Southern Italy

In the early 15th Century Florence, there were an array of young artists that experimented discuss the context of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Filippo Brunelleschi was an important innovator during the Renaissance period as an architect and an inventor. Leon Battirta Alberti was also an important engineer during this time. Also discussed, are few works done by Donato Bramante (1444-1514) and Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564). This essay will briefly discuss the importance of art…

The Rococo artistic style of the 18th century greatly reflected the leisure and extravagance of the reigning aristocracy of France, so much as to where many Rococo paintings exhibited the excess of such wealthy lifestyles. The advent of the Enlightenment, however, challenged the existence of the ruling class through its focus on the sovereignty of the individual. The philosophy of the Enlightenment eventually led to the French Revolution, which ousted the ruling aristocracy and in return created…

Engineering Drawings Throughout the history of civilization, there have always been a select few individuals whose unique gifts have allowed them to engineer and invent some of history 's most important machines. One of the most popular examples of these individuals, Leonardo Da Vinci, existed during the Italian Renaissance. He was a self-taught engineer, artist, and architect who was always fascinated by art and machinery, famous for being able to intertwine them into his inventions. His…

Essay Question Visuality (Renaissance and Baroque) The design of St Peter’s cathedral in Rome underwent a significant evolution from the time it was begun by Bramante at the beginning of the 16th century to the construction of Bernini’s monumental colonnades and oval piazza in front of the cathedral in the middle of the 17th century. During this time a series of significant architects oversaw the evolution of its design in a changing religious context. Maderno’s façade epitomized a key idea of…

Looking at society today, we can look back and see the progression of city life that has taken place throughout time, and that has led us to what life is like in today’s day and age. From architecture, technology, and relationships, people and objects contained in these cities have transformed humanity, and the idea of city life as a whole. From the Medieval to the Industrial era, one can see the changes in what is considered to be a city and how these changes can affect people individually.…

The 14th century was an epoch of new artistic developments, new techniques and ideas spread through Italy. Artists were getting involved in a new naturalistic vision, leaving behind excessive ornamentation and intricate patterns in their work of arts in order to explore vividly the human emotions and solid bodies. Religious icons, passages and istoria were less seen as this humanistic idea started to spread through Europe. These changes allowed the 15th and 16th centuries emerge, bringing not…

Analytical Essay on the Renaissance Art During the Renaissance period painters had the desire to demonstrate art that showed happiness in the human form that depicted the beauty in life’s pleasures. Renaissance art is very realistic compared to the art of the Middle Ages. Throughout the Middle Ages, art remained more religious. Renaissance artist perceived art in many different ways. For example, they would study how the way things look when they were nearby an object or from at a distance. The…

in. One of these states was Italy. During the period 1830-1870 there were many different debates as to whether or not Italy should be a unified country and what type of government they would be ruled by. Although some believed that unification was a bad idea because it would bring unrest to the area or make Italy too strong, many wanted a unified Italy and believed they should be granted their independence under either a monarchy, papal authority, or a republic. Italy needed to unify to become…

Whether WWI Was in Fact Inevitable Some historians believe that WWI was the inevitable result of the evolution of global political and economic conflicts. However, others state that, if separately analyzing all the reasons caused WWI, no one of them was worthy enough for the countries to take the risk of the war. I personally agree with the first argument that WWI was in fact inevitable. Human’s physical production mode and social life changed dramatically before and after 20th century. From…

most likely exist. On my pilgrimage, past experiences would form the foundation for the meaning of my life, and future experiences would enhance how I view the meaning of my life. As taught in Humanities, Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence, Italy, where due to politics, he was exiled…