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Europe was faring well up until the great famine of 1315-1317. There were big changes in the weather which shortened the growing seasons and torrential rains damaged crops. Much of Europe was becoming overpopulated at this time as well. Any land that could be farmed was being farmed and there simply was not enough food to go around for everyone. Meanwhile, people began to migrate from rural areas to the more urban areas in hopes of finding better living conditions. In addition to famine…

life he moved from Florence and Milan (back and forth). At the age of 14 he began apprenticeship and learned skills like metal work, leather art, carpentry, painting and sculpting. At 20 he qualified for membership for a master artist in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and created his own workshop. From this information at the age of 20 he was already better at life skills than most people ever will be. This is the general information of how Leonardo Da Vinci become the interesting man he was.…

Did you know that Claire Danes was a psychology student before she made her acting career? The American actress started her acting career as Angela Chase in “My So-Called Life.” And after that, her career soared with the addition of many more projects. But one thing not a lot of people know is that she attended Yale University between 1998 until 2000. She only enrolled for two years. She took psychology as her major. However, she did not finish her higher education. Halfway through, KR CR Tv…

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus is a painting and poem about how no one cares what one person is feeling or going through. All they care about are themselves. Both Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel and “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” by William Carlos Williams's use the myth of Daedalus and Icarus to show that every single human has to live life for themselves and sometimes the pain and tragedy one person is feeling goes unnoticed to the rest of the world. William…

Science and the arts have been intertwined for a long time and have more in common than one would think. Both science and art are human attempts to understand and describe the world around us. Mediums, methods, and intended audiences are different, but the motivations and goals are essentially the same. The artist who mix their own paint, study the effects of color and learn how to perceive light is considered scientist. Through humans scientific understanding is as extravagant as it has ever…

In the beginning of Norman Lewis’ career he was very interested in African Art, aligning himself with the views of Alain Locke. Lewis was an active member of organizations, such as the Harlem Artists Guild and the Harlem Community Arts Center which provided opportunities to African American artists shortly before the Abstract Expressionist movement matured. However, Lewis’ ideas began to be more closely associate with that of Bearden. In Abstract Expressionism and Other Politics by Art History…

The Italian Renaissance, a term used to mark the time period where innovation, art, and learning became increasingly relevant in society. While the exact date of the Italian Renaissance is controversial to some, most believe that the Italian Renaissance started in fourteenth century, and ended roughly around the seventeenth century. As the name states, the Italian Renaissance began in Italy, mainly for two reasons. The first being that Italy became disconnected from major powers, due to the…

Bread, one with the longest history and the most widespread food in the world along with other global foods. Bread has played a major part in the cuisine and even in history due to how easy it is to make bread along with bread being versatile to allow many changes and variations to occur. Throughout the course of time bread has changed and evolved alongside with humanity to keep humanity going since bread has always been one of the staple foods of humanity. Changes and improvements to bread was…

The City of Corinth In Acts 18:1 Luke provides an itinerary for Paul by writing "after these things (the events of Chapter 17) he left Athens, and went to Corinth." (All Scripture references are New American Standard Bible unless other wise noted). The cities of Athens and Corinth were only 50 miles apart but quite different. Athens was a city of culture and learning, Corinth was known for its commerce and profligacy. Corinth was located just south of the narrow isthmus which joined the…

Early on there was a man of the name of Arndt Krupp. He was a average trader and wandered towards the town of Essen to join the traders guild during the black plague epidemic. Arndt got rich by purchasing property of families who fled the epidemic. After he died in 1624 he left his son Anton Krupp with the family business. Anton Worked in a Gunsmithing operation during the 30 year war…