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    Period: Early Renaissance (1200-1400) Characteristics: Heavy symbolism as well as extreme detail‚ vibrant‚ rich colors‚ religious scenes Location: Italy Characterized by: Everyday life‚ religious like byzantine‚ architecture Romanesque w/ gothic ornamentation • Nicolo Pisano o Pulpit (1260) • Highly detailed-classical • Nicola (Giovanni son) Pisano o The Annunciation ‚ Nativity‚ Admiration of the Shepherds (1270) • Plaza and Cathedral of Florence (1290) o Very Romanesque piazza w/

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    Raphael Sanzio

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    gentleness of his paintings and drawings. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci they form the three great names of the high renaissance. Raphael‚ the last of the three greatest painters of the Renaissance‚ was born Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino‚ in the province of Mache. It is probable that he took his first lessons from his father‚ a provincial painter named Giovanni di Santi‚ before going to Florence .By 1500 he was working in the studio of Perugino (an artist well known for his serene

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    During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries‚ a transformation occurred in Italy with respect to society‚ economics‚ politics‚ and religion. One of the major factors that led to such a change was the shift from a farming culture to a culture of industry dominated by merchants. This led to an urban economy‚ the expansion of cities‚ and the alteration of government to accommodate the growing population. In addition‚ Christian sects such as the Franciscans and the Dominicans began to form‚ advocating

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    Márquez. Dr. Urbino and Florentino Ariza‚ the other two sides of the triangle‚ both want all of Fermina’s attention. However‚ Fermina holds her ground and eventually gets what she truly wants‚ true love. Márquez uses the theme of love to display Fermina Daza a true prince because she overthrows the status quo‚ is always armed‚ and confers benefits gradually. Fermina Daza’s lack of submission assists in her ability to overthrow the preexisting norms of her society. One day her husband‚ Dr. Urbino is explaining

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    they have a three year long affair in letters and then she ends it with one short phrase: “What is between us is nothing more than an illusion‚” and then marries another. Fifty one years‚ nine months‚ and four days later‚ her husband Dr. Juvenal Urbino dies and her teenage flame Ariza presents himself again at the funeral. Despite all his many sexual affairs throughout his life he has supposedly saved his heart all these years for Fermina Daza alone. Much like Flaubert’s Madame Bovary‚ Florentino

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    Love in the Time of Cholera

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    protagonist • Florentino Ariza and/or Fermina Daza major conflict • Florentino Ariza suffers for more than fifty years without Fermina Daza‚ his first love‚ and tries to win her back after the death of her husband‚ Dr. Juvenal Urbino. rising action • Dr. Juvenal Urbino falls to his death on Pentecost Sunday‚ after trying to retrieve his pet parrot from the mango tree in the yard. climax • After more than half a century‚ Florentino Ariza reiterates his love for Fermina Daza on the night of her

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    School of Athens

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    the age of the Renaissance. Painted by Raphael of Urbino from 1510 to 1512‚ the School of Athens is located in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican Palace in Rome. The fresco was painted in the High Renaissance of Humanism and is the ideal embodiment of the classical spirit. Raphael of Urbino‚ or Raffaello Sanzio as he was known in his day‚ was born in 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. His father was Giovanni Santi‚ who was a well known artist in Urbino. As a young child‚ Raphael learned a lot from his

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    born in 1490 to Guidobaldo II della Rovere‚ Duke of Urbino‚ and Giovanna de Montefeltro; his uncle was also Pope Julius II‚ so he was royalty from the beginning. He was not granted Duke of Urbino until his uncle; Guidobaldo I of Urbino died‚ due to support from the Pope. In 1509‚ he was named commander-in-chief of the Papal States. Francesco spent most of his career in the Papal Service. His son‚ Francesco Maria II was the last Duke of Urbino from his bloodline. This portrait of Francesco Maria

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    Sex and Its Depiction in Art and Advertisement Sex‚ being a part of the human experience‚ has for very long been depicted as an intimate activity. However‚ sex has existed as a marketable commodity since the Roman Empire‚ and still exists as such to this day. Eduardo Manet’s Olympia‚ 1865‚ confronts its contemporary society with prostitution‚ depicting a reclined prostitute staring directly at the viewer‚ making the viewer see the scene from the point of view of the customer’s. Manet’s criticism

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    throughout the book‚ Love in the Time of Cholera. Love‚ as stated in the title‚ is one of the most important themes within the book. Love is channeled through all of the characters such as; Fermina Daza and Dr. Urbino‚ Florentino and all of his many affairs with different women‚ Dr. Urbino and his affair with Barbara Lynch‚ and most importantly the most powerful love throughout the book is the love between Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza. Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza’s love started at a

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