Do you have an interest in art? Well Giovanni Bellini sure did. Giovanni Bellini was born into a family of artists. Bellini is apart of the Bellini Dynasty for art. Bellini has three siblings, Gentile his brother, Nicosia his sister, and Andrea his brother in law, who married Giovanni Bellini’s sister. Marrying Nicosia not only married him into the family, but also into the family dynasty. As children, Gentile and Giovanni’s father had a huge impact on them, being as though he was a leading painter during the start of the Renaissance. Giovanni and his brother had to carry this impact on. Giovanni had the heavy, yet important weight of carrying around the Venetian painting style around with him. His father also taught Andrea Magenta, Giovanni’s
Giovanni Gabrieli was a legendary composer of the 16th century. As the fundamental structure and ideas of the Catholic Church were being challenged by the Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, Gabrieli’s compositions were given the opportunity to be successful and influential to music in the coming centuries. His works helped to transform not only church music of the Catholic Church, but also secular music as well. Giovanni Gabrieli wrote significant works that ultimately shaped the rise of the symphony, including the development of purely instrumental works, the art of orchestration, and the concerto style. Without his innovations in composition, it is arguable that instrumental music would not have developed as quickly, or developed
“Pur dicesti, o bocca bella” was composed by Antonio Lotti, who was born on January 5, 1667 in Venice, Italy. In 1862 Lotti began studying with Lodovico Fuga and the notable composer Giovanni Legrenzi, who worked at St Mark's Basilica, Venice's most important church. One of his first known musical jobs was as an extra singer for the fraternity of Santa Cecilia when it was newly established at St. Mark's basilica. On May 30, 1689, Antonio Lotti was hired as a regular alto singer. After this position, Antonio Lotti continued to make his way to the top as assistant to the second organist in 1690, second organist in 1692, first organist in 1704, temporary primo maestro di cappella in 173, and finally, permanent primo maestro di cappella, which
There is a risk of C. gattii in tropical areas and the Pacific Northwest. There are many factors that contribute to this risk. How it is transmitted, environmental causes, locations of infection, and prevention. It is important to understand the risk before traveling so you don’t become infected. To learn more about this risk we will look at areas in which the fungi exists, who’s susceptible, and how to keep from getting sick.
Michelangelo Buonarroti is a very well known artist from Italy and is know all over the world. He was more than just a painter he was a poet, sculptor, and architect. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 to Francesca Neri and Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni in Caprese, Italy. His family was in the banking business, he was born to the Florentine family of burgher nobility. Early in Michelangelo's life his mother became ill and he was places with a family of stonecutters. He loved going to a local church and watching the painters paint and drawing what he saw, that's where he grew his interest in painting. Michelangelo's friend from grammar school Francesco Granacci introduced him to a painter named Domenico Ghirlandaio.
The son of a goldsmith, in Florence, Italy, Lorenzo Ghiberti would become one of the most influential
Giovanni wasn’t born into wealth, he had five other brothers so when their father, Averardo de’ Medici, died there wasn’t much money left for the family as it was divided between the sons and his widow (Jacopa Spini, Giovanni’s mother) which left Giovanni with very little. When Giovanni started in the banking industry, he worked alongside a man named Vieri di Cambio de’ Medici.
He was born in Naples, Italy, and trained with his sculptor of a father. Bernini outdid his predecessor Michelangelo by serving seven popes throughout half a century (Getlein 408). His prodigal work included excelling on the portrait bust, such as the bust of the wife of his assistant, with whom he had an affair (Getlein 408). As it is not customary to live this lifestyle and also be employed by the Roman Catholic Church, Pop Urban VIII advised the artist to marry (408). Bernini lived the remainder of his life in Rome, and died when he was in his eighties.
Would you like it if one of the most famous Renaissance artist asked you to help
Raffaello, throughout his life was an only child. Giovanni Santi was his father, he was 48 years old when Raffaello was born. Santi was a court painter of the Duke. The court was much more literal instead of artistic which meant that Sanzio was also a poet. When Raffaello was born the court took an Italian Humanist perspective when The Book of the Courtier
There were two Italian artists in two different time periods but artistic styles paralleled one another, Gian Lorenzo Bernini of the Baroque movement and Antonio Canova of the Neoclassicism movement.
He married in at 25 in March, 1960, to my now grandmother. By June he immigrated to New York for a better life in America. In doing this, he left his wife behind because of a lack of money. He also knew no English at this time, and the only people he knew there were his uncle and brother. To earn money, he became a carpenter, utilizing his most profitable skills. He also did “odd jobs” on the side. By December of the same year he had saved enough, and his wife came to live with him.
Enrico Cecchetti was born on June 21, 1850 in a dressing room at the Tordinona Theatre in Rome, Italy. His parents were both dancers, who wanted Enrico to get a career in business pr law. Enrico wanted to be a dancer and worked hard to convince his parents of that. At first he was trained in ballet by his father but later was trained by Giovanni Lepri. Enrico also learned from Cesare Coppini and Filippo Taglioni. When Enrico had his debut in Milan at 20 he received many reviews and throughout his career he was considered one of the finest male dancers of his time. He performed in Russia always amazing audiences with leaps, pirouettes and feats of batterie. Enrico created the Blue Bird and the role of Carabosse in Peptipa’s The Sleeping Beauty
Giovanni Bellini, (born c. 1430, Venice [Italy]—died 1516, Venice), Italian painter who, in his work, reflects the increasing interest of the Venetian artistic milieu in the stylistic innovations and concerns of the Renaissance (metmuseum). Bellini was one of the most influential Venetian artists. He lived and worked in Venice all his life; his career spanned 65 years. Little is known about Bellini’s family. Bellini’s father, Jacopo, a painter was a pupil of the Gentile da Fabriano, in any case, Jacopo introduced the principles of the Florentine Renaissance to Venice before either of his sons (Britannica). Jacopo strove to ensure that his sons would become distinguished painters as well and, it is said, often pitted them each other.
Niccolo Paganini was born October 27, 1782. He was born in the Republic of Genoa, Italy. Paganini was the third child out of six of Antonio and Teresa. When he was five he started playing the Mandolin with his father. By the game of 7 he had started playing the violin. He was recognized quickly for his musical talents. He then earned many scholarships for violin lessons. Before he was 12 years old he had his first public performance was at a church on May 26, 1794. He had a very reckless lifestyle. there were many sketchy stories about him. He never confirmed or denied if any of them happened and kept his lifestyle mysterious. When he was around 19 years old he was already used to touring with
Masaccio or Tommaso di Giovanni di Simone Cassai was born December 21, 1401 in Castel San Giovanni which is now San Giovanni Valdarno, near Florence, Italy. Sadly he died in the autumn of 1428 in Rome. Masaccio’s father was Ser Giovanni di Mone Cassai, a notary, while his mother, Monna Iacopa, was the daughter of an innkeeper. Masaccio’s brother Giovanni was also an artist; called lo Scheggia. Masaccio’s grandfather was a maker of chests (cassoni) which were often painted. It was perhaps through his grandfather’s connection with artists that he became an artist. Masaccio’s knowledge of art and where he studied it is unknown. This is a unanswerable, problem for an understanding of the painter because in the Renaissance, art was learned through