During the period of 1300 - 1450, Florence was known as the “birthplace of the Renaissance” due to its prosperous culture, art, architecture, and wealth. First originating as a western European territory and later an independent city-state, it grew to be one of the largest maritime trade centers during the 10th Century. Due to the its autonomy as a chartered city, Florence experienced a dramatic increase in wealth and commercial activities, coupled with economic reforms. Despite this, the focus on
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Introduction A. Thesis Statement: The drastic style comparison of the Renaissance time period to the Baroque period by how their usage of form, space, and composition can show the different effect the painting will have. The art work that is going to be compared to show vast differences from the Renaissance to the Baroque are the paintings done by Pietro Perugino who painted Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter in the Renaissance to Caravaggio who painted Conversion of St. Paul in the Baroque
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Upon first glance of Cézanne's paintings; it's evident that they're strikingly different; both paintings have distinct styles that represent differentiating opinions of the scene that have been painted. Despite the difference in the application of paint and technique, both paintings seem to share one similarity; the focal point. Mont Sainte-Victoire is their central focus, insinuating they have been done from a 'photographic point of view'. 'Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine' approaches the depiction
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Hi, Joseph. Thank you for sharing your representative artifact choices. For the Renaissance Era, I too chose to reflect on “The Last Judgement” by Michelangelo. It was just too dynamic to scroll past during my research. Prior to this class, I had never seen that particular work. Yes, I have been exposed to other areas of the Sistine Chapel, but never The Last Judgement. I truly do not know how I could have missed it. It is quite phenomenal. It is one of the busiest paintings I have ever seen
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Europe, Asia, and Africa began to experience a period of time when peace and prosperity spread throughout the land. Population and culture begun to increase because of the impact it had. This was known as Pax Romana which started in the year 27 BCE. Since this occurred many characteristics of Europe also became well known such as trade, law, religion, and even architecture. Pax Romana was a very influential and important time period which impacted these continents. To begin with, Europe was
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which is something that will be analyzed with the Greeks, Medieval and Renaissance point of view toward the human body. For the Medieval view of the Christian body, we will use the Coffin Lid of Francisco De La Sarra. During the Medieval times, the lives of the Christians were ruled by the Pope and God. The art was meant to let all Christians understand that by living a good life they will be rewarded in the afterlife
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The health fairs will take place biannually, in the fall and spring semesters of school. They will also take place on Saturdays, since students will have no class, and hopefully their parent(s) might be available as well. The first fair will be held on Saturday, September 17th, from 9am-6pm. The second fair will be held on Saturday, April 16th, from 9am-6pm as well. The day will be split up into 3 time slots, for elementary, middle, and high school students. From 9:00am-12:00pm, elementary school
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At the beginning of the sixteenth century, European scholars could gain only a basic understanding of the anatomy of humans and animals. At a handful of universities where students trained in medicine—such as Bologna or Paris—professors read from the books of the Greek physician Galen. Galen had combined the philosophical work of Aristotle and other Greeks with his own lifetime of dissections, creating a system that explained not just the structure of the human body, but how the body worked. His
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The Renaissance, seen as a time of growth and expression for the individual, brings about a shift in people’s paradigms. In the time period before the Renaissance, labeled as the Middle Ages, the main focus was the role of the Church in everyday life. The common people would look up to the men of the Church, since they were the only literate members of the community. By receiving information from bishops, priests, and cardinals, values that encompassed the beliefs of the Church were formed. Therefore
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Duccio Di Buoninsigna and Giotto Di Bondone are two well known Italian artists. Although their works significantly differ both of their most popular pieces are religious based. Both, Duccio and Giotto created a piece representing and named The Arrest of Christ. Essentially both illustrate the Gospel of St. Matthew, chapter 26 which explains the “arrest” or “betrayal” of Christ. Judas, one of the twelve disciples, chose to betray Jesus and led soldiers armed with clubs, torches, and swords to him
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