Giovanni Battista Belzoni

The Renaissance was a period of advancement in various subjects. It was a time of great intellectual inquiry into all the branches of learning and fields of study. Philosophers, scientists, mathematicians, and artists began to examine the world around them with a stronger and deeper want and need for understanding the universe in which they lived. These students of the world around them also showed a greater interest in the role of humanity within this boundless universe. From this there is an…

Leonardo Da Vinci is regarded as one of the most influential and celebrated men of his time. Many consider him to be the father of the Renaissance as his work ultimately transcended this time. Best known for his work as a painter, Leonardo Da Vinci was also a talented inventor, spending a majority of his spare time away from art. During this time away, Leonardo attempted to discover new ways to advance science and technology. Never being afraid of dreaming big, Leonardo obtained a remarkable…

Analytical Essay on the Renaissance Art During the Renaissance period painters had the desire to demonstrate art that showed happiness in the human form that depicted the beauty in life’s pleasures. Renaissance art is very realistic compared to the art of the Middle Ages. Throughout the Middle Ages, art remained more religious. Renaissance artist perceived art in many different ways. For example, they would study how the way things look when they were nearby an object or from at a distance. The…

The question of whether or not Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti received a fair trial is still in dispute today. Many people during the time of the case believed that the men were “executed on murder based on doubtful ballistic evidence” because of the hostility towards immigrants due to the Red Scare and World War 1 (“Perfect Suspects, Unfair Trials”). The evidence provided during the trial showed that the men were found guilty due to the fact that they were in anarchist groups and were…

The New World was a land observed as a place with unusual things and unusual people waiting to be discovered. Early American literature authors wrote about events they lived through with a bit of an overdramatic flair on trying to create an attention-grabbing performance. Captive narratives were popular amongst colonists due and to continue to maintain their faith despite how challenging the situation may be, and is also the type of story two out of three of the authors will be reviewed under.…

Church starts their own reform called the Counter- Reformation. This reform proved the power of music and its ability to affect the hearts and minds of those faithful to the Church. Through everything, one of the most important Renaissance composers Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina stayed dedicated to his music and the Church. His music “included 104 masses and 450 other sacred works; it is best understood against the background of the Counter-Reformation.” For decades and even still to this…

Human beings having an absolute free will to choose their moral and spiritual path were taught by Pico della Mirandola. I do not agree with what Pico della Mirandola had taught because human beings do not have absolute free will to choose their moral and spiritual path. Pico della Mirandola once said “therefore, every human being has absolute freedom to choose whatever place in the “great chain of being” he or she may choose.” By saying “great chain of being” Pico della Mirandola is using that…

Beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th was the Renaissance period, which was a movement that happened in Europe according to the production of literature and art. The word Renaissance itself means the rebirth of visualizing art, architecture, politics, science, literature, in one word, culture. This movement started in Italy and later showed itself all over Europe. From this period of time a lot of artistes appear with great artwork growing the perspective of this movement. Jan…

In a time when ideology and convictions were shaped by the church, a new ideology was on the horizon that would begin the revolutionary transformation of the western world into what we know as the renaissance period. This new way of thought was brought about due to certain doctrines of the Catholic church that was viewed as uncanonical and dogmatic. The idealistic movement of Renaissance humanism’s spread throughout first Florence and then western Europe was greatly due to men with common…

Throughout the course of Cultural Perspectives, many texts and authors who have contributed to the Great Conversation have been discussed. Ultimately, each author is attempting to find his or her summum bonum or “highest good.” Although each author has a different definition of summum bonum, the majority agrees on the method required to attain the highest good: balance. Whether that balance be implicitly or explicitly accredited for the summum bonum differs for each author. Lao Tzu’s thoughts…