. The three coins discussed in this paper all have the theme of the informing people of the Roman Empire of the future succession of powers
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mysterious‚ and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time Born out of wedlock to a notary‚ Piero da Vinci‚ and a peasant woman‚ Caterina‚ at Vinci in the region of Florence‚ Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter‚ Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome‚ Bologna and Venice‚ and he spent his last years in France at the home awarded him by Francis I. Leonardo was and
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with foul charms” “O treason of the blood!” (Racism) “She has deceived her father‚ and may thee” (Betrayal) “To fall in love with what she’d fear’d to look on” (Racism) “She is abused‚ stol’n from me‚ and corrupted” (Racism) Cassio "I never knew a Florentine more kind and honest" Iago "If i can fasten but one cup upon him" (shows Cassio as being easily manipulated) "I have poor and unhappy brains for drinking" "Reputation reputation reputation" "The divine Desdemona" Roderigo "What a full fortune does
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Michelangelo would be another artist and sculptor‚ while making the sculpture of “David” in 1504 and “The Pieta” in 1499‚ he lived a long life of 89 years living from (1475-1564). Rafael would live from (1483-1520)‚ he painted a self portrait in 1506 and another with a friend of his in 1518. Some Characteristics of Renaissance Art included realism and expression(Expulsion
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Katherine Lowe English 102 Research Paper Dr. Gaarden Antonio Vivaldi and “The Four Seasons” Antonio Vivaldi is widely known as one of the greatest composers of the Baroque Era. Vivaldi was considered a musical genius in Venice and all over Italy. He and his music quickly spread around the world. His achievements are remarkable and inspiring to any musician or composer. His unique techniques and musical elements he used made his music stand out. Vivaldi’s famous concerto‚ The Four Seasons
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Four Guys and a Drunken Lady: The Great Gatsby and Drink Niallan Collier Myler Wilkinson English 111 12 April 2013 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote himself into much of his work and many of the noted symbols and patterns that appear in The Great Gatsby are based on Fitzgerald ’s own experiences. Wealth‚ status‚ and east versus west are some of the more commonly discussed patterns and symbols in the book. However there is one that curiously is rarely discussed and that is drinking. In a life
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and does not mind resorting to violence if necessary. A major author and political figure from the Renaissance who embodied political realism was Niccolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli was a Florentine born in 1469 and lived during the crux of the Renaissance. Before his career as an author Machiavelli was a Florentine ambassador in France and The Holy Roman Empire. Machiavelli studied Renaissance humanism and political realism. As a reaction to what he saw in the north‚ In 1513 Machiavelli wrote The Prince
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Painting/Sculpture Essay- Ronan Carey Donatello‚ originally known as Donato‚ was given the name Donatello by his relatives and thus‚ wrote it that way on many of his works‚ was born in Florence in the year 1386. A gifted artist‚ he was not only an excellent sculptor and a marvellous statuary‚ but also prevalent in stucco‚ an able master of perspective‚ and a greatly admired architect who worked in virtually every medium possible during his long career‚ marble‚ bronze‚ low relief‚ pietra serena
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