St. Peter's Basilica

Megan Garey Art-105 Dr. Exline 25, November 2014 Michelangelo: His Life and Major Works Michelangelo Buonarotti, better known by simply his first name, was a sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in Caprese, Italy in 1475, and from a very young age Michelangelo was gifted in the arts. Michelangelo grew up in Florence, Italy, where his father worked for the government. Florence is considered the heart of the Italian Renaissance and it was here that…

The Renaissance was a time period in which there was a plethora of ideas and expression. Authors like Shakespeare were exploring with the written word, and improvements in science were on the rise. With all these advancements in literature and science, another subject was taking a turn in a new direction. This subject offered a glimpse into the people’s beliefs and interests through images. The Renaissance created a boom in new art that influenced the people of the time. As mentioned before,…

“professional pardoners” were selling indulgences unrestrictedly. The widespread resistance to this practice of selling indulgences started when Johann Tetzel was sent to Germany by Pope Leo X to sell indulgences as a way to raise money so that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome could be rebuilt. One year later, Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses. His 95 theses was a direct objection to the Catholic church’s practice of indulgences. What Luther disagreed with is that he believed the Pope did not…

Michelangelo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo https://www.michelangelo.org/ Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarotti Simoni was born on March 6,1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. Died on February 18, 1564 at the age of 88 in Papal States, Rome. He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance born in the Republic of Florence who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. He was the first artist who was recognized during his life…

Raphael: a jack of all trades, a factotum, a polymath, or a Renaissance man? No matter how you describe him, he is known to be one of the fathers of Renaissance art and architecture and one of the best painters of his time. He is skilled in many areas but is this enough to consider him a true Renaissance man? According to the article The “Renaissance Man” In order to be known as a Renaissance man, he must have meet at least three criteria out of four. Raphael Sanzio da Urbino holds many of the…

out of line for the church to be charging people for the forgiveness of sins. The church made these certificates seem necessary for one to be forgiven. This influx of money helped the church be built up and they raised enough money to erect St. Peter’s basilica in Rome. The church was reliving the lives of those who were making profits off of sin offerings at the temple during Jesus’ days on earth. Luther objected to this practice in his written 95 Theses, when he posted it to the door of the…

Throughout a large portion of the third century CE, the Flavian Amphitheater underwent reconstruction due to severe damage. In 217 CE, the structure was damaged severely by a fire that was caused by lightning. “The hunting theatre was struck by thunderbolts on the very day of the Vulcanalia [the 23rd of August], and such a blaze followed that its entire upper circuit and everything in the arena was consumed, and thereupon the rest of the structure was ravaged by the flames and reduced to ruins……

Despite the harsh legislation, he had grown a well developed support from the clergy who approved his desire to deepen the piety and morals of his Christian subjects. At his residence in Aachen Charles sought to build a chapel that would rival St Peter’s in Rome. He believed that a new Rome or Athens would rise in Aachen, not in terms of population, but in terms of bringing back the age of antiquity (Fichtenau pg 31)13. His cathedral, was built in a octagonal architecture similar to that seen…

I began the school year with fairly simplistic views. Humans were neither good nor evil, they simply wanted happiness. I thought that religion was useless and altogether more boring than the apparent enthusiasm some people seem to have. Nationalism was ridiculous. However throughout the school year, I found those beliefs to change and gain refinement. I was fairly neutral over human nature’s inherent goodness or evil before this school year. This course has made me lose much of my faith within…

The Protestant Reformation occurred in the 16th century, starting in 1517 and ending in 1648. The Protestant Reformation was initially aimed at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Its religious aspects were added to by ambitious political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the church. The most dramatic of the events that occurred during the Protestant Reformation took place in Germany, although the Protestant Reformation swept…