The Italian Renaissance garden was a new style of garden which emerged in the late fifteenth century at villas in Rome and Florence‚ inspired by classical ideals of order and beauty‚ and intended for the pleasure of the view of the garden and the landscape beyond‚ for contemplation‚ and for the enjoyment of the sights‚ sounds and smells of the garden itself. In the late Renaissance‚ the gardens became larger‚ grander and more symmetrical‚ and were filled with fountains‚ statues‚ grottoes‚ water
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Three key figures in Renaissance architecture were Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Leon Battista Alberti‚ and Andrea Palladio.[2] The Renaissance style was introduced with a revolutionary but incomplete monument in Rimini by Leone Battista Alberti‚ in Florence. Some of the earliest buildings showing Renaissance characteristics are Filippo Brunelleschi ’s church of San Lorenzo and the Pazzi Chapel. The interior of Santo Spirito expresses a new sense of light‚ clarity and spaciousness‚ which is typical of
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The Adoration of Magi is a scene were wise men come to see and bring gifts to Jesus. The pigment used in the painting was tempera‚ which is a water-soluble pigment. The piece was painted on wood. The painting is now housed in Uffizi Gallery‚ in Florence Italy. Development When I first look at Adoration of the Magi‚ my first impressions is that it is created using closed form. Even though it is a busy scene‚ the focus of
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Chapter 16 Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The Renaissance was born in which of the following cities? a. Athens b. Rome c. Florence d. Pisa Answer: c 2. Cultural and political leadership for the early Renaissance was under the auspices of which of the following families? a. the Lombards b. the Medici c. the Visconti d. the Castiglione Answer: b 3. Which of the following events caused a climate of intellectual skepticism in middle-class men and women of the era? a. the Black
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Maestà” was probably painted between 1305 -1310 for the Church of Ognissanti. The “Virgin with child Enthroned” was created around 1200- 1025. Both of them belong to the Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. The Ognissanti Madonna is much bigger/3.25 x 2m/ and it was painted for the altar of the church of Ognissanti in Florence. Both pieces of art are painted with tempera on wood. During that time it was considered disrespectful to represent Jesus exactly like a baby so on both pictures the authors tried to paint
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doing in regards to the criminal offense. Tassi was sentenced to a year in jail. Shortly after Artemisia’s father abruptly arranged a marriage‚ in order to preserve his daughter’s reputation. She married Pierantonio Stiattesi. They later moved to Florence‚ where Gentileschi became a renowned Italian painter. She was admitted into a painters’ academy‚ assisted Galileo Galilei and was safeguarded by the influential and mighty de’ Medici family. In 1621 Artemisia Gentileschi relocated back to Rome. She
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writing the Decameron‚ a series of 100 stories that are structured in a frame narrative. Each of these one hundred novellas presents a particular theme ranging from love‚ death‚ fortune‚ wit‚ sex and of course‚ religion. The action is taking place in Florence during the Black Death that struck the city in 1348. These were the times when religion was major part of everyday life in Medieval Europe. Through the Decameron‚ the reader is exposed to a variety of stories discussing the Christianity and saints
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the 16th Century Venetian school. He was a prolific and verstaile artist who experimented with new forms of art‚ such as subtle variations in colour. Donatello-> (1386-1466) An Italian painter and sculptor. Donatello was a key figure in the early Florence renaissance. Major works includ David‚ Virgin and Child with Four Angels‚ St Mark and The Feast of Herod. Johannes Gutenberg & the printing press Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable/moveable wooden or metal letters in
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work‚ it even affected his writing style. The Decameron is one of his masterpieces that he wrote after the Black Death which reflects the life in 14th century and is an example of allegoric medieval literature. Giovanni Boccaccio was born in Florence and lived between 1313 and 1375. He is known as the Father of Italian prose who has a great part in Italian literature and poetry. During his lifetime he was a writer but also a diplomat‚ businessman and an international traveller who served his
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Throughout history‚ there have been certain works of art that seem to never get old. Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” is definitely one of them. I chose to explore this work of art because I never quite understood why it is so relevant. Although the “Mona Lisa” is a beautiful piece of art‚ its level of popularity has always intrigued me. It is one of the most well known paintings in the world‚ but many do not even consider it to be Leonardo Da Vinci ’s best work. I believe the popularity of the painting
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