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    others” [ ]. This essay will talk about a very famous Italian Renaissance artist, considering the circumstances in which such artist had established his reputation. The essay intends to explain the values of the Renaissance era and their qualities, and then to apply this knowledge specifically to the reputation of Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. The essay first describes the qualities of the Renaissance values in question, then focuses on the specific effects

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    Painters of the Renaissance The Renaissance, a time period of art, dancing, and color. This time period was very beautiful and artistic, now let’s focus more on the art. This paper is about the rise of painters, types of paintings, and a famous painter Leonardo da Vinci. ***** The rise of painters started to grow gradually. It all started out with the Italian artist seeing themselves as reawakening to the classic Rome orders, and traditions of art and writing. This time period (which was about

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    “Flash Focus: Italy in the Renaissance” is a secondary source because it is an article that was found in a scholarly journal that evaluates and expands on research that has been done over the Renaissance, most prominently the movements that happened in Italy. This article starts off by explaining how during the Renaissance Italy was full of renewed interest in the works of the Romans and Greeks. What the author means by this is that during the time period Italy was big into mimicking the art styles

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    Anna Jacoby AP European History Ms. Sennett September 2017 Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art During the Renaissance, the people of Europe experienced a rebirth of culture and study of classical antiquity. New ideas arose that transformed every aspect of European life. Beginning in Italy, the Renaissance spread northward to the rest of Europe. Italy had the advantage of not being hit by the Black Death or the Hundred Years War, in comparison to the rest of Europe, and therefore was able to

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    During the Italian Renaissance, societal changes allowed for the introduction of high-class pieces of artwork into the elite community. Artists such as Michelangelo, and Botticelli flourished during this era, creating masterpieces that continue to relevant in this day, and age. One such painter, Paris Bordone played a very influential role in the renaissance and produced numerous works such as Annunciation, the Baptism of Christ, Bathsheba Bathing, with an African Servant, Chess Player, and A Portrait

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    The Renaissance in Europe

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    The significance of the word Renaissance is rebirth or a regeneration of a period. This period was called the Middle Ages and it began during the fourteenth century. The Renaissance was mainly characterized for the development of learning and thinking. This period also distinguished the discovery and exploration of new continents, system of astronomy, the growth of commerce, and the innovations of paper, printing, compass, art, literature, math and science. During this period, it was primarily the

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    High Renaissance

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    The renaissance began in the early 1400s and ended around the early 1600s. During those time frames, a reform happened. This reformed include art, architecture, writing and inventions which flowed from northern Europe to western to the south and everything else in between. There were two different types of renaissance, Italian and Northern Renaissance. The two pieces of art I will be forcing are a part of the Italian Renaissance but have two different art movement, High Renaissance and Baroque art

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    The title of the painting is “The Lamentation of Christ” or “Mourning of Christ”. Lamentation is religious painting which is 7’ 7” by 7’ 9” and can be seen at Arena chapel in Padua. The medium used in this painting is fresco, created by Giotto in 1305. 2. This is the very powerful painting where we see Jesus’s dead body surrounded by his families, friends and people who loves him. Jesus body is removed from the cross and is carefully and gently held by his loved ones. There are numerous people

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    To be a woman in Renaissance Italy, was to be someone with limitations. Limitations to what was acceptable in their world. Woman were pressured to be wives and mothers before any other obligation. On top of those expectations, women were expected to maintain the idealistic image of beauty. Meaning they had to dress and look a certain way to be accepted and placed higher socially, within society. The Italian Renaissance followed on the heels of the Middle Ages, and was spawned by the

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    Two Paintings from the Renaissance Period Introduction      This paper will compare the themes found in the paintings “Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and an Angel” by Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini (Puligo) and “Madonna Enthroned” by Giotto. Both paintings deal with fables from the Christian faith but were executed during different periods in art. The Giotto painting was created around 1310 and the Puglio painting was executed between 1518 – 1520. Here, these two paintings have

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