Italian Renaissance

The Renaissance was a period of revolutionary change, therefore literature, art, and architecture all flourished. When the medieval era shifted into early modernity, this new era adopted new political and social reforms, and these new ideals ran through Renaissance writings. There are notable examples that affected this transition to modernity such as Baldassare Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier and Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince. These pieces of revolutionary writings are prominently…

Art can be divided into the mediums of which art can be displayed. Art can be visual like a movie or kinesthetic like games or interpretive dance. Text is another medium for art and text can be expressive like poetry or it can contain a plot through a story. Stories can be broken down by length, short stories would be considered short stories while long stories would be literature. A plot, substantial length, continuity and artistic writing all must be essential characteristics in writing of…

his life doing all that he could discover and create it. He had manuscript notebooks which contained notes, doodles, lists, and sketches of many accurate studies of the human body such as a fetus and a human skeleton. Da Vinci was an incredible Renaissance man who became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, he was interested in carpentry, leather arts, metalworking, sculpting, and drawing with many diverse interests. He asked questions about dimensionality, color, lighting, viewpoints, anatomy,…

I really cannot compare other countries with Italy because of my lack of travel the past years, but there is one thing I can say about Italy that stood out from the others is that is a place where you literally feel disconnected and forget about your responsibilities and worries. On thursday evening, Jillian and I flew to Venice, Italy. Jillian really wanted to partake in the "hostel" experience and we stayed at Camping Jolly. It was not as scary as I thought it would be, but then again we did…

This paper will present an analytical description of Bacchus and Ariadne, an oil on canvas painting created from 1520-3 by Italian painter Titian as a commission for Alfonso d’Este, Duke of Ferrara in the High Renaissance period. The work is part of a series by Bellini, Titian and Dosso Dossi to be placed in the Camerino d’Alabastro within the Ducal Palace alongside other paintings derived from classical texts. Since an 1826 acquisition it has resided within The National Gallery, London. Titian…

The Reformation period took place during 1300-1500 A.D. The Reformation was a response to the Roman Catholic Church which had become corrupt by its leadership and practices. This was also during the Renaissance era, which means “rebirth” (HIST 1). The Italian philosopher, Marsilio Ficino wrote, “If we are to call any age golden, it is beyond doubt that age which brings forth golden talents in different places. That such is true of this our age [no one] will hardly doubt.” This ushered in the age…

The culmination of Renaissance thought and culture is evident in the writings of the Italian Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE). In this mini-lecture and module we will look at his life and his writings, especially in his political manual, The Prince. Machiavelli, born in Florence in 1469, was involved with Florentine politics, serving as an ambassador and secretary of the republic. He was not in favor with the Medici family, and when they returned to rule Florence in 1512, Machiavelli was…

During the Renaissance, many artists and scientists opposed the church. Renaissance means reformation, rebirth of culture, art and ideas which was all lost in the period of the Middle ages or the Dark ages. The Dark ages was a period of time where there was no king and no political, financial and social progress. It was a time when cannibalism, superstition, and famine became daily life. The word ‘Renaissance‘ comes from a french word meaning rebirth. Renaissance is the period between the…

century came about there began to be a gradual transition into what would be known as the Renaissance period, which greatly differed from the Middle Ages. It is in the literature of the Renaissance time period that we see some of the greatest contrast between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. When thinking of the many great writers and…

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is an Italian artist from the Renaissance, the age of reformation, and an inspiring man who has left behind his story. The life of Michelangelo Buonarroti has been surrounded by the arts since he was brought upon the earth. The famous Michelangelo Buonarroti, who was a painter, sculptor, architect, and poet, experienced a life filled with achievements. Without the existence of Michelangelo Buonarroti throughout the Renaissance, art today would have the…