Florence

In the historical growth of Europe, Venice and Florence were among the top states which accelerated Renaissance and well developed states of their period. The role in the Renaissance period was significant since their influence in Northern Italy as well as in Europe at large was fairly extensive, especially that of Venice. At the same time, both states, being described by great social economic evolution, growth of arts, were considered to be practically ideals which were thought of as perfect…

Through the history, there have been great characters that have been admired for their achievements, their actions, their bravery, or simply by their experiences. Men and women of the past have been involved in the development of art in all its sources of expression. Authors and poets, painters and sculptors have turned their inspiration in them. One of the most admired figures was David, biblical character, courageous pastor who with just a sling drove a stone in the head of the feared giant…

to take a leap of faith into transforming present ideas, and molding them to their full potential. Filippo Brunelleschi is a well-known Italian Renaissance architect and innovative engineer, most commonly credited for his work on the dome for the Florence Cathedral and the reinvention…

Michaelangelo for short, was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, the republic of Florence, Italy. His father, Lodovico Buonarroti, served as a Florentine government agent for a short amount of time. The family moved back to Florence before Michelangelo was even one month old. Michelangelo's mother died when he was six. When he was 13, he was an apprentice for Domenico Ghirlandaio who was the most fashionable painter in Florence at the time. Domenico Ghirlandaio was born in 1449, and passed in…

Machiavelli came from a family of Florentine officials, though was never a outright citizen of Florence, due to the rules of the republic staging him as an outsider. The era in which Machiavelli had entered was one of common invasions by neighboring powers such as Rome, other city-states. The need for power came from the neighbors of Italy such as the Holy Roman Empire, France and Spain to control the region. The constant fluctuations in the newly formed Political-military alliances continually…

gaze in the direction of Rome where the home of Cardinal Giovanni de Medici was. Even more this glare was meant as a warning towards the Cardinal and it furthered cemented David’s role as the symbolic hero of resistance against overwhelming odds for Florence. Michelangelo put great attention into David’s face as the eyes are outlined and defined while the statue’s eyebrows are deeply furrowed to show concentration and to further confirm the idiom “if looks could…

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, and poet. He had influenced the developed of Western Art. Michelangelo had a hard childhood with his family being in a small-scale bank in Florence, but the bank failed. He had his mother, Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena, and his father, Lodovico di Leonardo di Buonarroto Simoni. Living in a village was hard for Michelangelo. Then when Michelangelo was six his mother died.…

Baptistry sculpted doors in his hometown, he moved to Rome, where he closely studied construction methods of ancient Roman buildings. Those studies later gave him an ability to devise the way of covering the area of the Cathedral of Florence dome, which made him famous in Florence. Therefore, Brunelleschi was considered as the first man who begun to comprehend the rules of the classical architecture, following on from that started using them in his new designs. (Murray 1963, p.25) Instead of…

Dino Compagni believed greatly in the potential of Florence and spoke passionately about the great divide within it. When speaking of the city, Compagni used words like “noble,” “ample,” “fecund,” “temperate,” and “regal.” These descriptors introduce two ideas that Compagni held about the city. The first is that Florence was noble, possessing a long history of influence and deserving of respect. Compagni also described the city using words that suggest it was well-located and capable of economic…

held an extremely influential role in the governance of Florence. Giovanni di’ Bicci, whom many consider to be the founder of the Medici dynasty, brought to life the Medici Bank, a strong economic power of this time. Ensuing Giovanni’s death, his son Cosimo inherited the family fortune. Cosimo was well-versed in the politics of diplomacy and business, therefore allowing him to expand the family bank and become the most influential man in Florence . Cosimo de’ Medici used his influential social…