Taylor Webb 6/18/13 Document Analysis Alessandra Macinghi Strozzi Letter 5 Alessandra Strozzi wrote many letters to her children which can convey to us the importance of family in Florence during the Renaissance. Alessandra’s husband Matteo died‚ and so these letters are written from the perspective of a widow‚ not a married woman. In Women of the Renaissance by Margaret L. King‚ it states that widows of the Renaissance could dispose of the family wealth themselves and were also able to carry on
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Once hung in a Medici villa‚ Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus‚ ca. 1485‚ is one of the most treasured artworks of the Renaissance. The composition is opened up more‚ compared to Botticelli’s Primavera‚ a similar styled painting done a few years prior. The central figure in this tempera painting is the goddess Venus (also known as Aphrodite in Greek mythology). She graces us with her presence by floating to the shore‚ pushed from the winds of gods (Zephyr accompanied by Chloris)‚ on a seashell
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The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance Viewing Guide 1. To what era did people of the Renaissance look back to as the golden age of human life? What city‚ which was the birthplace of Cosimo d’ Medici and the center of this new movement? 2. What huge gamble did Cosimo’s dad take that put the Medici’s on the map? Describe in detail. 3. What project had the people of Florence failed to complete? Who tried to complete this failure? How did he prove he could do it? 4. What happened to Cosimo
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The literature of Niccolo Machiavelli‚ Giovanni Pico della Mirandola‚ and Baldassare Castiglione’s greatly illustrated the fundamental characteristics of humanism‚ individualism‚ secularism‚ and a fascination with antiquity. Displaying and analyzing their various works of literature can define these characteristics in more detail. Humanism is a group of perspectives centered around humans and their values‚ capabilities‚ and worth. Machiavelli‚ Mirandola‚ and Castiglione were all humanist teachers
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Carole Collier Frick in her 2005 book Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families‚ Fortunes‚ and Fine Clothing‚ Frick examines the ways in which members of Florentine society adorned themes adorned themselves. Despite being time consuming to produce‚ many of the elite families of Florence‚ purchased large amounts of clothing and textiles to maintain their social standing and family honor‚ for their families and households to aid in distinguishing themselves from their counterparts. Notable tailors of
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There are many famous scientists that exist and have in the past existed. Some may be slightly more important then others‚ but in the end they are all equally important. One scientist is Francesco Redi. Francesco was an Italian physician and poet who was one of the first people to serious attack the idea of spontaneous generation in 1668. Spontaneous generation is simply a supposed process (that never was completely observed) in which a living thing is created from something that is nonliving. He
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(Spark). As the text matures‚ the Brodie set become so engrossed in their group mentality that even as they grow old and separate they are all still in each other’s heads leading to the failure of Miss Brodie’s life mission of making the group the “crème de la crème”. Eunice tells tales of Miss Brodie and the set twenty-eight years later in: “A teacher of mine‚ she was full of culture. She was an Edinburgh Festival all on her own. She used to give us teas at her flat and tell us about her prime” (Spark
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Bibliography: Minnich‚ Nelson H. "Raphael ’s Portrait Leo X with Cardinals Guilio de ’ Medici and Luigi de ’ Rossi: A religious interpretation." Renaissaince Quarterly‚ vol. 56 no. 4 (Winter 2003)‚ 1005-1052.
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Filippo Brunelleschi was born on the year 1377 in Florence‚ Italy. He died on April 15‚ 1446 in Florence‚ Italy. His parents were Giuliana Spin and Brunellesco di Lippo. Even though Filippo Brunelleschi’s early life is mainly a mystery we do know many things about him. Like Filippo Brunelleschi was an Italian designer. Filippo Brunelleschi was “the man” of the renaissance because he was a head of his time. Also he was very skilled in many things. He was skilled in goldsmith
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The Pitea is disputably one of the most distinguished renaissance sculptures. It was in the Italian Renaissance in 14th century that was best known for its achievements in painting‚ architecture‚ and sculpture to name a few. Pietà was created by the artist Michelangelo whose life time was 1475-1564. Michelangelo sculpted the well-known piece of work‚ the Pietà ‚prior to the age of thirty. In 1496 Michelangelo relocates to Rome where he completes one of his well-known pieces. Maybe he had the same
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