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How was the story of David and Goliath a favorite of Rnaissance Florence?
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The powerful family of MIlano(Duke of) wanted to unite Italy under him, but Florence liked what they had and viewed him as Goliath.
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How and why did Brunelleschi take command of the Florence Dome Project?
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He won the contest, but Ghiberti was assigned to oversee it and knew nothing about it, Brunelleschi stopped working for 6 months and proved that Ghiberti didn't know what he was doing and took complete control of the project.
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How does the Pallazzo Rucellai restate the Roman Colosseum?
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Both use columns and finish of stoneto restate their historical origins.
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The innovation of elliptical Haloes makes its earliest appearance in the work of __.
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Massaccio
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What important shift does the appearance of elliptical haloes symbolize?
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halos became part of the material world=Spirituality is in the material world
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Fra Angelico is translated as:
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Brother Angel
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The first organized treatise on linear perspective was written by__.
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Alberti
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The leading family int eh city of Florence during the Renaissance was the __.
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Medici
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Botticelli's Birth of VEnus is held to be a good example of Renaissance __.
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neoPlatonism
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Neoplatonists found ways to co nnect Classical philosophy with __ thought.
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Christian
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The peacock was an early Christian symbol of __ becuase its feathers were thought to contain all colors.
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infinity
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The five wounds suffered by Christ on the cross ar k nown as the __.
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stigmata
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What is the Sudarium?
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the hankerchief that Veronica wiped Jesus's face with on his way to Calvary
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