Siena

because they believed there was no future since the plague was attacking everywhere. Families were separated and destroyed. Survival came before anything else, parents would leave their children and vice-versa. Agnolo di Tura, a chronicle writer in Siena wrote "Father abandoned child, wife husband, one brother another " (36). The same went for the church. "even priests did not come to confession" (36). The dead were tossed out like trash without prayer or mourn. In the midst of all this chaos…

where offerings for a church are held, the images that appeared on the altarpiece carry the most significance. The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel was painted in 1308 as an altarpiece to be placed on the high altar of the Cathedral of Siena in Italy. The artist of this painting is named Duccio di Buoninsegna…

sculptor, architect, and poet. He had influenced the developed of Western Art. Michelangelo had a hard childhood with his family being in a small-scale bank in Florence, but the bank failed. He had his mother, Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena, and his father, Lodovico di Leonardo di Buonarroto Simoni. Living in a village was hard for Michelangelo. Then when Michelangelo was six his mother died. Michelangelo's…

There are quite a few years associated with the Renaissance period. There is the Early Renaissance period (1330-1450), the High Renaissance period (1450-1520) and the Late Renaissance period (1520–1615). Renaissance is a term that was founded by the French historian Jules Michelet, and it was used to describe the new forms of art, architecture and sculptures. The Northern Renaissance and Italian Renaissance periods fall within this time frame. The Northern Renaissance period and the Italian…

Man is made in the image and likeness of God. He is the pinnacle of creation and held to the highest dignity of all creation. He is granted free will and reason to not only determine what is right and wrong, but to choose it for himself. Some speculate that the Catholic church does not uphold human dignity, but that man is simply following blindly in the name of faith. This is not the case. Rather than destroy one’s appreciation for human dignity, the Catholic Church’s teachings on faith enhance…

Gothic Art was produced in France in 1120 and lasted until 1200 in Western Europe. This style of art was deprived from Romanesque art which was introduced in 1000 A.D in europe and lasted until the rise of Gothic era. Gothic Art became very dominant in the 15 century.The term “gothic art” was given to the period by the Romans. The Romans gave this name because the Barbarian Gothic Tribes destroyed the roman empire and its culture in the fifth century. This style of art can be looked at in almost…

St. Teresa of Avila (Teresa de Capeda y Ahumada) was born in Avila, a Spanish town, on 28 March, 1515. She lived in 16th century, a time of turmoil and reform. Before her birth, Protestant Reformation had been made by Martin Luther, and she died almost 20 years after the Council of Trent. She was the daughter of a Toledo merchant (Don Alonso Sanchez de Cepeda) and his second wife (Dona Beatriz Davila y Ahumada), both of them were pious Catholic. They inspired their daughter to take a life of a…

It is within human nature to establish various relationships with others, whether it be romantically or sexually. Although the majority believes in “destiny” when creating connections, there are other vital factors, such as varying categories of relationships. Interpersonal relationship levels and degrees, however, have been questioned throughout humanity. Throughout Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s, “House of Flowers, “A Diamond Guitar,” and “A Christmas Memory,” he draws a fine line…

Death was a friendly neighbor to those living at the turn of the fourteenth century when rats carried a flesh eating disease across the ocean into Europe. Remember that old nursery rhyme, "Ring Around The Rosy"? It comes from plague time, when flowers were used to mask the stench. (Charles L. Mee Jr.) In the chaos of the Bubonic Plague, commonly refered to as the, "Black Death", fear of a dark and terrible end caused mass hysteria. Brother turned upon brother, and Europe almost destroyed itself.…

The Pursuit of Happyness is a film based on a true story about a single father, Chris Gardner, who grew up in a difficult and abusive childhood. He barely ever saw his dad and even worse he was raped by a man. At the age of 22 he moved to the West Coast to make a living. To make money he started working as a salesman in the medical supply field. Chris and his son didn’t have anywhere to sleep so they were sleeping in public restrooms, subway trains, and shelters. He and his son went through so…