Machiavelli, the well-known philosopher of the Italian Renaissance, poses this question in this famous book excerpt The Morals of the Prince: "is it better to be loved than feared, or vice versa?" Machiavelli answers his own question, arguing that a prince is much safer being feared than being loved. Inducing fear upon his subjects with cruelty will keep them united and loyal. Those who are fearful of a person of any authority are more inclined not to cross the boundary of disrespect, for fear of
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Inigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652) often called the first English Architect and one of the most important English Renaissance architects. Jones appears in the architectural landscape to change the British style and design becoming therefore, the architect responsible for introducing the classical architecture of Rome and the Italian Renaissance to Britain. Broadly conceived, it can be said that this self-taught son of a Smithfield (a cloth maker), had an enormous impact on British art and
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Garamond is a group of Old-Style1 typefaces, originally designed by French craftsman Claude Garamond in the sixteenth century, a time deemed as the golden age of French typography. With the evident influence of calligraphy, the classic design is one of the most successful typographic achievements not only in the old era but also today. Bespeaking stately elegance and rhythm, it offers legibility, readability to be suitable for a wide range of different applications. Analysis • Legibility Counters:
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Art and Intention Colleen Claus ART/101 August 16, 2013 John Lennox Art and Intention The statue of David was created to symbolize the city of Florence’s freedom from foreign, papal, and Medici rule by depicting the triumph of David over the giant, Goliath. The unveiling met with public resistance. Supporters of the Medici family hurled stones at it during the night. Other citizens objected to its nudity. To protect the sensibilities of the viewers, a copper skirt was made to go around
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3. Explain the differences between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance. Cite examples to illustrate your comparisons. Northern Renaissance took place in areas of Western Europe, north of the Alps. In that time artist were more focused on daily life. Beauty was found in everyday living and simplicity of life. Famous artists from that time like Peter Brugal painted pictures such as “The Peasant Wedding." Picture shows simple life of ordinary people attending weeding. Pictures like
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The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most famous works of art in the world. This painting represents the religious ceremony with Jesus Christ and his 12 disciples. This is the last meal that was shared between him and his disciples before his arrest and his untimely crucifixion. Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting in the Dominican monastery of this Church by Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, architect, author, engineer, inventor
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The Renaissance, Why was it such a Unique Age? The Renaissance was an age filled with intellectual acts, flourishing creativity, and self expression. This age was after the “Dark Ages” or Middle Ages, it was a time of ignorance, greed, death and darkness. It was recovering the Middle Ages, and ended up being one of the most unique era’s. Today, the Renaissance is well known and popularized by artists like, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, etc. Period of the Scientific Revolution and Artistic
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Giotto depicted a level of realism by not only incorporating depth and spatial logic, but also by incorporating the detail he put into his depictions. As he once said, “every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbour.” He illustrated realism in the greatest way he could through use of expression and added a great amount of personality to his figures, as you can see in Lamentation as well as Madonna Enthroned. Lamentation is full of expressive emotion. It illustrates grief and tragedy. Every
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Content Question: To what specifically does Galileo plead guilty? Analysis Question: How would his promises about future behavior satisfy the Church authorities? Evaluative Questions: How should the maintenance of authority be balanced against the pursuit of knowledge? I, Galileo, son of the late Vincenzo Galilei, Florentine, aged seventy years, arraigned personally before this tribunal, and kneeling before you, Most Eminent and Reverend Lord Cardinals, Inquisitors-General against heretical
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Written Assignment Unit 4 University of the People Introduction Beginning of 15th century to the end of 18th century major improvement had been observed in world art history. This period is categorized in major 3 categories: renaissance period (1400 to 1600 AD), the baroque (1600 to 1700 AD), rococo (starting from 18th century to the end of 18th century). Advancement in science and technology was a great achievement during this period. This also influenced arts and architecture
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