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Filippo Brunelleschi is widely known as one of the founding fathers of Renaissance architecture, as well as the first modern engineer. Born in Florence, Italy in 1377 and died in April 14th, 1446, Brunelleschi was the second son to Brunelleschi di Lippo di Tura di Cambio Bacherini a notary and Giuliana di Giovanni Spini. Di Lippo’s family was from Ficarolo on the Po and was of importance and well known, as Di Lippo was also a diplomat. From a very young age Brunelleschi was taught mathematics…

The Renaissance was a period which marked the rebirth of classical antiquity with the transition in the Italian world from Scholasticism to Humanism. After the Great Schism which lasted from 1378-1417, and the Bubonic plague in 1438, the European feudal system collapsed. Not only, but also, the reputation of the Church was put under considerable scrutiny, weakening the influence of the Papal states of Christendom. Furthermore, the omnipresence of death brought by the plague in 1438 caused high…

America is known for taking normal, everyday people and transforming them into world-known stars. All you need is a pretty face and a story, and you could be the next big celebrity in the tabloids. American Icons can come from any medium from sports legends, outstanding soldiers, intelligent scientists, witty politicians, and many more. Actresses and models are no exception. The first name that comes to mind when thinking of this field is the one and only Marilyn Monroe. Known for risque…

The Case of Raphael Question 1 Investigating instances of child abuse is often a precarious task, as we have a natural instinct to want to believe, help, and protect children. However, children, especially under the age of five, have more difficulty distinguishing real events from fake ones and do not have the same memory capacities as adults (Costanzo and Krauss, 218). To best ensure that accurate information is gained from children and to prevent investigator bias, the National Institute of…

Painter, sculptor, architect, and poet Michelangelo, one of the most famous artists of the Italian Renaissance, was born Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti Simoni on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy. Michelangelo was the second of five sons to his father, Ludovico Buonarroti, and mother, Francesca di Neri di Miniato del Serra. His mother became ill and in result Michelangelo was entrusted to a wet nurse in Settignano who belonged to a family of stonemasons. He later joked, “With my wet nurse’s…

As we grow up, we are given two choices: to be the “real us”--riddled with self-doubt and overcome by troubling experiences--or to be the facade that we present. However we choose to present ourselves, it is common knowledge that time doesn’t wait for anyone. In fact, life is what happens to us when we are busy making other plans. And so as we live, caught up in our reality of homework and first kisses, of new hellos and old goodbyes, of laughing and crying, we are too busy rushing to notice…

Art history Precious akaya 10/11/2015 Early life For my research paper, I've chosen the early life and work of Renaissance artist Michelangelo di Buonarrotto. I choose him because he played such an enormous part in art history in the age of the Renaissance. The Renaissance, (the rebirth), was a time that artists expanded their horizon, studied and invented new ways of painting that brought significant change to the art world. Also, this time period connects the end of the Middle Ages to the…

Christianity altered the direction of human events. At the point when Christianity initially began, the entire Roman Empire attempted to kill it off and Nero accused the fall of Rome on Christians. When Constantine made the Edict of Milan, legalized Christianity in Rome, it changed everything, and Christian impact spread quickly all throughout the realm, and the Christian philosophy of peace made individuals withdraw from fighting, which was huge income in the Empire. The stopping of wars…

 Venice monopolized 1/8th of all printed books  Illustrations increased book sales  How did printing affect the world?  Governments printed laws, declarations of war, and propaganda  Book banning and illegal book smuggling occurred  Mass publication of the Bible Art and the Artist/Art and Power  The 3 capitals of renaissance art : Florence, Rome, and Venice  During the Middle Ages and 1400s, the main subject of art was religion  Religious art pieces were created to keep people in the…

The period of the Italian Renaissance, immediately following the Middle Ages saw a great rebirth of interest in the classical learning and ancient Greco-Roman values. In a society with strong political stability and growing prosperity, there was a development of new technologies–including the printing press, a new approach to astronomy and the continuous discovery and exploration of new continents–was followed up by a flowering of philosophy, literature and especially art. The new styles of…