Tuscany

Queen's house, designed by architect Inigo Jones was the first pure classical building in Britain and brought a revolution into the architectural scene. Inigo Jones was inspired by his travels in Italy and especially his second visit in 1613 where he visited major cities and buildings and compared theory with practice, from then on his style of architecture took a new form. I want to explore the originality of Queen's house, how much of the design came from Inigo Jones the architect and how much…

Fantini was employed as a trumpeter at the court of Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinano II located in central Italy in the city of Florence. Fantini took part in the first known soloistic performance with keyboard accompaniment and his mastery of lipping notes that were not part of the trumpet harmonic series was well known…

Galileo Galilei, or the “Father of Modern Science,” as he is sometimes called, was the epitome of a Renaissance man. He was not only an expert in the fields of astronomy, physics, and philosophy, he was a talented author, lute player, and painter as well. He played a major role in the scientific revolution, making many discoveries including the phases of Venus, Jupiter’s moons, as well as observing sunspots. Additionally, he was an advocate of heliocentrism, or the view that the Sun is the…

Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, a little village in Tuscany, Italy. His father, Lodovico Buonarroti, was working briefly in the small village where his second out five sons was born with his wife, Francesca Neri and shortly after Michelangelo's birth, his family moved back to Florence because his father went back to working for the Florentine government. Michelangelo was placed with a family of stonecutters. He considered Florence to be his true home until the day…

Art history Precious akaya 10/11/2015 Early life For my research paper, I've chosen the early life and work of Renaissance artist Michelangelo di Buonarrotto. I choose him because he played such an enormous part in art history in the age of the Renaissance. The Renaissance, (the rebirth), was a time that artists expanded their horizon, studied and invented new ways of painting that brought significant change to the art world. Also, this time period connects the end of the Middle Ages to the…

Perhaps it is because I am an archaeologist, but I find it easy to see the correlation between my youth and where I am now. My past was primarily filled with day dreams, forests, travel, and unfortunately the deaths of many family members. Each event greatly shaped me into the person I am today. Someone who I like to believe is kind hearted, adventurous, greatly interested in the lives of other people, and pursuing a perception of the world that makes me happy to be alive. As a child, I…

Pope Gregory VII Often considered one of the most influential and controversial popes of the Middle Ages, Gregory VII became pope after a long career in the papal court. Historians have claimed that the papacy of Gregory VII is so important and must be emphasized, they have coined the term “Gregorian Reform”. Gregory VII played an important role in Europe during his time, and was a major contributor both before and after his election to the reform. When discussing the biography of Pope Gregory…

today. (207)” Rosa was outraged, saying, “And he was a Toscano too.(207)” Money was tight in America, so many people tried to scam money out of others to get by. This was especially a low blow for Rosa and Gionin because the man was Toscano, or from Tuscany, which was Gionin’s home town, showing that no one could trust anyone anymore. This is an accurate representation of what I’ve learned in history class because in our Holt textbook it says, “Once admitted to the country, immigrants faced the…

Born on August 15 of 1769, in the small capital of Ajaccio, Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte. A great fact is that he was named after a well-known Egyptian religious symbol (Thutmose III). Maria Letizia Ramolino and Carlo Bonaparte had eight living kids and Napoleon was the second son of the eight. Napoleon was a small and furious young boy and would often fight his older brother (Joseph Bonaparte) and even win those childish and foolish fights. The Bonaparte family was known for being generous and…

Many artists of the Renaissance, were heavily influenced by the art and writings of the classical age {400 B.C.-A.D.400} that proceeded this movement. The word Renaissance which means a time of rebirth, artistic intellectual and spiritual revival. Uncovered knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman civilization was causing people to question the rigid religious attitudes of the mid evil world. The time of the Greek and Roman empire had a massive influence on all aspects of the Renaissance, works…