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    the one you posted in the Discussion Board. Don’t give just a summary, but think about the organization of the canto, themes, depiction of characters, imagery. Dante Alighieri was one of the three fathers of Italian literature and he along with Boccaccio and Petrarch greatly impacted Italian culture and literature. All three had close ties to Florence. Dante is most known for “The Divine Comedy”. This epic poem “The Divine Comedy” consisted of three sections, Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. In the…

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    Michelangelo Biography

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    wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo https://www.michelangelo.org/ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarotti Simoni was born on March 6,1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. Died on February 18, 1564 at the age of 88 in Papal States, Rome. He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. He was the first artist who was recognized during his life time. He is also the first…

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    Michelangelo Buonarroti and Hieronymus Bosch were and still are very famous for their works. In this essay, I will discuss “The Last Judgment” done by both Michelangelo and Bosch. Michelangelo was from Italy and was considered to be the most famous painter of the Italian renaissance period as he was very intelligent and was considered to be a “genius”. On the other hand, Bosch was from Netherlands and his works were known to be puzzling and difficult to understand. The renaissance period was…

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    Queen's house, designed by architect Inigo Jones was the first pure classical building in Britain and brought a revolution into the architectural scene. Inigo Jones was inspired by his travels in Italy and especially his second visit in 1613 where he visited major cities and buildings and compared theory with practice, from then on his style of architecture took a new form. I want to explore the originality of Queen's house, how much of the design came from Inigo Jones the architect and how much…

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    Parmigianino (c. 1503-1540) was one of the most gentle and graceful artist of the Italian painters. His style was mainly influenced by Correggio and later influenced by Raphael. His works, whether painted or copper prints, had a great influence on Italy and Northern Europe. We can find that most of his paintings have slender necks and hands. This characteristic has the meaning s of anti-religious reform. "Madonna with the Long Neck" is an example of this. "Madonna with the Long Neck" is an oil…

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    northern city-states of Italy during the early 14th century and gradually spread its’ roots over Western Europe in 15th and 16th century. The origin of il Rinascimento, literally meaning ‘The Renaissance’ can traced back to the well-known and wealthy Italian cities of Genoa, Florence, and Venice. Since much of the inspiration behind the cultural changes during this era was drawn from the legacies of classical European societies such as Ancient Rome, and since Italy was at the very heart of the…

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    of classical times served to regain a rich tapestry of images and icons that had been heavily connected in the Middle Ages. Tiziano Vecelli, whose name has been anglicized into Titian, was the most extraordinary and prolific of the great Venetian painters (kleiner…

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    To what Extent did Leonardo da Vinci Contribute to Math, Art, and Science? The Renaissance was a rebirth of Greek and Roman ideas, that took place in the late fourteenth through early seventeenth century. The rebirth of human reason began in Italy and particularly in Florence. Italy had been rapidly moving away from the medieval era. The Renaissance movement had begun on a scholarly level, with humanists writers, but was clearly linked with the scientific developments, change, and growth of…

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    Straus Madonna Essay

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    1480 by Antoniazzo Romano ARTH 1381 Mon/Wed/Fri 10-11AM I pledge that in the following paper, I have not represented as my own work the work of another without appropriately acknowledging the source. Bruce Chao The Pictorial style of Italian Art have continually changed throughout the late medieval period(14th century) to early renaissance(late 15th century). The Master of the Straus Madonna (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) of c. 1395–1400 (Tempera and gold leaf on wood, 35 x…

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    Correggio Essay

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    Introduction One of the most crucial periods of the evolution of life drawing was the Renaissance period and Antonio Allegri da Correggio or more popular as Correggio (1489-1534) was one of its greatest exponents. The Italian painter was largely influenced by the works of Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Dosso Dossi (Waterhouse, Correggio). During his art career, Correggio visited Rome, where he learned the nuances and spirit of the Renaissance culture. Filled with…

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