Renaissance or rebirth of the Greco- Roman era‚ a period in time in which all aspects of the humanities flourished. It was also during this time period in which the majority of the humanists deemed the “greatest” were produced. From the Lorenzo de Medici to Raphael‚ these greats were extremely well rounded and had great moral values. As a foundation for their success and moral values‚ they benefited greatly from the writings and teaching of their Greek and Roman predecessors as well as the Bible.
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belongings. Another example of showing off wealth in paintings is Peter Paul Rubens’ “Arrival of Marie de’ Medici at Marseilles” painted between 1622 and 1625. The Painting clearly depicts how wealthy Marie de’ Medici is. She steps off the boat‚ passing a very extraordinary and extravagant dock‚ covered in gold‚ with intricate carvings and sculptures on it. It also flaunts the coat of arms of the Medici family. She is wearing a very lavish and elegant gown. A man wrapped in fleur-des-lis‚ the symbol of
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Art is an extremely private experience‚ yet‚ it is meant to be shared with the public. Society‚ as a whole‚ examines the art produced and has the right to approve‚ disapprove‚ acknowledge‚ ignore‚ praise and abuse it. The public or society has not remained constant over the years. In the time of the Renaissance‚ for example‚ only a select few were "society." They commissioned art‚ were patrons of the arts and their artists. Today‚ almost anyone can share in the experience of art. They can attempt
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powerful families wanted to show the world that their learning‚ piety and taste made them worthy of their high standing in society. Among the greatest patrons were members of the powerful Medici family‚ who spent money on constructing churches and encouraging art. The works date from the time of Lorenzo de Medici whom Machiavelli called "the greatest patron of art and literature that any prince has ever been". The Florentine government also transferred the responsibility for artistic projects to
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Quotes: 1. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties... – hamlet 2. Man is born free‚ yet everywhere he is in chains. Rousseau 3. Modern society is rotten even at its roots. Rouseeau 4. Get back to Nature … Noble Savage .. SOCIAL CONTRACT - rouseeau 5. Reason is supreme . Human reason can solve every problem facing humankind. - descartes 6. A work of art is a public dream – frued – Oedipus complex 7. We live in an ordered‚ rational‚ understandable
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In the start principalities and republics have been discussed as two types of states. Principalities can be further classified as one which is coming through generations i.e. inherited and the other one is newly acquired. The new principalities can be‚ either acquired through strength or luck‚ added to the old ones or can be set up as a new one. Theses principalities can be under the rule of prince or can be as a free land. The principalities running down in heritage are comparatively easier to maintain
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The prince was written to the Medici family by an ex - diplomat as a final plea to have his job back. Niccoli Machiavelli’s questionable morals rocked the world at the time‚ where before political philosophy was extremely theoretical and courtly. Machiavelli‚ on the other hand‚ believed in whatever means necessary to achieve power‚ and the stability that came along with it. A strong state is a secure state‚ according to Machiavelli. So‚ Machiavelli encouraged deceit and violence in a ruler‚ but
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follow his own artistic vocation. He then apprenticed under Domencio Ghirlandaio at the age of thirteen after learning the art of fresco. A year later he at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens and soon after was invited to the household of Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the "Magnificent". There he met two younger Medici who would later become Pope Leo X and Pope Clement VII(www.Michelangelo.com). He also produced his first
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individual‚ Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) and Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) differed dramatically‚ though with a few curious convergences on certain particular issues. Machiavelli on Government Niccolo Machiavelli’s political advice to Lorenzo de Medici the Younger‚ as outlined in The Prince (1513)‚ amounted to a theoretical exposition of “realpolitik‚” a separation of politics from ethics and the direction of politics toward the “practical” enhancement of the state’s power. All moral considerations
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LORENZO ...PETITIONER VERSUS XONDA AUTOMOBILES …RESPONDENT ON THE SUBMISSION TO THE STATE CONSUMER DISPUTE REDRESSAL COMMISSION -MEMORIAL OF THE PETITIONER- STATEMENT OF FACTS .Mr. Lorenzo is an investment banker working for the Medici Bank in New Zelhi‚ capital of the State of Sfoza. Xonda Automobiles a private limited company ‚is a sedan car manufacturing company incorporated in the state of Sforza and is a world leader in sedan cars they started manufacturing and dealing with
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