Pope Innocent II

Biography of Raphael “While we may term other works paintings, those of Raphael are living things; the flesh palpitates, the breath comes and goes, every organ lives, life pulsates everywhere.”                           -- Vasari Raphael was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino on April 6, 1483, and received his early training in art from his father, the

The Important Incorporation of Classical Iconography Within the Commissions of Lorenzo de’ Medici and Pope Julius II Julius II and Lorenzo de’ Medici arguably had not so dissimilar goals in their patronage. Patronage was a tool for exerting political power, exemplifying personal magnificence, and invoking a sense of civic duty. These patrons attempted to display different pieces of these attributes in different ways. Lorenzo de’ Medici, born into arguably the most prestigious family in Florence

to the discovery of a 90-foot-long ship, and the what is believed to be the burial site of Raedwald leader of the Wuffing Dynasty. It was in the mound that the Purse cover was discovered. The original records of the find were destroyed in World Was II and only a few pictures remained as evidence. From 1965-1971 the mound was excavated again along with mounds 5,6,14,17, and 18, the archeologist discovered 39 burials most believed to between the 8th and 11th century and were execution burials. The

Biography of Raphael "While we may term other works paintings, those of Raphael are living things; the flesh palpitates, the breath comes and goes, every organ lives, life pulsates everywhere." -- Vasari Raphael was born Raffaello Santi or Raffaello Sanzio in Urbino on April 6, 1483, and received his early training in art from his father, the painter Giovanni Santi. In 1499 he went to Perugia, in Umbria, and became a student and assistant of the painter Perugino. Raphael imitated his master

began to show deterioration due to the failed technique that Leonardo had developed called tempra. Several attempts were made over the centuries to restore the piece but were unsuccessful until modern restoration techniques were applied after World War II. Restoration of this piece was completed in 1999 but very little of the original painting remains (Encyclopedia Britannica n.pag.). Leonardo based his scientific theories on careful observation and precise documentation. Sadly, is treatises (writings)

He was born in a small town called Caprese, in Tuscany, Italy. Michelangelo was one of the most famous artists of the Italian Renaissance. According to Charles de Tolnay Michelangelo's three greatest works of his later life, were the Tomb of Pope Julius II, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the Medici Chapel(37).      Michelangelo's specialty was painting the human body unclothed. In order to learn to paint the human body so well he would dissect human corpses. His artistic

The film The Agony and the Ecstasy, 1965, is the epic portrayal of Michelangelo and Pope Julius II based on the historical novel of the same name, by Irving Stone, published in 1961. Their working relationship is documented as the struggle between two powerful and egocentric men. While one is the leader of the Christian world, the other means to change the world through his art. The paradox is that the Pope jealously believes Michelangelo to be the man that can capture the nature of God more successfully

(1510-1511), and lastly the Cardinal Virtues (1511). Raphael was part of the great trio of High Renaissance masters. He became the most prolific and most widely celebrated painter of his time. At age twenty-six-year-old Raphael was called to Rome by Pope Julius II to embark on the major phase of his career. Raphael did not approach painting as a series of solutions to technical problems of representation. Instead, he made preliminary sketches many of them preserved

natural born artist. As an artist he was capable of different mediums of expressing his artistic talent. However he much preferred sculpting out of them all, it made him most satisfied. When Pope Julius II experienced Michelangelo’s painting he insisted that Michelangelo share his talent with the rest of Italy. Julius II also commissioned Buonarroti with other artistic projects but none were as important as that of the Sixtine Capella(Sistine Chapel). Michelangelo didn’t want to paint the ceiling of the

perspective, it was a biblical parallel to the children of Israel being led out of Egypt. From another, it was a groundswell of passion and adventure. In reality, there was papal influence, from Pope Urban II himself, as well as the Bishop of Le Puy, Adhémar. There were other designates appointed by the Pope as well, but he result was a movement of such magnitude that it become an unstoppable force, cutting through Asia Minor, and securing Jerusalem in less than three years. In June 1099AD, the Crusaders