Florence Ballard

I took a vacation to Italy. There was a lot of beautiful scenery, wonderful food, and so much more. I visited Rome, Venice, and Florence, went to the beaches, ate lots of Italian food, and went June 18-25th so it would not be too hot or too cold. First, I had to figure out what all I needed for my trip to Italy, I discovered I had to get a passport to even enter the country.” Passports should have at least six months remaining validity beyond your departure date. U.S. citizens may enter Italy…

Gislebertus, a french sculptor who made major contributions to the cathedral of Saint Lazare was the sole creator of the lintel sculpture Eve (Encyclopedia Britannica “Giselbertus”). Gislebertus was a well-known sculptor due to his exhibition of expressionism carving and technical proficiency. With the rise of religion and the wide growth of Christianity throughout Europe, Gislebertus had the demonstration of the expressive range relief of Eve. The discovery of Eve was at the north portal of the…

John Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice went over the history of the three eras of architecture: Bzyantine, Gothic, and Renaissance. In his analysis he talked about what he thought each art style met to him and what it met to others. It is also noteworthy to mention that Ruskin was a Victorian writer, art critic, thinker and artist. He also published this work in three volumes between 1851 and 1853. Ruskin also made the argument that the Gothic style was actually preferable to the Renaissance style.…

The Elevation of the Cross was painted by Peter Paul Rubens during the Baroque time period in 1610-1611. The painting itself is fifteen feet in height and twenty-one feet in width (Pritchard). Rubens created the painting using oil paint, specifically oil paint on wood (Pritchard). Prior to the destruction of the church, the Elevation of the Cross was originally located at the Church of St. Walburga in Antwerp (Pritchard). Today, the painting is located at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp…

Joseph Cavuoti Essay for The Prologue English IV - 2 February 22, 2018 1. How does Chaucer use characterization in The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales to demonstrate the changing social structure in late Medieval England? Geoffrey Chaucer uses brilliant characterization in The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales to demonstrate the changing social structure in late Medieval England. Many of the characters of The Prologue are described by their clothing, language, actions, religion, and overall…

Throughout history, society has influenced the way humanity thinks about and understands the world around them. Few people search to find the truth for themselves and merely end up following the way of life seen all around them. A new movement sprung up in the late 1700s called Romanticism, celebrating creativity and imagination over logic, reason, and the limitations society placed on thought. Romanticism began around the end of the Enlightenment period, a time that focused heavily on science…

It is a text of statecraft. Machiavelli clearly draws distinction between morality and politics. As a true patriot, the ultimate goal he seeks is a well ordered and prosperous city of Florence. The nature of means is not an obstruction in his path to achieve the ends. End is what matters to him. Looking with this perspective we cannot say that he is an ‘evil’ man as considered by many. He is not insisting anyone to follow the path he recommends…

Romane Monnet 1S4 Critical appreciation - The P.R.B. from Christina Rossetti’s Selected Poems The P.R.B., or Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, was an artistic fraternity founded in 1848, which aimed to return to pre-Raphael Italian art by reaching back from a stultified present to a more ancient & purer form of life. In 1853, one of the most influential members of the movement, John Everett Millais, left the fraternity to join the A.R.A.. This can be considered a catalyst which lead to…

Leonarda Cianciulli was born on April fourteenth, of 1894. She was born in Montella Italy. Her and her family grew up in the streets of Italy. She also attended a high school in Italy. Leonarda seemed like a normal teenage girl. She went to school and did everything she was suppose too. Her home life seemed normal just like an other family. Secretly leonarda had a self struggle of being sad and depressed while she was growing up. Twice as a young girl, she tried committing suicide. Her life…

meaning of the word is “Re-birth”, which is exactly what it was. It was a period of spiritual and cultural awakening for the whole of Middle East. It stretched over three centuries, from the 14th to the 17th. It is thought to have originated in Florence, Italy at the end of the 13th century but quickly spread to the whole of Europe. What started out as a cultural movement soon transformed into what is now considered to be the bridge between the Middle Ages and Modern History. It was a time…