The Renaissance was the period from 1350-1600. The Renaissance began first in the city-states of Italy for many reasons. Although most of Europe had become a big economic crisis during the late Middle Ages, Italy managed to avoid everything and their towns remained important centers of Mediterranean trade and boost their production of textiles and luxury goods. Town life was bigger in Italy than in other parts of Europe. Therefore, most Italians could easily discard feudalism and other medieval
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Fra Angelico was both a Dominican friar as well as a talented painter. His most famous frescoes can be found in the monastery of San Marco throughout the small rooms. A very popular piece that all the monks would see everytime they walked up the stairs to their sleeping chambers was Fra Angelico’s The Annunciation. There are only two figures in this painting, which lacks all the other symbols that are usually included in an Annunciation piece. On the left is the angel Gabriel, who has come to Mary
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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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Jennifer Keefe Professor Mark Moak Art History 1 December 2011 The Life and Times of the Four David Artists Through out the years there were many great artists who created many great works of art, but only four Italian artists really stick out for creating the same piece all with different points of views. These artists were Donatello, Verrocchio, Michelangelo, and Bernini, all of who created a David sculpture. Each one very unique and different. These four artists all stand out in there
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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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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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Original name ALESSANDRO DI MARIANO FILIPEPI (b. 1445, Florence [Italy]--d. May 17, 1510, Florence), Florentine early Renaissance painter whose Birth of Venus (c. 1485) and Primavera (1477-78) are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance. His ecclesiastical commissions included work for all the major churches of Florence and for the Sistine Chapel in Rome. His name is derived from his elder brother Giovanni, a pawnbroker, who was called Il Botticello ("The Little Barrel")
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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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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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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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