High Renaissance

The Medieval Era began in 500CE after the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe, and lasted another 1000 years before transitioning into the Renaissance. It was a difficult time to live in, as it had unjust law systems and punishments sometimes based on faith in superstitious beings. Many historical changes occurred during this era, but some continuity has continued even to today. This is evident in the types of punishments used and the methods of determining guilt and innocence. Continuity and…

European High Middle Ages The European High Middle Ages, lasted from about 1050 to 1300. This period evokes, for many individuals, sentimental, romantic images of knights in shining armor, elegant castles, and astonishing cathedrals. And to many people, the word medieval wrongly suggests, simply, an intermission between the classical period of the Greek and Roman civilizations and the Renaissance, something in which they do not find important to the evolution of history. On the contrary, the…

Baldisseri Castiglione’s Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Book of the Courtier) was one of the most popular, widely distributed and historically significant books in Renaissance Europe. Written between 1508 and 1528, Castiglione drew upon his years of experience of courts around Italy to imagine a discussion about what constitutes a ‘perfect’ courtly gentleman and lady. Soon after its release it had become a relative success in Italy and continued to grow in popularity, reaching over one hundred…

influenced by classical designs but he coupled this with his study of other styles such as the Italian Renaissance and didn’t follow them strictly the way Palladianism did. Robert was born on3rd of July 1728 in Kirkraldy,Fife, Scotland, he is the second son of William Adam a prominent architect in Scotland in that time, his family moved to Edinburgh later the same year he was born, he attended the Royal high school of Edinburgh in 1734 at the age of six, in 1743 e enrolled in the university…

been seen numerous times throughout art history. One example is the Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci and Tintoretto. Even though they were painted roughly 100 year apart, there still many differences. Leonardo painting was done in the High Renaissance and Tintoretto painting was done in the mannerism style. These painting are different in the media, layout, and depiction of the last supper. These painting were made of different media. Leonardo painting of the Last Supper was painted in…

The Italian High Renaissance, when you say that people think of the three great painters. They were the best are their times. Each and every single one was famous for their own painting and artworks. Some may say that they are similar in their artwork, while others try to figure out what differences do they have. Each of these great painters are different in their own type of work and have chose different paths, while learning different things along their way to become a famous painter. Each of…

Botticelli completed this work of patronage for the Medici family. Using tempera on panel this piece is about 9 feet high and 6 feet wide, creating a larger than life element to this piece. This piece was originally titled La nascita di Venere and today can be viewed in the Uffizi Gallery, but was originally for the villa of Castello owned by the Medici family. This famous renaissance painting shows quite literally the birth of Venus. Looking at the left of the painting there are two figures…

press also had a significant effect on society just by how they lived their lives on a daily basis but also the expansion of their knowledge which made more people want to be more educated. The printing press was tremendously influential in the Renaissance which led to the modern science and technology. Before the printing press came about, monks would take months or even years rewriting the religious texts from the Bible. For this reason books were very expensive to purchase…

During the Renaissance period, England went through many transformations that affected the country in different ways. The previous era called the Middle Ages was still present in the lives of people, but its values were gradually changing into those of the Renaissance. This term comes from the French word renaissance which means rebirth. The human being as a species was reborn and had the opportunity to fully develop its potential, creativity, and curiosity by being more aware of itself and of…

The middle ages are often seen as the tunnel of darkness between the Roman Empire’s golden age of culture and Europe’s much later Renaissance. While it is true that for many centuries, Europe was dwindling in progress, the same cannot be said of the Islamic world. Science, Philosophy, and theology all flourished under Islam, seen through numerous Arabic texts written by a handful of renown Muslim scholars. Therefore, the question that should be asked is, as Europe was plunging into an era of…