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Machiavelli (The Prince). The paintings of the era were influenced by Western painting, with artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci. The architecture got their inspiration from Greek and Roman architecture, with works such as, the Florence Cathedral and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. (About Education) Northern Universities and the printing press helped spread the word of religious protest and reform. Writers and humanists such as Rabelais and Desiderius Erasmus were greatly…

“ What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?” (Shakespeare act 2) What does this mean in terms of the Renaissance? We call it the Renaissance because it brought education. If it wasn’t called the Renaissance it wouldn’t have enlightened man. The Renaissance brought many great things such as the printing press and much of today's scientific theory’s. Even though it is quite obvious that there is physical changes from the Renaissance, how did the…

Image Analysis “And then I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud,” an engraving etched by Albrecht Dürer in 1498, depicts an angel, covered in a cloud, descending from the heavens, with one pillar-like foot on the land and one on the sea. The angel is almost comically shoving a scroll into the mouth of a man sitting on shore. Behind the angel in the ocean, there is a sea monster, two geese, and a few boats. The angel has one hand on the book and one pointing…

‘The Holy Trinity’, painted 1425, near the beginning of the Italian renaissance for art, is a fresco painting located at the Santa Maria Novella in Florence. Standing at 667 cm x 317 cm, the painting’s proportions overall are about 3:1 vertical-to-horizontal. The was painting originally intended to face the entrance, now situated to the left of the entrance, with a lot of thought going into how the painting would immediately impact the viewer using their line of sight from entrance to painting.…

TRANSITIONS Henceforth, nudity has been portrayed in the form of art for many years and even has been censored such as the Nude Maja, the Sistine Chapel, and the Statue of David which is uncensored. The Nude Maja portrays a nude woman reclined on a bed of pillows, seductively facing the viewers. The painting is unusual to Western Classical paintings due to her pubic hair shown. Francisco Goya created another painting exactly like the Nude Maja however, she was clothed after the outrage in…

The fourteenth century was a time for cultural evolution in Europe. This evolution that was initiated first in Italy was called, Rinascimento, later became known as the Renaissance. It was a time which began after the Middle Ages and was accompanied by both the Reformation and Humanism. The Renaissance lead to a return to the classical arts of Roman and Greek Antiquity. The Catholic Church had remained a major patron of the arts during the Renaissance. Works of art were commissioned by the…

Art throughout the world reflects new ideas of the time and preserves the past historically marking each new era. A shift in the way the world is organized is almost always immediately followed by a new perspective that changes the way people create and receive art. Art has endless capability to be felt, observed, and examined in new ways that reveal a story behind each piece that weaves another picture of life during that century. Exploring art movements not only reveals the history of the time…

The Prince 1.) Machiavelli wrote The Prince because he wanted to win the favor of Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici by dedicating him the book. He also just wanted to give general advice on leadership and power, as well as draw attention to his belief that a prince should be more successful over being good and honest. 2.) The major themes of The Prince are Love vs Fear; a prince should be loved to stay in power, but his people should also have a sense of fear from him so they obey him. Power;…

He was born April 15, 1452 in Florence, Italy and died in 1519 in King Francois’s hands at a church during the French Revolution. Some of his early art and success was in his workshop there and in Rome. He was born right in the middle of the Renaissance. His first painting was called…

The Sistine Chapel has amazing art pieces that are filled with mosaics on the floor and are painted with frescoes by early Renaissance artists. Michelangelo painted the artwork and completed it later on in his life and when revealed people admired and praised his work that seemed unrealistic because it didn't look like a painting. The nine scenes that are present in the ceiling move across the central panels representing the story of mand which also refers to the beginning of Chritianity and…