Florence Ballard

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…

The enlightenment was when multiple people came up with ideas that were against their tradition in the 17th and 18th centuries, the enlightenment thinkers I chose are Cesare Beccaria who argued about cruelty and laws,Adam Smith who defended our principles of liberty, and denis diderot who wrote an encyclopedia. Cesare Beccaria was born on March 15, 1738 in milan Italy which was part of the Austrian Habsburg empire, he was schooled by a Jesuits in Parma. After receiving his law degree from…

Although both paintings portray the same concept, Cimabue’s Virgin and Child Enthroned, and Raphael’s The Madonna of the Meadows are vastly different. This is because of the different styles, and the different ways of thinking of the two time periods. Obviously these two paintings are portraying the same Christian religious subjects, Mary and the Christ Child. One very noticeable difference is the setting of the two paintings. Cimabue places Mary and Christ on a throne, with several angels…

The Dark Ages was a time where Europeans couldn’t trade. They were cut off from the Silk Roads, and the Ottomans controlled a lot of the sea trade. This made Europeans want to find new trade routes. This desire led to Europe’s Age of Exploration. The Age of Exploration accomplished many things for the Europeans. First of, they got their new trade routes, which allowed them to have commerce. They grew wealth this way. They also got new territories from when explorers would travel. Also, they…

Il Duomo, or better known as Brunelleschi’s Dome is one of the masterpieces in architectural design. In 1418 the fathers of Florence had an enormous problem with their cathedral. It had a huge hole in the roof. This cathedral was to be showcased as having the largest dome or cupola ever built and to be crowned as the “most useful and beautiful” and “more powerful and honorable” than any other ever built. For decades the architects of the day worked tirelessly to find a solution for such a large…

Botticelli became less popular after he came under the influence of a Florentine monk who believed in distroying all books and art works that were not painted for God. At first, this seemed like the downfall of Botticelli, but he decided to remain in Florence and continue his legacy of being one of the greatest painters; however,he changed his subject matter so that his works had a more religious tone. He began painting altarpieces to please the monk, Savonarola. Boticelli even burned some of…

The Italian Renaissance was a time of great cultural changes in the art around the world. You can notice these changes throughout the art and the architectural structures developed during that time. In my writing assignment, I will not only go into detail but also analyze three vivid paintings all done by Lorenzo Lotto. The three painting I have chosen are “The Stoning of Saint Stephen”, “The Entombment”, and “Saint Dominic Reviving Napoleone Orsini”. I choose these paintings from the art…