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falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.”Michelangelo wanted to achieve great things and did not want to be unsuccessful in life, this may be one of the reasons that he became one of the greatest artists during the Renaissance period. “To better understand Michelangelo, it is important to explore his youth, his artwork, and the Sistine Chapel.” First we will consider Michelangelo’s youth and childhood. Having to live with the Medicis, Michelangelo’s life was very different

The Middle ages in the period of the 5th century to 15th century was the rise and fall of many important events in Europe. The Medieval period was known to be started with the fall of the Roman Empire, being overthrown by the barbaric Germans. Since Rome was conquered the beginning of that era was called the Dark Ages. With the fall of one empire rises another group or force and they were called the Vikings. The Vikings were known to be “ship-born warriors and traders” (Vikings). They were a moving

Venus in Roman Culture For my creative project, I chose to do a color-pencil drawing of the “Venus on a Seashell” found in the Casa di Venus, in Pompeii circa 79 AD. Venus is a very important part of Roman mythology and ancient Roman culture. She is the goddess of love, sex, beauty, marriage, and fertility. She is said to be the most beautiful of all the goddesses. Venus is often portrayed rising from the sea; this is attributed to the story of her birth. In Roman mythology, Gaea was the ruler

The Renaissance was the period of time that spanned from the 14th to the 17th century that was spreading a crossed Europe where its birthplace in Italy. It was during the time of the middle ages that Italy was not united country that it is today. The Italian peninsula was made up of a number of independent city and states, most of which were ruled by powerful families. During that time the European Renaissance fall was between the end of the middle ages and the modern times. The European Renaissance

FILM ESSAY #1: LUCREZIA BORGIA Borgia, the Netflix original series attempts to depict the struggles that took place in Spoleto, Italy during various political and religious changes. This series centers on the Borgia family, which consists of Rodrigo Borgia, who soon after the series starts, becomes Pope Alexander VI, and his children Juan, Cesare, and Lucrezia. While watching the 5th episode of season 1 “The Bond of Matrimony”, I found Lucrezia Borgia very interesting. In this particular episode

Although the Middle Ages are mostly known as a dark period in Europe, progress was still made in the field of thinking. The rediscovery of Greek philosophy, the creation of universities, and crisis in the church directly led European societies to the Renaissance era, a time of rebirth. Around 1200 A.D, a group of people began to read old Greek writings about philosophy. Soon, Greek philosophy was everywhere around Europe. Greek philosophy revolved around the ideas of human reason and logic. Despite the

Cosmè Tura was one of the first Netherlandish painters to master the oil technique in Italy. Most of his works were lost but one of his most known artworks, the organ doors are preserved in a museum. The organ doors contain two of his artworks, one when it is open and another when it is closed. For most of his life he was a court painter in Ferrara for the d’Este dukes. His two most important contributions are being an official court painter and being an important figure in the School of Ferrara

Museum Reflection and Comparison to Readings “The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe” exhibition at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art reflects the extreme presence of death and mortality in late-medieval and early-Renaissance Europe. During the time there was the Black Plague, the Hundred Years’ War, and famines. With the constant fear of death around the corner, it is understandable that the artwork from this period reflects those fears. Prayer beads, illuminated manuscripts

Chapters VI and VIII: The Scientific View of the World and the Age of Enlightenment Theme: The Scientific Revolution in the seventeenth century did not only change the human’s perception of the natural world, but also changed people’s way of thought. As a result of the scientific revolution, people began to use logic to establish social institutions and governments. The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that took place in the eighteenth century, in which reason, social reforms, and

Should the Renaissance be considered a big change in history? The Renaissance was a time of “Rebirth.” This time allowed new ideas to flow that would make education grow to be much more accurate and correct. The Renaissance change man’s view of man with the introduction of new ideas, such as art, literature, and science. One big change that was widespread was art. The Renaissance introduced the idea of oil painting, which made paintings look realistic in size. Before the Renaissance, paintings