Summary of Reading two • Rapid technology progress during the twentieth century led to an ever increasing specialization in many different professions except art • Miró was an expert in investigating all the possibilities to be found in materials, forms, and colors • Miró’s art is highly diverse and wasn’t just limited to painting; he explored other fields as well, such as: sculptor, graphic work, tapestry, ceramics, and theatre • Joan Miró had the same name as his paternal grandfather who was a
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“My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning was a poem inspired by the Renaissance Duke, Alfonso Ferarra. This poem is based loosely on historical events involving Alfonso, the Duke of Ferrara, who lived during the Renaissance in the 1500’s. The Duke is the speaker of the poem. He begins with revealing to his readers that he is entertaining an emissary who has come to negotiate the Duke’s marriage to the daughter of another strong and political family. While entertaining the emissary throughout the palace
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It was a new era, even at the end, art was made much simpler for the sake of just art. For example, “the Patrons and Artists in Late 15th-Century Florence” according to ("Patrons and Artists in Late 15th-Century Florence," n.d.). The Romans had a concept of the patron in those days, which was extended into the medieval and Renaissance times, where many merchant and nobles offered them protection and sponsorship as artistes. They brought
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“Those who strive to obtain the good graces of a [teacher] are accustomed to come before [one] with such things as they hold precious, or in which they see [her] take most delight… Desiring therefore to present myself to your Magnificence with some testimony of my devotion [towards this class], I have not found among my possessions anything which I hold more dear than, or value so much as [my grade]… ” (Machiavelli 3). The Machiavellian Code of Conduct is based upon The Prince, a controversial non-fiction
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Short Answer #1: What is the significance of Santa Sabina in both purpose and design? The Santa Sabina has a basilica. A basilica was used as a Roman law court, but in the Santa Sabina, was the floor plan. The basilica doesn't have a transept, which is unusual, but the transept didn't come until later. The Santa Sabina also has Roman columns, an example of Spolia. There is also a Nave and clerestory windows. The columns supporting the ceiling give you a better view of the altar, in the apse. The
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plainly referring to the Prince. Machiavelli states in the Prince “a prince will be fortunate who adjusts his behaviour to the temper of the times .” He repeats this opinion in the Discourses as well.This shows that he gave vent to the humors of Florence as it changed Government from the Medici to Republic in 1498 and back to the Medici Rule again in 1512...and thus kept with the
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A work of art that really impressed me was Raphael Sanzio’s, Madonna and Child with Book, circa 1502-1503 in Italy. It is important to understand the time period in which Raphael Sanzio completed this work because Raphael Sanzio's style of work definitely changed as he improved as an artist in his later years. The artist’s oil on panel painting, which is 21-3/4 by 15-3/4 inches, can be seen at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. This painting was placed on one of the very back walls
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Michelangelo, along with Titan, Raphael, Leonardo, and others, is a Renaissance master. Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling and wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City are among his masterpieces. Of the Sistine Chapel artwork, Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam (figure number 13.14) and The Last Judgment (figure number 13.15) are the most famous. I adore these frescos and so my decision to discuss them was not difficult. Both pieces display two of the significant moments in theological history:
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The Renaissance was a period of time from the 14th to the 17th century. It was considered a time of rebirth. The reason it was considered as the rebirth was because it introduced many new artists/inventors. The renaissance period was the most eventful time period in european history. It started in Italy and spread throughout europe, making it the beginning of the early modern age. It wasn't just a time period of art. It was considered to be a beginning of a whole new future. The inventors during
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Quintilian Marcus Fabius Quintilianus or as he is more commonly referred: Quintilian was a rhetorician made famous in Rome though Rome was not always his home. Quintilian was born in Spain around the year 35 and attained most of his education from a well known orator of the time by the name of Domitus Afer. He would become very active in the courts of Rome until he decided to take a leave from the area around the year 57 due to the unstable political climate driven by those in power. He would return
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