Assess the significance of the role of individuals in the development of reformation, protest and rebellion, in Late Medieval Europe. Conversely, it can also be implied that the influence of such individuals is less important than certain other factors. This includes the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press in 1440, which resulted in the rapid spread of humanist ideas throughout the state. Bibles could now be freely distributed, meaning they were no longer owned only by the Church. Combined
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The literary era of this poetry love ushered in a gentler period which placed greater emphasis on humility, courtesy and the elevation of womanhood into a source of reverence and inspiration. Leading to enrichment between men and women which had an uplifting effect on the society around them. In this era, it was established as a the formal means of expressing reverence of romance and love that was entirely new in Europe. There was no tradition of passionate love literature in the European middle
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Renaissance and Reformation Effects The Renaissance began in the 1300s in Florence, Italy and reached to the 15th Century where it spread to the whole Western Europe. Renaissance means “rebirth” because of its changes from the primitive medieval times to the modern Renaissance. Both, the Renaissance and the Reformation had many effect on the European society and some of their impacts were combined. They believed that the human spirit had to be reawakened as it was in the classical times of Greece
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The Renaissance of Art originated in Italy, starting in the 1300s to the late 1600s and it re routed the strict religious values of the medieval and gothic period. It became all about classical Greek and Roman art, inspired by their culture of education, science, realism and glorification. This period is a major stepping-stone for art in Europe in the middle ages. There are three major characteristics that stand out in the Italian renaissance art, that, to me, really identify the art of that
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Classic text will never go out of style because the concepts within have something important to teach us and are still meaningful and relevant today. The renaissance period was a time in Britain between the late fifteenth to mid–seventeenth centuries and was a major turning point for British culture. The renaissance period is famous for the works of Shakespeare and Marlowe. Their literature reflected free thinking, historical, philosophical, and religious influences of the time. William Shakespeare
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Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini I can see that art is not only influenced by an artist’s surroundings, but because of popular styles of the era. Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s David are similar in many ways. Both sculptures being from the Renaissance, they share some characteristics in form. Each artist positioned the body of David in the contrapposto position. Their bodies are curved, relaxed and shown in the nude. This reflects the popular style of sculpture of the culture and relates the
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The Middle Ages was the era between 500 and 1400 in Europe there was a lot going during this time. There are many ways to describe it. This era was best labeled by the Dark Ages, Age of Feudalism, the Age of Faith, or the Golden Age. Historian Frantz *****- Brentano used previously publishes texts to describe Europe in the Dark Ages the excerpt says that the Hungarains swarm over the Western provinces, sucked town and village and laid the waste on the fields. The conditions on Europe were horrible
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[pic] 49. [pic] 50. [pic] 51. [pic]52. [pic] 53. [pic] 54. [pic] Match the characteristics of art with their correct period: 1. Renaissance ____ A. elongated bodies and body parts; stretched out 2. Baroque _____ B. religious, similar to Gothic period, use of oil paints 3. Northern Renaissance ____ C. return to classical ideals; symmetry is key ▪ 4. Mannerism _____ D. ornate, rich, lavish
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Background of Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) and his artwork Alessandro de Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, also is known as Sandro Botticelli. He was born in 1445, Florence, Italy and he was one of the Italian painters during Early Renaissance. In 1460, he learned painting from the Renaissance painter, namely as Fra Filippo Lippi. Botticelli was a talented painter and he was able to open a workshop at the age of 15. “Birth of Venus” and “Primavera,” both of that were his earliest artwork. The “Birth of Venus
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Aeschylus, and Euripides, and the Roman comedy writers such as Plautus and Terence, were only discovered by humanists in the Renaissance. Although classical drama is more read and studied in the modern period than other classical literature, in the Renaissance it was a distinct last place to epic poetry, lyric poetry, and philosophy. So drama isn't well represented in Renaissance literature. The first dramatist to imitate classical models in Italy was Giangiorgio Trissino, who was a wealthy humanist
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