Renaissance humanism

Rome’s Impact on Western Civilization The Roman society was very advanced and set precedents for other nations to follow. In modern Western civilization the affects Rome has made can be seen. Rome has influenced things that we see in our daily life: The methods used to create roads; The Roman Catholic religion; The modern day law. As a result of Rome influencing the Western civilization, the methods used to create roads come from the Romans. The Romans understood the importance of a good…

Comprehension Notes F. Scott Fitzgerald’s custom of revising and rewriting made the production of the book’s schedule rushed; his spelling was strange; he had difficulty with geography and arithmetic; he depended on Maxwell Perkins to proofread his work; he was also in Italy while the novel was being edited and printed, days before airmail. Fitzgerald had a lot of errors in his book, both external and internal errors. Age of Daisy’s daughter has been corrected from three years to two years.…

Rivera experienced the work of great masters such as Cézanne, Gauguin, Renoir, and Matisse. Rivera was looking for a contemporary format of painting that could communicate the difficulty of his day and still extend a vast public. He started to learn renaissance frescoes of italy that and establish his method. Using the fresco structure in universities and other general buildings, Rivera established his work into the everyday lives of people. The public available space was the excellent canvas on…

in William Shakespeare’s play, Othello. The most compelling view of Iago is through the Historical Critical lens. Othello was written between 1601 and 1604 in England, however it was not published until 1622. This was just after the time of the renaissance, 1500-1688 (British Literature Survey) depending on what country you are in. The time period that Shakespeare wrote this play in, has a great impact on who Iago is and how other characters see him. Within the historical lens, it deals with…

Have you ever wondered how people before you created structures without the materials we have today? The Renaissance was the perfect era to prove to the world they could build anything any other society could build and better. Filippo Brunelleschi's duome was created without the materials the Romans had but it is still strong and standing. This was a great achievement for the Renaissance people because it showed that they could be as great as the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was known…

Raphael was born on April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. He was originally born as Rafaello Sanzio, he is an Italian Renaissance painter and architect. Raphael’s father, Giovanni Santi was painter at the court of Urbino. In 1499, Raphael decided to go to Perugia, to work with another famous artist Perugino. His “elegant and graceful style” was attracted by Raphael, he used this inspiration towards Marriage of the Virgin. When Raphael was eight years old, his mother had passed away, and a few years…

The Elements Paying Tribute to Friendship is a sculpture created by Louis-Simon Boizot in the year 1783. The sculpture is made out of “marble presenting the depth of carving by producing space and sense of physical presence” (Boizot). There are four figurines that symbolize the “elements of clouds, flames, waves, and earth” (Boizot). The four elements are paying tribute to lady named Friendship who is “standing on a platform with her arm wrapped around an elm tree stump wearing a wreath of…

No Expression Vs Outwardly Expressed When you hear the words Baroque and Neoclassical, what comes to mind? If you thought of the words flamboyant vs. simplicity, then you are well on your way to understanding the two styles of art that will be discussed in this paper. Baroque style was known for the realness and emotional ties that go with every painting or sculpture that is made with that style. Meanwhile, Neoclassical style is more on historical viewpoint with a decorative way. The painting,…

Sarah Kim Final The Bestiary: The Aberdeen During the middle ages, manuscripts or hand-made books, were used to educate the people about the principles of Christianity. It was a transition from the dark ages and a time when Christianity was expanding in Europe. Wealthy members in society wanted more churches, artworks, and manuscripts. Many of the works were religious, but also non religious. Manuscripts were an important artwork to expand Christianity. The Bestiary, the book of Beasts, is an…

The Renaissance was a cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe that brought old ancient elements and ideas to rediscover. One of the most important and popular cultural rebirths was architecture. Architecture during the Renaissance gave the architects a high influence today in many different ways. Several classical ideas of the Renaissance originally came from ancient Rome and Greece and brought architects in the Renaissance these brilliant ideas. One of the classical ideas that came from the…