Giorgio Vasari

Leonardo Da Vinci was a talented writer, mathematician, scientist, architect, military engineer, and painter. His contributions to the fields that he studied in go almost unmatched and his talent is unparalleled and his spot in the annals is undeniable. As is common with most famous people, his success was met with some criticism due to his personal life choices and also his political and religious views.Despite his many talents this often put him at odds with the Vatican and the Catholic Church

ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE ITALY ART Yim Tsz Fung Jeremy SID: 430114898 Date   INTRODUCTION Italian Renaissance was a period of great cultural changes in Europe that started in Italy in the 14th century and continued until the 16th century. Renaissance marked the evolution between Medieval and the early modern Europe. The era of rebirth is known for the renewed interests in the culture of traditional antique after the Dark Ages. In the renaissance, art was very important as people expected

In history, revolution is the reason for constant shift in society. Many eras have come and gone and only some have left a significant impact on the world. In order for an era to be revolutionary, it has to leave a long lasting influence through social, economic and political means. Historians debate whether the Renaissance was considered a revolutionary period of history or not, however the Renaissance means “rebirth” and laid the foundation of the current era, the Modern Times. The Renaissance

artistic and financial highpoint was reached during his middle years when he had contacts, money and fame as a result of the Medici family's patronage. Botticelli was self-confident and completely at peace with his work, fellow Italian painter Giorgio Vasari claimed about Botticelli that, “he loved beyond measure” (Lightbown 17), and that his affections were absorbed by his family and his artwork by mysteries of religion and Greek Mythology. One of the unusual depictions of Botticelli’s early work

August 20, 2015 3.2.13 Practice: Revision Strategies The tempest one of the most difficult Shakespearean works in my opion to stage, from its stormy, chaotic first scene to its sureality to its ambiguous resolution, with Prospero facing his silent, treacherous brother and renouncing the power that has made every action in the story possible. Potent language remains the central force and mystery of this fathomless play. Prospero speaks almost a third of the lines in The Tempest, and controls the

Mannerism in Florence and Rome - considered to be more self- consciously "artificial" - derived from aspects of Raphael and Michelangelo - cold formalism was considered to be inner vision Rosso - (1494-1540), Italian painter, whose early works helped define Italian mannerism - later was a founder of French mannerism - was born Giovanni Battista di Jacopo di Guasparre in Florence - early work had odd perspectives, violent colors, and harsh lighting - 1523 Rosso moved to Rome, where