Italian Renaissance painting

Milan—became powerful city-states, ruling the regions surrounding them. Further south, the Papal States, centered in Rome, gradually grew to rival the wealth of the northern cities, and as the seat of the papacy, exerted a tremendous influence over Italian life and politics. Along with a few other minor centers of wealth and power, including Urbino, Mantua, and Ferrara, these four regions

Whenever I think about the renaissance, I think of the of the dark ages. The Renaissance was a period in European history, that took place during the 14th through the 17th century. Accordant Leonardo da Vinci he describes the culture of the Renaissance as “the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages”. Renaissance started in Italy during the period of medieval, then it slowly spread throughout Europe. The term Renaissance over the years, has become synonymous with ideas of expanding, rebirth and cultural

fourteenth-century Italy constituted the Renaissance. This period was characterized by a return to the sources of knowledge and standards of beauty that had created the great civilizations of classical Greece and Rome. It was an age that spread new ideas more fast than ever before. Painters, writers, and politicians focused on ambitious individualism, realism, and activism. They insisted on optimistic faith in the human potential. Florence was a birthplace of the Renaissance.

success of Renaissance Florence produced artworks which have become world renowned. Among them sits undoubtedly the works of Michelangelo, most notably ‘David’, ‘Pieta’, and the Sistine Chapel. A turn from religious glorification to a blend of classic secular subjects and Humanist appreciation through art, brought a new level to how and why artists create. A strive for Naturalism, or the desire to replicate the natural world through art, would be one of the rising factors in Renaissance achievement

One of the most influential periods in the history of Western Art is the Italian Renaissance, between 1400-1600 CE. During this time art flourished, and many of the techniques and advancements of art would continue to be taught in art schools that spread across Europe and lay as the foundation of art in modern society. However, some of the main values taught from the Renaissance also caused the resurgence of art at the time, and were originally adapted from the Ancient Greek (Visual-arts...). Particularly

Before its unification in 1870, the country now known as Italy was comprised of cities. These cities were controlled and protected by the Holy Roman Empire until they won the right to govern themselves in the 12th century. The foreign emperor’s lack of attention allowed the cities to slowly transform into city-states and begin to build their own culture. The 1200’s became a time of many changes for Italy. The promotion of the arts and education flourished throughout the city-states. Medieval universities

was finished around 1440. It shares a striking resemblance to Palazzo della Signoria in Florence and was requested by Cosimo I de Medici. One way to tell that it is a building built during the renaissance is to look at how symmetrical it is. A different aspect of this building that shows it is of the renaissance time period is how the windows are curved at the top. Another important building we saw and discussed was the Duomo of Montepulciano which is located in the same piazza as Palazzo Comunale.

With this year’s upcoming Fourth of July celebrations promising scores of loud, expansive, brightly-colored fireworks displays, it becomes seemingly impossible to not ask oneself the questions; where did fireworks come from, and how are they made? As long as I can remember there have been firework shows in each city across the country to celebrate the Fourth of July with reds, greens, and yellow explosions dotting the night sky as far as the eye can see. Although we can’t remember a time without

The Renaissance and Humanism You may wonder about, "The Renaissance" and its relationship to another term, "humanism" which fits into the same time period. If you check the dictionary, you will find that both terms can be used in a broad sense or more specifically. Humanism refers generally to a "devotion to the humanities: literary culture." (My definitions come from Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary). According to that definition we should all be humanists. The other general meaning

During the Italian renaissance, the role of a woman was to obey and do anything her husband told her too. This ideal is very prevalent in Shakespeare's ,The Taming of the Shrew. While the actors are playing out the story being told to Sly, there are many things that are sid that help tell us, as readers, where they are in time and their location. During most of the story, Shakespeare is describing the play that Sly is watching be performed while he is being tricked and told he is a royal. Shakespeare