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The painting chosen to examine is The Garden of Eden by Francesco Solimena. This painting was created between 1725-30. The medium of the painting is oil on canvas. The scale, although not specified, appears to be about a couple feet high and a couple feet long. The general subject matter is Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. It seems to be before they have discovered the forbidden fruit. The figures seem to be embracing everything the garden has to offer, they seem content and comfortable in their

The 16th century was a time of the Spanish Inquisition, which reigned for almost 400 years, forcing those who weren’t Catholic to convert to Catholicism (Koeller). Catholicism was a major influence in all aspects of Spanish life at that time, ranging from music to art and daily living. Being a 16th century composer, Tomás Luis De Victoria was greatly influenced by the Catholic Church. Most, if not all of his music consisted of sacred pieces (Ferris). He was a Spanish polyphonic composer whose specialty

personal ideology appears to be more of a Republican nature. His republicanism is most informed by his remarks on the people, nobles, and ideal state structure. Through analysis of his writings in ‘The Prince’ and ‘The Discourses’, and his ‘Letter to Francesco Vettori,

Giovanni Boccaccio and Francesco Barbaro provides for not only the men, but women in Italian society their conventional opinion on the perfect example of how a wife should act and behave in order to keep the domestic life at peace and whole. Through their story and most gracious outlook on a woman’s life, we can see what a marriage was life during this time. Based upon reading Boccaccio’s Decameron X, the story of the Count of Panago, Gualtieri and his peasant-born wife, Griselda, as well as Barbaro’s

understand how the composers were influenced by their historical context. We must also compare texts to other of the same nature to truly discover how the context of the time influenced both the composers and their compositions. ‘Sonnet 90’, by Francesco Petrarca is one such piece that, when compared with another, gives such insight. The first instance of historical influence can be found in the piece itself. The literary technique used was one that was prevalent during the 1300’s, and had a strong

Political Ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, Francesco Guicciardini, and Thomas Hobbes The sections that I will be presenting are 73, 74, and 75. I will discuss the political ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, Francesco Guicciardini, and Thomas Hobbes during the time of Florence Republic. First, Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy in 1469 at a time when the country was in political upheaval. Italy was divided between four dominant city-states, by which each of them was always at the mercy

Turner ARTS1304 30 August 2015 Field Trip Analysis For my analysis i'll be comparing two paintings from the impressionist art movement. The first paint will be The Battle of Trevino, by Francesco Oller. The second painting i'll be discussing will be Vernon in the Sun, by Claude Monet. These two pieces will make a good comparison, as Oller’s was painted first, shortly after the impressionist movement started and is much more realistic, while

is shown through anything from visual arts to literary art. This time period also introduced the rise of humanism. It brought into the picture a very optimistic view of humanity. This was shown especially in the work The Ascent of Mont Ventoux by Francesco Petrarch. This work refers back to Book X of Confessions by Saint Augustine when Petrarch reaches the top of the mountain. Although they are both dealing with the same passage, Petrarch and Augustine seem to interpret it in very different ways.

collecting purpose. Francesco I de’ Medici’s Studiolo could be marked as a sign of art as personal preference rather than being used on other larger perspectives. Following up his father Cosimo de’ Medici’s artistic projects, Francesco has led them to an ultimate conclusion and a glorious beginning. According to the name of Studiolo, we could infer that this is a place for collecting and displaying one’s rare, precious curiosities. The Studiolo was commissioned by Francesco I de’ Medici, who also

Artistic interpretation: Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri's Judith With the Head of Holofernes Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri's oil painting Judith With the Head of Holofernes (1626) depicts the Biblical heroine dressed in Renaissance-style clothing. She has impassive, beautiful face. Judith has long, flowing blonde hair, pale blue eyes, and the neckline of her dress is modest. Judith looks slightly pregnant because of the folds of her gown. The sleeves of her dress are large, pink, and puffy, further