Although Machiavelli’s writing, The Prince, may be directly aimed at describing the things a prince needs to do, it is also in a way describing the way that all humans should conduct themselves. The book may be influencing the princes, or it may be shaping the morals of those looking to gain power. If the normal men who are looking to gain power follow some of the guidelines that are laid out inside The Prince, they will have a better chance than those who continue to live life just as they have
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The discovery that I chose was to research the work of Leonardo da Vinci on perspective, light, shadows, and color in painting. I chose to research this topic because art interest me more than any other topic. I have always been into any form of art. I decided to choose this because I wanted to enjoy researching while I did this assignment. It is significant to me also because I am an artist myself and wanted to learn about the different aspects of art that he learned about and applied to his art
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The Renaissance; the transitional time period from the dark Middle Ages to the age titled Early Modern. During this time period, scholars in Florence--and then much of Europe--revived the ancient ideas of the Greeks and Romans. That being said, the Renaissance was a completely different era due to: the birth of Humanism, revolutionary ideas, and the amazing pieces of art that were created during this time. Stunning pieces of art distinguished the Renaissance as its own time period unrelated to
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The renaissance(1) was an era meaning "rebirth", that took place from approx. 1300 to 1600. The renaissance was named the "rebirth" because it was the period of regeneration and prosperity after the black death plagued much of Europe. The Black Death(2) was a plague that decreased the European population a substantial amount. The population decrease led to the social ladder being dismantled and the wealthy had no way to show their social status. Therefore, knowledge and ownership of fine art became
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The year 1813 was decisive for the development of the history of Europe and also for its theatrical and musical history. Two composers of a mythical stature in the history of the opera were born. Richard wagner and Verdi Giuseppe. Richard Wagner, was born in Leipzig, typifies the quintessence of German culture. Giuseppe Verdi, was born in Roncole, in Northern Italy. He turned into the cherished arranger who carried on the customs of the Italian musical drama. Both represented Romanticism and represented
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John Singer Sargent was born on January 12, 1856, in Florence, Italy. At a young age, Sargent displayed his artistic talents and during his late teens, he enrolled at the Academia delle Belle Arti (A&E Networks Television). Sargent continued his studies in Paris, the “art capital of Europe,” where he was mentored by Carolus-Duran. Sargent’s mentor had an immense impact on him as he learned to adapt Carolus-Duran’s methods and techniques for painting. Instead of making detailed sketches prior to painting
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Verrazzano was born in 1485 in Greve In Chianti, Italy. He died in 1528 in Guadeloupe when he was eaten by a group of Natives. Giovanni da Verrazano or Verrazzano was born on his family's castle, Castello Verrazzano, near Val di Greve, 30 miles South of Florence in 1485. Giovanni's father, Alessandro da Verrazzano and his young wife, Fiammetta Capella, owned a silk-weaving industry. He had three factories and two sons. One was Giovanni da Verrazzano, the elder son, and Girolamo, the youngest son. Their family
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Carlo Collodi Le avventure di Pinocchio Карло Коллоди. Приключения Пиноккио Метод чтения Ильи Франка Главы 1 – 13 адаптировал Илья Франк frank@franklang.ru, главы 14 – 36 адаптировала Дина Ульянова dina@pe-group.com I Come andò (как вышло: „пошло“) che maestro Ciliegia (что мастер Вишня), falegname (столяр), trovò un pezzo di legno (нашел кусок дерева: „древесины“), che piangeva e rideva (который плакал и смеялся) come un bambino (как ребенок, мальчик). Come andò che maestro
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In the Renaissance, Masaccio brought Giotto had begun, back to light which was the monumental figures, a realistic relationship between figures and landscape, and visual representation of the laws of perspective. With all of this, a new realistic of painting was conformed. His massive, three-dimensional human figures inspired other Florentine painters. Other Florentine painters adopted and changed this new Renaissance style. With this development growing, the experiment went in two directions. One
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The Renaissance was a period of monumental change in European history from the period prior. It was a time of knowledgeable excitement with substantial developments in art, literature and science from. A time after the Middle Ages and when the Roman Catholic Church ruled. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the Renaissance changed the views of the world from the Middle Ages. The Art of the late 13th century depicts stiff 2D, emotionless, gothic styled and chiaroscuro-less pieces. Though
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