The Renaissance was a cultural movement. It was the beginning of the modern world. During the Renaissance period, many artists’ works were devoted to Christianity. Artists used oil media on wood panel supports. Oil paintings showed perspective. Matthias Grünewald was one of the artists during the Renaissance. One of Matthias’ painting was, The Temptation of Saint Anthony. It was painted during 1512-1516 . He was known as the greatest German Renaissance artist who made religious paintings with intense
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The views of artists of the past is a lonely tormented outsider, who creates his art through his pain and anguish. Michelangelo was just that and one can say the stereotype is modeled after him. Not having many friends or assistants, he was an unsociable individual. His attitude coming of as rude and a quick temper drove others away from him and kept him lonely. Even though he came off as unlikeable or social guy, he still produced some of the most amazing artwork till this day. Besides the fact
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In the 14th century, many questioned what it meant to be a respectable and just prince, in response Erasmus authored the Education of a Christian Prince , a guide for Charles V on how to become a prince of virtue. Throughout the text, Erasmus promotes the benefits of a good education in order to become a virtuous leader. A century later in the aftermath of the 30 years’ war, German author Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen penned The Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus which told the education
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The Renaissance What was the Renaissance? The Renaissance was a time of change throughout Europe. The Renaissance began from these three main causes. The causes of the Renaissance was the decline of feudalism, new ways of thinking and difference in beliefs. These are the causes, now the effects them are very important. First, what contributed the decline of feudalism? First, development of nations happened which led to rise of monarchs. Lords had decline of power from this. Then, the deadly plague
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Michelangelo, at the age of eighty seven uttered the simple, yet powerful words “Ancora Imparo”. The words translated into English mean, “Still I learn” and they are words dancer and choreographer, Ian Eastwood, live by in his day to day life. Eastwood, who got a majority of his following from YouTube videos and social media, has been dancing since the age ten and has been teaching around the world since he was fifteen. How does he compare to other dancers? How does his style stand out in the dancing
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Many of the advancements made by classical civilizations can still be seen in modern day culture. Rome and Greece were two of the greatest classical civilizations in history that made many imprints on cultural advancements of the time, from inventing algebra to the rise of Christianity. The civilizations of Rome and Greece made immense cultural advancements in the areas of science, art, and religious thought. Science was a big part of both the civilizations of Greece and Rome. Greek scientists and
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The scientific revolution of the 17th century could not have been possible if scientists did not continue and build off of former scientists research. Aristotelian physics was the basis of the church's belief, and was a common belief for almost everyone in Europe in the fifteenth century. However it only described what the bible, when it was taken literally, had described. Europe was able to change from Aristotle’s physics. Although, it was slow because the Church facilitated the change, and did
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The beginnings of modernity have been debated and traced back to either the fifteenth-century Italian Renaissance or the twelfth-century Medieval Ages. The argument for the Italian Renaissance is associated with Jacob Burckhardt, an art historian, and Paul O. Kristeller, a scholar on the humanist movement. The argument for the Medieval Ages is associated with the historians R.W. Southern and Johan Huizinga. Both sides provide strong arguments regarding their positions, but Southern and Huizinga provide
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The church fathers were initially dismissive about the engagement of man in physical activities. They succumbed to a way of thinking that resulted in their refusal to the physical nature of man even when confirmed in Biblical writings. Despite the fathers being influenced by philosophical thinking of that time, time came where physical exercises were approved (Christensen & Levinson, 2003). Gymnastics and Palestra were fully welcomed by Clemens of Alexandria. Men were permitted to wrestle with naked
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Arcosanti is an Arcology based intentional community in Paradise Valley, Arizona. This place is supposed to be an intentional community with a focus on education, and was created by an Italian man named Paolo Soleri. Paolo was born in 1919, and passed away in 2013. He was an architect, urban designer, and a philosopher. His creation, Arcosanti is an 'urban laboratory' with an intention to show an alternative way of living. He believed that Arcosanti would bring humans together through Arcology (architecture
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