Cosimo de' Medici

from society which had an impact on the art that was created. One artist in particular who dealt with these ideologies was Alessandro Botticelli. Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance who worked under the advocacy of Lorenzo de’ Medici. In his years of working as an artist he has created two paintings which reflects the embodiment of womanly beauty known as Birth of Venus, c. 1484-86 and Primavera, c.1482. Botticelli was a master ahead of his time. He exceptionally captured…

Nupinder Panesar 7855421 Aphrodite The True Mysterious Beauty Aphrodite, also known as Venus in the Roman myths, is the goddess of Love, Sex, and Beauty. Other than these titles, Aphrodite is the goddess of the sea and fertility. The birth of Aphrodite is separated into three different myths. The three myths are: 1) Born of the sea-form through the castrated genitals of the sky-god Ouranos, illustrated by Hesiodic; 2) Daughter of Zeus & Dione, told by homer ; 3) Hatched from an egg (Syrian…

I am Florence Nightingale. I was born on May 12th, 1820 in Florence, Italy. My parents were inspired by the city to name me. My parents are William and Frances Nightingale. My father was a wealthy landowner and owned three estates. My mother was a British socialite known for her beauty. I am the youngest of the two daughters and also less important, according to my parents.1 My sister, Parthenope, and I were complete opposites.2 My sister and I were raised to be very social since our family was…

learned all he could after just one. Lorenzo the Magnificent, the Grand Duke of Florence, then took him under his wing which helped Michaelangelo meet important intellectuals and gave him access to the Medici art collection. Michaelangelo soon left Florence due to political turmoil involving the Medicis, as…

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni made contributions that helped make the time period of the 1500’s artfully beautiful. He was never interested in school as a young child and spent his time overseeing painters working at the church and imitating the drawings. His father took notice and believed he had talent, so at the age of 13 he decided to put him into the Florentine painter’s workshop, which he was shown the fresco technique. With just a year at the workshop a chance that most…

He had a workshop of his own by 1470. After hiring Fra Filippo Lippi’s son, Filippino Lippi, he finished his apprentices painting. Hiring him was a great opportunity for Botticelli, as the man’s family had contacts that would later benefit him. The Medici were between the families introduced to Botticelli. This family played a huge part…

was written in Italian rather than the traditional written language for the time; Latin. The book itself explores for the first time modern philosophy and how to be a proper aristocrat (Cunningham). The book was written for, and dedicated to Lorenzo Medici, who at the time was the ruler of Florence. The book focuses on Politics, Warcraft, and how to maintain an image as a ruler. Many scholars have debated whether or not this book is either satire, with its deliberate feel to ridicule tyrannical…

Lorenzo de Medici, the man in charge of the Tuscan city-state from 1469-1492, allowed him to carry even more influence over his contemporaries than through his paintings alone. During his time under the Medici family’s patronage, he created some of the most cryptic and revolutionary works of art anyone had yet observed. Of these works, the most outstanding to both his fellow sub-Medici Florentines and 20th-21st century art historians and critics is La Primavera. As it was his first Medici…

The statue of David has inspired many renowned artists throughout art history maintaining the continuity of the story of David and Goliath. Four of such artists are Donatello, Verrocchio, and Michelangelo during the Renaissance period; and Bernini in the Baroque period. Each transformation of David is rendered in a distinctly different sculpture of the same subject reflecting each of the artist’s own style and time period in comparison. The inspiration of the subject matter is David; the…

Before I came to Florence, Italy, I used to dream about visiting Milan, Italy. The Reason I wanted to come to Italy was not only Milan is one of the major fashion-cities in the world, but also Italy is famous for the origin of a high-end fashion brand. But my main reason study abroad in Italy was only Milan, honestly, I didn’t even know about Florence that well. After I arrived in Florence, I realized that I was a big frog in a small pond, there were so many inspiring things I have not imagined…