Banking Built Florence The remnants of the past are still shown in the world today, many of them left unchanged. Medieval Guilds were one of the first attempts at grouping skilled laborers to accomplish a task. One of the most important guilds was the Banking Guild in Florence, Italy, which is largely responsible for the what the city and much of Europe is today. This guild ushered in a new type of architecture that was used for structures, funded famous and influential artists and scientists, and
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Setting: Florence, Italy Date: June 10, 1501 Hello. Today I will be interviewing the following panel of two famous artists from the Renaissance period. First, I will interview Mr. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi who goes by the name Sandro Botticelli. After Mr. Botticelli, I will interview Mr. Donato di Betto Bardi who goes by the name Donatello. I chose you two as my subjects because both of you are from Florence, Italy, which is the home to the largest collection of Renaissance art and architecture
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century Florence and in this case the notes taken by Felippo Mazzei prove extremely valuable. Through a combination of primary and secondary sources, Brucker presents arguments on the nature of social hierarchy, justice and the concept of marriage in Early Modern Europe that formulate our basic understanding of the time.
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as the first family to set up an empire with money, while previous empires were created with the use of military force (Kim, 2005). The Medici Family history and the enormous impact it had on Italian history is archived in the Archive di Stato in Florence (Roover, 1966). The Medici Family combined banking and commerce to generate great wealth and acclaim (Heldon, 1995). The Medici Family was at the centre of the banking universe (“The Economist,” 1999). The Economist (1999) explains how this banking
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Michelangelo in honor of my great grandfather who recently passed. Instead of something for his tombstone, he always wished to have a statue to decorate our courtyard. We both greatly admire the statue David that is in Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. My great grandfather left a large amount of money and I would like to give back by being a patron to Michelangelo. I am interested in dedicating a statue of David in my open courtyard for all guests to admire. I believe my great grandfather
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emotion in art. It also said that it was okay for people to pursue comfort, riches, and beauty. The Renaissance started in Florence, Italy and spread to other city-states in Italy. Part of the reason it began in Italy was because of the history of Rome and the Roman Empire. Another reason it began in Italy was because Italy had become
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face of the enemy while Donatello depicted David as a symbol what can be accomplished by even the smallest entity. His character and story have been interpreted and re-interpreted by many artists in different mediums. Donatello was was born in Florence in 1386. He was an early Renaissance artist who lived at the end of the Dark Ages. He is known as the artist whose work officially began the Italian Renaissance (“David”). Donatello was first introduced to Roman sculpture when he visited Rome with
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Fra Angelico Born in 1395 in Vicchio, Italy, Fra Angelico was known as Guido di, Pietro. In his existence, Fra Angelico was also called Fra Giovanni da Fiesole and Beato Angelico. On 17 October 1417, Fra joined a confraternity at the Carmine Church while still going by the name Guido di Pietro. At that period, he had started his work as a painter as seen in the records of the church of Santo Stefano del Ponte. In 1418 while still a young lad, he and his brother Benedetto took the vow to become
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a child I remember looking at the crucifix and always was filled with lots of emotions; from anger to sadness. I believe that was the same emotions the artists who created the famous crucifix at Basilica Santa Croce, in Florence and the crucifix at Santa Maria Novella, in Florence wanted people to feel. The crucifix at Basilica Santa Croce was made by Cimabue, AKA Bencivieni Di Pepo, who was a Florentine painter in the Byzantine Style. His devotion to the Byzantine style of his figures of the Christus
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financial Italian family, the Medici. The Medici family was one of Botticelli’s greatest supporters. Del Lama commissioned the painting for his chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. The chapel has since been destroyed, and the painting is now in the Uffizi, a famous art museum in Florence (totalhistory). Sandro Botticelli’s painting of the Adoration of the Magi was a popular theme among the Renaissance painters. It is his illustration of the three kings bringing gifts of gold
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