Cosimo de Medici was a Renaissance banker in his family business (Cosimo de’ Medici). He was known as the greatest patron of his time who was motivated through ambition because of his family (Cosimo de’ Medici). A patron is a person who gives financial support or any other support for an organization‚ cause‚ activity‚ or a person. Medici increased his father’s trading and banking business and became one of the wealthiest man of his time (Cosimo de’ Medici). In 1434 he was recalled from exile
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1st Paper Lorenzo The Magnificent Lorenzo de’ Medici also know as Lorenzo the Magnificent was an Italian statesman. He was the son of Piero de’ Medici. The family came with the establishment of the Medici bank by Giovanni de’ Medici‚ Lorenzo’s great-grandfather (James). The banking system was appointed the official bank of the papacy. When his father Piero de’ Medici died in 1469. Young Lorenzo took over only at the age of twenty. Lorenzo de’ Medici was one of the most prominent individuals of the
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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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The Life of Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti was a brilliant Italian artist from the 15th century. Author Ascanio Condivi wrote an interesting biography called The Life of Michelangelo‚ which talks about Michelangelo’s journey through life. Michelangelo came from a noble family‚ the counts of Canossa‚ who are from a part of Reggio‚ Italy. Michelangelo’s father realized at a young age that his son was brilliant. He wanted his son to study in the field of letter so he sent Michelangelo to an upscale
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of numerous duties such as that of a historian‚ diplomat‚ philosopher and writer. Irrespective of being born into an impoverished family‚ he did receive a par excellence education‚ being strictly trained and taught grammar and Latin. In 1494‚ the Medici family
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comes into context through Machiavelli’s political background‚ as he had worked for the government‚ and later dedicated The Prince to Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the ruler of Florence. The Medici family had a longstanding succession of rulers‚ with Lorenzo coming into rule in 1469‚ with the majority support from
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joined artistic careers with Verrocchio (Angelis‚ 3). After returning to his family for a short period of time‚ as indicated by tax records‚ Botticelli continued his career with the support of the Medici family‚ one of the most powerful families in Florence‚ Italy. He left Florence in 1480 to help decorate the Sistine Chapel in Rome with some of his art which only the most famous painters of that time were invited to do. In 1482‚ Botticelli
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Analysis: 1.Spolarium by Juan Luna is a popular art of Filipino artistry. This painting depicts a scene during the days of the early Roman Empire when gladiatorial fights were a popular form of entertainment for the upper class.it is a kind of subject of History and Legend because it brought up to the observer that consist f verifiable facts. It shows also the experience of the artist that perceive him to draw this piece of art‚ Luna is relating the painting to the status of the Filipino during
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Italy‚ was a diplomat for 14 years‚ during the Medici family’s expulsion from the throne. Once the Medici family returned to the throne‚ Machiavelli was dismissed and jailed. Soon after he wrote his most famous work entitled The Prince‚ to Machiavelli The Prince was sort of a job application to show that he was omniscient and of much use as the advisor to Lorenzo de Medici. People did not see Machiavelli’s ideas as ones to hold on to. Lorenzo de Medici‚ along with the public‚ was horrified and disturbed
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Ptolemy introduces Geography. He assigned coordinates to all the places and geographic features he knew‚ in a grid that spanned the globe. Latitude was measured from the equator. (1406) John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher‚ and translator. His English version of the bible was published in 1408. The Bible he created‚ the first literal translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible into English‚ was more a work of his followers than him but tradition still tends to attribute it to Wycliffe
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