Scottish Renaissance

much is known about Dante's education but it was believed he studied poetry and had an interest in culture, politics, and literature. Which all inspired him in his own writing career. I believe Dante is the most influential person of the Renaissance because he wrote the “Divine Comedy”, and because…

akaya 10/11/2015 Early life The early life and work of Renaissance artist, Renaissance, means rebirth. It was a time that artists expanded their horizons, studied and invented new ways of painting that brought significant change to the art world. Michelangelo played such an enormous part in the evolution of art in the Renaissance. His art inspired people, artists, and it held great religious meanings. Michelangelo is the greatest Renaissance artists that ever lived. He was a master of art,…

European experienced radical economic and social changes. European overseas expansion led to the rise of colonial empires. Colonies were acquired to supply raw material to the mother country. There were three most important changes that took places. The first one was Holt crusades, it’s about religious and culture exchange. The crusades are generally portrayed as a series of holy wars against Islam the Holt crusades was first people European armies that went outside the border to tell people…

The time period that followed after the Medieval Ages or Middle Ages was called the Renaissance. This was an era in which people started restudying the Greek and Roman works that had been lost since the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D. The very meaning of the word. "Renaissance," is rebirth. All birth have an origin. The origin of the Renaissance was in the city-state originally named Florentia by Julius Caesar meaning, "Flourishing." During the Medieval Ages it's name changed to…

The customary event marking the beginning of the Early Middle Ages is the “fall” of the Roman Empire. It is interpreted that the beginning of the Early Middle Ages is not one dramatic event, but of several long-term trends, including the unadorned economic decline of the later Roman Empire and the incursions and settlement of Germanic peoples within the West. For the next five hundred years, Western Europe remained essentially a primitive culture, elaborate culture of the Roman Empire was never…

divided into three sections that are together and have artwork in both the inside and outside, although there has been no actual evidence that proves it. The painting is very complex and represents a highly religious time, the Northern Renaissance. The Northern Renaissance was a time when humanism played a big part in painting, which The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck represents. The annunciation is a strong example of the humanistic…

Tiziano Vecellio, or better known as Titian, was a leading artist during the Italian Renaissance. Although he was grand artist, many are oblivious to who Titian is. Titian was born sometime in 1488 in Pieve di Cadore, Italy. Because he was born during the Italian Renaissance, a period where the arts and literature escalated to a new level of importance, Titian was bound to be raised around the arts. In fact, he began his life as a painter at the early age of ten when he was sent with his…

The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to get control of holy places considered sacred by both groups. There were 9 crusades total. It lasted from 1095-1291. It lasted 4 decades. The entire structure of the European society changed during the 12th and 13th centuries. The word crusade comes from the Latin word crux, meaning cross. The Christian warriors called Crusaders wore the cross as a symbol. Seljuk Turks took control of the Holy places…

This was an interesting read. The article written by Tom Mueller, depicts the events leading up to the design of the dome for Florence, Itay’s cathedral, Il Duomo also known as “Brunelleshi’s Dome”. Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of the Dome. The story dates back to 1418, the Cathedral was known as Santa Maria del Fiore. For years the cathedral was in need of major repairs especially the rooftop, the dome had yet to be defined. The city’s Town Fathers needed this remedied immediately.…

The Italian Renaissance Art era refers to the rebirth of ancient literature and realistic, more human-like principles. The era lasted for 200 years, beginning in 1400 and ending in 1600 A.D.(“Italian Renaissance” Dillon). During the Italian Renaissance, there were many forms of art as well as many techniques and materials used to compose the works. The well-known artwork from the Italian Renaissance majorly included painting, such as Fresco, Tempera, Oil, and sculptures, especially realistic…