Death in Venice

music making him popular in two different eras (picture 8). Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678, in Venice, Italy to Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio (biography 1). Giovanni, Antonio’s father, was a professional violinist who taught his son to play the instrument at a very young age. Antonio came to know some of the finest musicians and composers of Venice because of his father and learned some valuable lessons of instruction from these amazing artists. Because…

Venice was a diverse metropolis for its day and age full of powerful families and merchants desperately searching to make their mark. The social hierarchy, education systems, and charitable institutions were grounded in the humanism of the renaissance. While Venice was a political example for the rest of Italy in democratic style, nobility who clung to their aristocratic roots, created a diverse and integrated community, who clung to their religious morals in dealings with their community. The…

is the oldest known work to be performed regularly in modern times. He stayed with the court until 1612, when the Duke passed away and soon after began to serve as maestro di cappella at the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice. This is where he stayed until his death in 1643. With his death, his music also became much less popular until the nineteenth century when it was rediscovered and a new appreciation was…

returned to Venice. Upon arrival he enlisted with the Venetian military to join the war against Genoa. Whilst on the battlefield Marco was captured and put under lock in key in a Genoan prison where he met a writer, the very man who would turn his memories into words and create the “book,” otherwise known as the “Book million about miracles of the world.” (Marco Polo – Great Silk Road). “Marco Polo revealed much to the Europeans about life in the Far East. But shortly before his death in…

Yanessa Morillo-Delerme was the second performer of the night. Her first performance was “Alma Del Core” by Antonio Caldara. Born in Venice, Caldara made his career in Mantua, Rome and Vienna, serving in the last of these from 1716 as vice-Kapellmeister at the imperial court. As a composer he was versatile and prolific, with some 90 stage works to his credit. Caldara wrote a steady series of over 40 oratorios, liturgical music, motets, and cantatas sacred and secular. His 1712 Christmas cantata…

year 1490. He lived to the age of 86, dying in the year 1576 due to a sudden outbreak of the plague. Titian spent the first years of his life next to the Dolomite Mountains with three younger siblings. By the age of 12, he had already been sent to Venice so he could train under a mosaicist. This lasted little time. Once he left the mosaicist Titian began working with Giovanni Bellini. While training with Bellini, Titian adopted the style of his fellow pupil, Giorgione. Titian enjoyed using the…

help to symbolize the ascent from Heaven. He also displays the tree of knowledge of good and evil on the mountain that directs our gaze to Mary and Christ. The portrait reveals that heaven and Earth are joined together for the mourning of Christ’s death. The soft pastel colors are fairly typical of fresco painting. For instance, the blue used for the sky is faded to make it look like the actual sky’s on Earth. The humans are wearing draping clothing that…

female image. I wanted to know why Sargent chose women as his main subjects. His works include women of high social class, children of the wealthy and political figures. He also did painting of women in lower classes that he came in contact with in Venice, Capri, Spain and Africa. In this essay I will be discussing his works, the history of the paintings and the meaning behind the women in the paintings. John Singer Sargent was born 1856 in Florence, Italy. He had 2 sisters; he was close to…

keep their wealth within. Love is a powerful emotion that captures Juliet into being against her family’s wishes. She follows her heart and marries Romeo instead. Juliet’s determination of being with Romeo leads to her downfall of stabbing herself to death during the moment when she realizes that Romeo has drank poison. The birth of a female’s life is already destined by the choices made by her…

the most famous image of the Renaissance is the colorful and intricate paintings and works of art. Renaissance Art had many characteristics that made it stand out from the previous Medieval Art style of painting. Europe had just suffered the Black Death and several wars were taking place throughout Europe. Over one third of the population died and with it died many artists. Europe was no longer concerned about religion or traditions,but survival. It seemed that the only place that managed to…