Raphael‚ or Raffaello Sanzio‚ was born on April 6‚ 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. He was a painter and architect during the High Renaissance. Unlike the other Masters at the time‚ he was enormously productive‚ running a workshop that encompassed 50 pupils and assistants. Much of his works remain‚ since they were done mainly within the Vatican. His works are are commonly organized into three phases: his early career‚ which conveyed the influence of his teacher‚ the Florentine period‚ when Raphael went to
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Saxons. As he conquered‚ he converted them to Christianity by threatening to kill them. Pope Hadrian then asked for his help in the south‚ calling on Charles to deliver him from the Lombards. Charles obliged and quickly compelled the Lombard king to retire to a monastery. He took the crown in 774‚ and now ruled over much of what is modern Italy. During an Easter visit to Rome that year he was greeted by the pope with the words; "Behold another Constantine‚ who has risen in our times.” His triumph
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and Pope Leo X. This was prior to Luther learning of Exsurge‚ Domine‚ the document that contained the excommunication of Luther. After learning of his excommunication‚ Luther was reluctant to write this letter. However‚ he agreed to write it along with a small booklet that would become the document On the Freedom of a Christian. (Goebel‚ ed 156) In the letter to Leo X‚ Luther gave an account of his struggles with the Roman Catholic Church. He declared that he never personally attacked Leo. Luther
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writing sonnets until Pope Alexander VI died. When this occurred Pope Julius paid for Michelangelo’s traveling cost. Pope Julius asked Michelangelo to make his tomb. The pope loved the design and sent Michelangelo to St. Peters to see if it would look appropriately there; it did. Michelangelo was paid two hundred thousand scudi. Many people were almost in competition to have Michelangelo work for them‚ at one point the pope was literally made to ask Michelangelo to paint Pope Sixtus IV’s chapel.
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Virtue 1: Machiavelli‚ in dedicating the work to Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ reminds the young prince that greatness awaits him because he is endowed with both fortune and admirable qualities. Machiavelli uses the term "virtue" to describe the positive qualities of a prince. In Daniel Donno’s notes‚ he writes that virtue is a word which "implies physical and mental capacity-intelligence‚ skill‚ courage‚ vigor-in short‚ all those personal qualities that are needed for attainment of one’s own ends." (p. 125)
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The veneration of icons had been banned by Emperor Leo III because he suspected Christians as executing Idolatry among religious matters but he died in AD 741 but the iconoclasm hasn’t been stopped there because it was continued by his successors especially his son Constantine V‚ In 754 Constantine summoned the Council of Hieria in which some 330 to 340 bishops participated and which was the first church council to concern itself primarily with religious imagery. Constantine seems to have been closely
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the church door in Wittenburg. This was very courageous‚ because at that time‚ it was very dangerous to go against the church‚ and he was actually sentenced to death (“Martin Luther”). In fact‚ the Pope Leo X “Condemned Luther’s teachings as heretical and threatened to excommunicate him” (“Smith”). The Pope also referred to Luther by saying “We can no longer allow a serpent to creep through the field of the Lord” (“Price”). Luther showed courage because he knew that what the Catholic church was doing
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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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A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE by William Manchester Your assignment is to read the book and answer a set of review questions. The questions will be impossible to answer without actually reading the book. The questions do not necessarily address the larger themes discussed in the book‚ but are intended to highlight interesting details‚ and simply force a closer reading of the book. I recommend that you keep the questions before you as you read. You will be asked to affirm that you have done your
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deceased brother. A papal dispensation was required for the marriage. It was easily obtained from Pope Julius II. Henry VII died before the marriage took place but Henry VIII immediately married Catherine once he became King. Many people involved questioned the validity of this dispensation. Catherine’s mother‚ Isabella did not like the idea of her daughter being remarried and requiring a document from the Pope to have it done. But‚ once Henry VII died and Henry VIII proceeded with the marriage‚ no one
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