Beginning in the early 14th century‚ the Renaissance period gave way to the birth of humanism which encouraged individual expression and creativity. People had become weary after a prolonged period of plague‚ corruption and war that followed the fall of Rome. They were becoming increasingly frustrated with the power of the church and the level of corruption within it. Instead‚ there was a growing desire to return to the prosperous times of early Greece and Rome. Individualism was the central theme
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Chapter 19 From Gothic to Renaissance: 14th Century Italian Art The essentially religious view of the world that dominated medieval Europe began to change dramatically in what is called the European Renaissance. Although religion continued to occupy a primary position in the lives of Europeans‚ a growing concern with the natural world‚ the individual‚ and humanity’s worldly existence characterized the Renaissance period. The Renaissance‚ which means “rebirth‚” extends roughly from the 14th through
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[and] paid the King ’s budget‚ ’ (http://american_almanac.tripod.com/pbgbardi.htm‚ Privatization ’ section‚ para 3‚ Retrieved November 27‚ 2006)‚ which clearly shows the extent of their wealth. This wealth they used to retain the services of Giotto di Bondone to paint a score of frescoes for their chapel at Santa Croce (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9065572‚ Retrieved November 27‚ 2006)‚ including the famous Death and Ascension of Saint Francis ’‚ and also to have Donatello make the Crucifix
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may have‚ and even individuals would assume that da Vinci is homosexual in the Middle Ages if he painted this way‚ and question his “manhood”. When comparing Da Vinci art style compared to a Middle Ages artist such as Giotto Di Bondone‚ one can compare their Last Supper painting. Di Bondone’s Jesus is god like‚ with blight colors‚ auras around each person’s head‚ with manly beards on their faces. Yet‚ when viewing Da Vinci’s Last Supper‚ Jesus looks girly‚ and one could easily mistake him for a lady
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composed‚ humanist style‚ chiefly of parallel ancient and modern examples of Virtù. Italian Renaissance painting exercised a dominant influence on subsequent European painting (see Western painting) for centuries afterwards‚ with artists such as Giotto di Bondone‚ Masaccio‚ Piero della Francesca‚ Domenico Ghirlandaio‚ Perugino‚ Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ Botticelli‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ and Titian. The same is true for architecture‚ as practiced by Brunelleschi‚ Leone Alberti‚ Andrea Palladio‚ and Bramante
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Entering Chartres Cathedral Through the Central Portal In the town of Chartres about 50 miles southwest of Paris‚ is where the Chartres Cathedral is located and can be seen for miles as it is the tallest structure and was built on the highest point of the town. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres is its formal name but since the majority of the French Cathedrals were dedicated to the Virgin Mary‚ to avoid confusion the cathedrals are referred to the town to which they belong. The Chartres Cathedral
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The Changing Role and Status of the Artist 1300 – 1600 To explore the changing role and status of the artist during the period 1300 – 1600 we have first to look at the period of time prior to this. For a thousand years before‚ Rome had ruled most of Europe‚ bringing new developments in technology‚ education and government‚ but after Rome fell to invaders in 542 CE‚ Western Europe became stagnant‚ a period we now term as the Middle Ages. Ordinary people did not venture far from their hamlets
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“There were no great women artists in the Renaissance” When we think of great renaissance artists the first names that would come to most peoples mind would be Leonardo Di Vinci or Michelago. When it is looked at into more depth it would then lead to Giorgio Vasari and the father of Italian renaissance Giotto Di Bondone. Even when you type into Google ‘Great renaissance artists‘ the first names that come up are Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ Sandro Botticelli‚ Titian‚ Donatello‚ Masaccio‚ Filippo Brunelleschi
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Being one of the first architect’s in Renaissance History makes him seem much more spectacular. He was born in 1377 in Florence‚ Italy. His father was Brunellesco di Lippo who was a lawyer‚ and his mother was Giuliana Spini. Filippo was the middle son of their three children. The young Filippo was given a literary and mathematical education intended to enable him to follow in the footsteps of his father‚ a civil
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Renaissance painting Giotto‚ Lamentation‚ Cappella degli Scrovegni In Italy in the late 13th and early 14th centuries‚ the sculpture of Nicola Pisano and his son Giovanni Pisano‚ working at Pisa‚ Siena and Pistoia shows markedly classicizing tendencies‚ probably influenced by the familiarity of these artists with ancient Roman sarcophagi. Their masterpieces are the pulpits of the Baptistery and Cathedral of Pisa. Contemporary with Giovanni Pisano‚ the Florentine painter Giotto developed a manner
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