I chose to do my research on Brunelleschi’s dome on the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy because I am fascinated by the subject “humanities” and love to learn about famous architecture, sculpture and art. Filippo Brunelleschi was a talented architect who took on the challenge to build a self-supporting dome larger than the Pantheon (built in ancient Rome). For thousands of years no one was able to accomplish this feat, so Brunelleschi took on the challenge and, between 1420 and
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The fathers of Florence wanted their Cathedral to be finished with the dome they desired. That way they could finally shun the gothic influence they felt (Tom Mueller February 2014). Along came one Filippo Brunelleschi to solve their problems. He was the man with a plan, one which he held close for fear of being ripped off by others. To build a dome 180 feet off the ground was something few could comprehend. The first challenge that was faced was that of lifting such heavy loads
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During the Italian Renaissance, one of the most world renowned artists make his mark. With numerous achievements made as a painter, architect, poet, and sculptor, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, more commonly known as Michelangelo, earned the label of artistic genius by people of his time and those for centuries to come. Scholars among others, intrigued by his legacy, have examined his works and sorted through documents and biographies left behind in order to piece together Michelangelo’s
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The Renaissance was the period from 1350-1600. The Renaissance began first in the city-states of Italy for many reasons. Although most of Europe had become a big economic crisis during the late Middle Ages, Italy managed to avoid everything and their towns remained important centers of Mediterranean trade and boost their production of textiles and luxury goods. Town life was bigger in Italy than in other parts of Europe. Therefore, most Italians could easily discard feudalism and other medieval
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Mantegna inspired the importance of detail to paintings through the altarpiece for the San Zeno in Verona using oil and panel. Andrea Brunelleschi studied Greco-Roman ruins to induce the Italian Renaissance through his work on The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Flore in Florence. Fra Angelico painted the Annunciation of Cortona in tempera on panel, a reference point for future frescos. Andrea del Verrocchio made the Bartolomeo Colleoni, regarded among the best
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Florence in the Renaissance was the home of a galaxy of men of talent and genius who find no parallel in history except in ancient Athens. A sketch of the history of the city cannot "explain" the presence of so many outstanding individuals nothing can do that. It can only present some idea of the conditions in which they flourished. From at least as far back as the eleventh century we can discern some features of Florentine history that were to remain fairly constant. The governing class at this
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Altarpiece (triptych of the Annunciation) 1425-1430, oil on wood panel. 19-10 * Jan and Hubert Van Eych, Ghent Altarpeice, (open), 1432, oil on panel. 19-15 * Brunelleschi, Dome of the Florence Cathedral, 1420-36, Florence. 20-2 * Brunelleschi, Ospedale Degli Innocenti (Foundling Hospital), 1491, Florence. 20-5 * Donatello, St. George, 1417-1420, marble. 20-13 * Donatello, David, 1446-1460, bronze. 20-14 * Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, fresco. 1481. 20-18
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the enormous benefit that has accrued from all this, in controversial matters often only Michelangelo’s side of an argument is known.The artist’s prominence, established by this work, was reinforced at once by the commission of the David for the cathedral of
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The features of Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s fresco, Peaceful City, from Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, and Duccio’s panel, Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints, differ greatly in many aspects. The allegorical and secular functions present in Lorenzetti’s fresco depicts the city and landscape of Siena rather than a biblical scene which is represented in Duccio’s panel. Unlike Duccio’s panel and various other pieces produced during this time period, Lorenzetti’s panel depicts
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Maloney, Robin 000301434 Literature, Arts, and The Humanities: Analysis and Interpretation IWT1: Task 1 Introduction: During my lifespan I have been very fortunate to visit many countries such as Greece, Ireland, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Amsterdam, and England. The architecture of these countries always intrigued me with the ornate, and matter of detail, unlike what we have seen in this country. Therefore, in this paper I will compare and contrast the Renaissance and Baroque period's
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