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Dante |
Medieval Florentine writer, known as the "father of modern Italian." Was well known for writing the "guide to getting to heaven known today as The Divine Comedy. This work gave us the modern image of hell- one of fire and misery- and gave us the concept of the 9 levels of hell. |
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Boccaccio |
Medieval Florentine humanist and writer, most well known for writing the Decameron. The Decameron was a collection of short stories told by a group of 10 young people over 10 days while fleeing the plague. Each day in the story has a theme set by one of the 10 people, and each person told a story on that theme. |
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Petrarch |
Medieval Italian humanist poet, called the "Father of Humanism." He came up with the concept of the Dark Ages, and advocated careful study and imitation of the great Classical writers. Was crowned poet laureate in Rome in 1341, which was an honor not bestowed on anyone since ancient times. |
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Brunelleschi |
Florentine artist and architect who mad many contributions to those fields. He is known as the inventor off scientific perspective in art, a monumentally important development still used today, and competed against Ghiberti in creating the Baptistery Doors. He also engineered the construction of the dome of the Cathedral in Florence- a feat thought to be impossible at the time. |
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Ghiberti |
Italian artist, most well-known for his doors on the Florence Baptistery. He won a competition against Brunelleschi to design the doors, and spent a significant portion of his life on them. After he made the first set, he was commissioned to make a second, which were so beautiful that they were later called the "Gates of Paradise." |
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Masaccio |
An Italian artist who did pioneering work with linear perspective. He was well known during his time for his realistic depiction of people and scenes, making paintings accurate to real life detail in both quality and perspective. One of his most notable commissions was his paintings inside of the Brancacci chapel. |
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Linear Perspective |
A technique used by artists to create realistic scenes proportioned by their size and distance from the viewer. It was said to have been created by Brunelleschi during the Italian Renaissance, and is still used to this day. The technique relies on the use of straight lines branching out from a vanish point on the horizon to create the illusion of depth and proportion. |
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3 Books of the Divine Comedy/2 guides |
The first book is known as Inferno, where Dante is guided through Hell by Virgil. The second is Purgatorio, in which Dante is guided through Purgatory by Virgil. The third book is Paradiso, in which Dante is guided through Paradise by Beatrice- who was the person he loved in real life, but could not marry. |
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When Black Death struck, and 3 effects on Florence |
It was believed to have reached Italy from Sicily around 1348. It is estimated that 55%-60% of the population of Florence died of the plague. Many attempted to escape it by leaving the city for the countryside. Art also was affect by it, switching from conventional motifs and new techniques to lower quality works focused on death (most of the artists died). |
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Three firsts by Donetello |
Made the first instance of scientific perspective in sculpture in his Predella of St. George. Made the first monumental bronze nude since antiquity with his David. Made the first equestrian monument since antiquity, starting a new genre of Italian art. |
