sculpture (and the first free-standing statue of a nude figure since Roman antiquity). A) Samson B) David C) Moses D) Abraham Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): B 6. The Biblical character is one of the subjects in Michelangelo’s Pietá. A) Martha B) Sarah C) Esther D) Mary Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): D 7. This author of The Prince is considered the greatest Renaissance political theorist. A) Machiavelli B) Mirandola C) Dufay D) Erasmus Points Earned:
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focused greatly on natural detail of the human body to its fullest perfection. By doing so he focused on the human aspects of the religious icon David and his greatness‚ instead of the religious details of David. In addition‚ Michelangelo made the Pieta in 1499‚ which was a sculpture of young Marry holding Jesus in her arms. By showing great detail in his potrayl of Marry‚ like the folding of her robs‚ he shows the nature of man more thoroughly. Thus portraying the idea of humanism. In a serious of
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Earliest Christians Today there is a world. A world that we have known of the stories was created years ago. In the world we live in there are unique things imaginable‚ never would have thought that it could exist. Of all that exists in this world and what we know‚ there are diversities of things‚ different people‚ different jobs‚ different means of transportation‚ different religions‚ ect. From small our parents or at least most‚ we instill Christian values. They take us to church and learn about
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Peter’s Basilica. The art in which followed this commission was the creation of Pieta‚ “The scene of the Pieta shows the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ after his crucifixion‚ death‚ and removal from the cross‚ but before he was placed in the tomb‚” (Italianrenaissance.org). Michelangelo stated that the block of marble he used to produce
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Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most influential composers of the Baroque period. He‚ along with many other composers‚ created some of the earliest European music familiar to us today (What is Baroque Music?). The Baroque period can best be described as using the power of music to communicate (What is Baroque Music?). The composers used a single voice that was accompanied by instruments‚ as well as specifying the instruments used‚ to capture the importance of the relationship between tonic and dominant
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni better known as Michelangelo was a world renowned painter‚ poet‚ sculptor‚ and architect. Michelangelo was born March 6‚ 1475‚ Caprese‚ Republic of Florence‚ Italy and died February 18‚ 1564‚ Rome. Michelangelo was still very young when his mother had become ill and died. When he became old enough he was put in to school‚ but Michelangelo’s father soon realized that he had no interest. So‚ at the age of 13 Michelangelo’s father took him as an apprentice
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Lagraulas wanted to create a large statue of the Virgin Mary with her dead son resting in her arms that was intended to be used as a Pieta to grace his own future grave. What Michelangelo created was a five foot nine inch tall intricate masterpiece‚ created from a single block of marble. Even to this day‚ 500 years later‚ people still flock to see this beautiful statue. In 1501 Michelangelo
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Michelangelo Di Lodvico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6th‚ 1475 in Caprese‚ Italy. He was the second born of five boys to his parents‚ Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni and Francesca Neri. He died February 18th‚ 1564 in Rome‚ Italy‚ just weeks before his 89th birthday. He was a sculptor‚ painter‚ and architect during the Italian Renaissance period and had the nickname "Father and Master of All the Art.” Italian Renaissance was the time of the great revival of art‚ literature‚ and learning in Europe
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the nickname later in life as the “red priest”) That autumn‚ he received and appointment to Ospitale della Pieta‚ an orphanage in Venice where he taught violin‚ and later conducted the orchestra. With Vivaldi directing the orchestra‚ the concerts brought international recognition. Other than numerous trips to other cities on the peninsula‚ and in Europe‚ Vivaldi spent most his career at the Pieta. Before his death on the 26th of July‚ 1741 in Vienna‚ Antonio Lucio Vivaldi collaborated on and/or solely
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elements at work here: Aemulatio (competition‚ imitation): every generation must strive to be equal to the ancestors‚ or better (see Hesiod’s “good” Eris) Pietas (dutiful respect for country‚ gods‚ family): Augustus ‘ duty toward Caesar: A) Octavian “avenges” Caesar’s murder = Civil War (against Brutus + Cassius) recycled as model of dutifulness (Pietas); B)
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