The Notre Dame Cathedral at Chartres has a magnificent western façade, which has three large portals on its bottom center. Above that, there are three lancet windows and at the center of the façade, there is a large rose window decorated with plate tracery. Beside the portals, we can find two splendid towers with the northern tower higher than the southern one. The towers are supported by three buttresses each and bear multiple pairs of lancet windows, most of which are found between the buttresses
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Before its destruction, the original Chartres Cathedral was terribly important to both the villagers of Chartres and the followers of the Catholic Church. The cathedral housed the Sancta Camisa, which was believed to be the tunic the Virgin Mary wore when she gave birth to Jesus. The Sancta Camisa and the Chartres Cathedral were vital to the prosperity of the village of Chartres due to the large amount of visitors the ancient relic attracted. The religious pilgrims supported the economy within Chartres
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In the biographical story, “Queen Eleanor” by Polly Schoyer Brooks, a quarrel arises and tears apart the well-bonded friendship and partnership between Eleanor’s second husband, King Henry of England, and his close companion, Thomas Becket, Chancellor of England. When the position of Archbishop of Canterbury becomes available, Henry, believing that his trusted advisor is worthy of the high-ranking career, appoints Becket the new Archbishop. Becket believes that his loyalty lie with the church prior
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Thomas Becket was known as the Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London, and Thomas à Becket. He was born on the 21st of December 1118 and died on the 29th of December in the year 1170, when he was brutally murdered. Becket was a 12th century chancellor and archbishop of Canterbury whose murder resulted in him officially being called a saint. He was the son of a very wealthy London merchant . He immediately received a good education. Because he had such a good education he quickly became an agent
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Unit 3 Individual Project Art Appreciation HUMA 205 June 25, 2013 Abstract I will attempt to compare and contrast two pieces of art work from the renaissance period. Out of our textbook I chose a piece by Masaccio, The Holy Trinity. The piece of art I chose from a website is from Leonardo da Vinci called Madonna and Child. Both pieces of art are masterpieces of the early renaissance period. Renaissance Paintings and the Artists For many Europeans the renaissance was a period
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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, (Old Style) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination".[1] He is widely
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The name Sforza comes from Sforzae which means to exert or force. The Sforza rose from a lineage of peasants. They used their positions as war leaders to become rulers of Milan. The Sforza family was considerably similar to the Medici family of Florence, Italy. Many members of the family held important positions within the church and political arenas. One of the Sforza’s most well known commissions would be the Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci. This piece was commissioned by Duke Ludovico
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Dannette Tejeda 10/03/10 Family & Gender Comanducci Public Rituals of Marriages Flowers, a white gown, a venue or perhaps a church, family and friends, a ceremony, a reception, and above all love are the fundamental essentials for a wedding, let a lone a marriage. Yet, occasions such as weddings were not as passive in the fourteenth century as they are now. During the renaissance, weddings were not just the bond of two individual people who wished to be committed to each other
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History Differences in Art Both the Italian and Northern Renaissance had a lot of great art works, and artistes. They had some similar ideas in term of art and they had some differences. The Renaissance all started in Florence, Italy during the 14th century. Florence was the perfect place for it to start because it was at the center of an international trading port with both Europe and the Middle East. Also because Italy was at the center on the Roman Empire after it fell. The Renaissance
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the painting of the last supper by Leonardo Da Vinci is considered one of the world’s greatest paintings. it was considered famous because of the special technique that was used to create it. In this painting of “the last supper” Leonardo Da vinci prefered not to use traditional water colors, instead he used oil paint on dry plaster. The last supper was painted in the 15th century, and it’s an example of the artists innovative spirit. The painting depicts Jesus sharing his last meal with his disciples
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