Italian Renaissance painting

he church of St. Francis of Assisi was built in Baroque style between 1679 – 1685. It replaced the original church of St. Francis of Assisi of 1270 and it was built by the architects Gaudenzio Casanova and Domenico Canevalle according to construction plans of Jean Baptiste Mathey. The fact that the church was really built on the remains of the former church can be proved by three round gaps in the floor. The church was consecrated in honour of St. Francis of Assisi in 1668, three years after its…

In every part of history, societies have developed remarkable technological innovations. During the Age of exploration, the magnetic compass and the printing press were created. Both these important technological innovations have had both positives and negatives effects on a society or on humanity. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which was very successful. That being said, the magnetic compass had great success also. Johann Gutenberg’s sensational invention had an immense impact…

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…

According to Dr. E.L.Knox, a former history professor at Boise State University, neither the Catholics nor the Huguenots were prepared for war, so peace from the war was settled a year later in March of 1668. However, little time had passed before another conflict arose. The Cardinal of Lorraine attempted to kidnap two allies of the Huguenots, The Prince of Condé and Odet de Coligny, a French aristocrat, and this action started the Third War of Religion.The Huguenots lost the two major battles…

Enlightenment The Renaissance movement marked the transition from intense catholic faith, to a period where religion, education and above all, the arts were greatly developed. With the vast knowledge of previous civilizations, the imagery of the Renaissance surpassed anything before its time. Initially, fear and darkness were represented in medieval times because the church was a major cultural factor. The School of Athens fresco and the last judgment relief, shows the huge shift from the…

Printmaking is a form of art and an essential technique used to create duplicates. Without printmaking humanity would still be reproducing literature, documents, and important pieces of art by hand. It also allowed for artists to express themselves with a new form of art. Printmaking has been around since the ancient times, although, our ancient ancestors used more primitive forms it still made a significant impact on humanity. According to the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, “ the…

wished to come up with something that could depict his idea of life. Through time he came up with "The four branches of knowledge" which were philosophy,theology, poetry, and jurisprudence and he painted them. Raphael also had a strong passion for painting women, he believed that in order to paint beauty , he must see many. His idea of beauty mostly revolved around women's breast, "La Fornarina" was Raphael's…

“People who feel pain, that's common. Someone who uses pain to create, this is an Artist.” (Quotations, SearchQuotes.com. "Donatello Artist Quotes." SearchQuotes. Web. 06 May 2017.) Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi was a very famous Renaissance Sculptor that goes by the nickname Donatello, that was chosen by his family and friends. In the 15th century Florence, Italy wasn’t unified like it is today with other cities but during this time Florence was a city-state like Milan and Venice. The…

literally means “We speak Ladin among ourselves because Ladin is our mother tongue.” 1dolomites. I have been lucky enough to visit Northern Italy several times in the last few years. I speak some Italian, and while visiting Lake Garda, I heard people speaking a different language then standard Italian. That language is Ladin. Ladin, pronounced lah-DEEN, is an endangered language, of which there is hope of saving via state-sponsored language revitalization. Ladin encompasses less than…

Illuminated manuscripts were a luxury item in the middle ages and mostly monks and priests used them. In the 12th century, they would used them in their religious buildings and was considered a luxury item that wealthy people could obtain. To create a manuscript was also very time consuming. People who created illuminated manuscripts were called illuminators. During the Middle Ages, illuminators liked to stay anonymous, but that changed during the late Middle Ages. To sign their work, they would…