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The Baroque Period, which ranged from 1600 to 1750, was an innovative era for music. During this period, musicians began to compose motets and madrigals, which differed from the type of music typically used during the previous period, The Renaissance. This era of music showed that there were many talented artists that influenced the way music is played today. In fact, "A new style of solo singing was developed, recitative, that aimed to join features of music and speech. This led inevitably to…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. “Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known figures of the Renaissance, is remembered for his achievements as a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and engineer. Because of the broad range of his interests, he has come to be seen as the supreme example of the universal genius, curious and knowledgeable about many things” (Grendler 13). Leonardo was indeed a jack of all trades, for he knew how to paint, make sculptures, and was very…

the Italian Renaissance and is often referred to as the ideal “Renaissance Man” with his many talents and his studies of science, nature, and anatomy. Da Vinci was born in a farmhouse on April 15, 1452 outside the village of Anchiano in what is now Italy. Leonardo was the bastard child of a respected Florentine notary, Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci, and a peasant woman named Caterina. When he was five years old, Leonardo moved into his father’s house in the town of Vinci,…

Galileo Galilei was a famous Italian Polymath. He was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He was the oldest of six children. His father was a musician and scholar. Galileo and his family moved to Florence, where Galileo started his education at the Camaldolese monastery in Vallombrosa, in 1574. He was a naturally very intelligent boy. In 1583 he went to the University of Pisa to study medicine not knowing of what his heart would soon desire. He was very very smart and talented. He soon…

1576 at the age of 86. Titian, who was born in Pieve di Cadore moved to Venice at the age of 10. During his lifetime, many political and social events occurred. There were 3 main wars that happened in Italy during Titian’s life, known as the Italian wars, these wars were about who could control Italy. The first war began in 1494 until 1498 called the Italian War. The year right after that, the next war began, known as the Second Italian War and ended in 1504. The third and final war began in…

seeking religious asylum. Deleware and Philadelphia were all part of the same New Sweden. When the English took over Philadelphia, it is believed that many from the original group of 150 came to live in Philadelphia. William Penn had visited Italy and as a. Quakers he believed in freedom of religion. Later with the Establishment of Old St. Josephs Church in 1733 many early Italians were able to worship along with French and other Eurpoean Catholics. The first Italian baptized at Old St.…

paintings and invention. He had a very interesting early life. He lived in cool places. His child hood was a very important part of his life. His parents helped him with his life in the youth stage. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He was interested in laws of science and nature, which helped him, when being a printer and inventor. People say that His painting of Mona Lisa is one of the best known paintings out there. The painting was finished somewhere between 1505…

Renaissance Europe spanned between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries and spread out of Italy. Renaissance means the “rebirth”, so the “rebirth” of Europe. This time in Europe was a time of social and cultural change, and was singularized by innovation and creativity. Examples of this include art, literature and philosophy. The art was centralized around being more life-like and showing perspective. Artists like Michelangelo were able to show better human anatomy in paintings and statues…

There are various examples of the Golden Ratio found in da Vinci’s The Last Supper, which was created between 1494 and 1498 and is located at the Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The PhiMatrix software has been used to show the various occurences of the Golden Ratio in da Vinci’s The Last Supper: In yellow, the ratio of the depth of the table to the space shown below the table corresponds to the proportions of the Golden Ratio. Additionally, the rectangle in the…

The Renaissance period known as “Rebirth” was a period of time in which literature and art were highly valuable, some of today's most valuable art pieces were created during this era. Before the Italian Renaissance it was the Gothic age, art during the Gothic age if very different from that of the art of the Renaissance. The Gothic age began during the Middle Ages, when religion was very important and daily life was revolved around God. The style of Gothic was mainly seen in architecture, many…