Florence Ballard

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most successful man of his era. He could have been even more successful, but with the lack of Latin language a big barrier existed for him. Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the republic of Florence, Italy and died on May 2, 1519. Leonardo da Vinci was, according to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Leonardo was “ one of the great masters of the High Renaissance (see Renaissance Art and Architecture), celebrated as a painter,…

The average person uses a toilet an estimated 2,500 times each year (or six to eight times daily). As one of humankind’s most efficient and essential forms of maintaining sanitation and preventing disease, the flushing toilet was a byproduct of a special period in human history: the Renaissance. Including the influential invention of the flushing toilet, following the war-stricken period of Medieval Europe, the Renaissance was a time of great-accelerated change that gave rise to new, previously…

Duccio’s life, influences, and experiences all affected his artistic style and the way he designed the Maesta. Duccio was born in Siena, Italy. The topic of artwork discussed did not come until later in his life. Throughout most of his life his skills were used in a variety of different venues from political leaders and parties to cultural celebrations. Duccio was also known to have trained italian painter Guido da Siena( known for painting a lot of religious pieces). Duccio was influenced…

The advice that is given by Machiavelli is presented in a very unscrupulous manner. Many of his recommendations are extremely harsh and immoral. When it comes to whether a prince should be loved or feared Machiavelli states it is better to be feared. It is considered to be alright if a prince has the reputation of being loved, but better to be feared than loved. Fear will captivate the citizens of the nation to do what the prince wants. The actions will be done out of pure fear of the…

In the short time of 8 months after he arrived in Hobart and later on another offense this time of drunkenness, he was removed in December 1827 aboard the Prince Leopold to the secondary penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour. Details of Costantini’s life of this settlement are unclear. Stilwell supports that he was employed as a dispenser of medicines, and general assistant to the surgeon. Pearn notes that six surgeons served at Macquarie Harbour, a place where the extremely hard condition of…

As a child, I spent the majority of my time in the racecar shop with my grandfather or as I like to call him “Papa”. I was luckier than most kids because my grandparents lived just next door. I never had to wait for my parents to drive me to their house; I just simply had to run across the yard. I spent hours with Papa in his race-car shop. The time I have spent with him will forever remain with me. I have continued to learn more while sitting inside there than any other place. From teaching me…

This is fresco. This name is The School of Athens. Raffaello Sanzio drew at 1509-1511 on the wall. Raffaello is Italian. Fuesco find at Stanza della Segnatura, in Vatican. There are 59 people in the fresco and all of them important person in the world. He went at Urbino when Papa 2. Julius' architect recomnended Raffaello at Papa. Papa called artist because papa made a different fresco on the wall of Vatican library. After that Papa choosed Rafael. Rafael thinked to put famous philosophers'…

Perugino’s Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter and Gentile Bellini’s Procession of the Relic of the True Cross before the Church of St. Mark were painted fifteen years apart and in different parts of Italy (Venice and Rome), but both paintings use similar technique to convey depth in efforts to replicate and service the human gaze on a two dimensional surface. Both paintings demonstrate use of linear perspective to achieve this. There is a horizon line with a vanishing point in both pieces,…

Chiara Murdock Cultural Project- Veneto I chose Veneto Italy because my great grandfather was from Venice. He has had a heavy impact on my family and I am named after his mother. My great grandfather came to America in the 1950’s, but by then he had already married, and had children. Prior to that he and his family, including my grandmother, lived in Argentina. The lifestyles in Buenos Aries and Italy are very similar, despite their small differences. The hustle and bustle in…

In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the artwork Web #8 by Vjia Celmins and Drapery for a seated figure by Da Vinci. First, we will start off with the differences between the two pieces of art work. The mediums for Web # 8 is a dry media, charcoal on paper while Drapery for a Seated Figure is a liquid media, grey distemper on grey linen canvas. Vija's piece Web #8 is a charcoal piece containing line work such as cross hatching and a gray scale. Her line work I considered cross…