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    Brought into this world on April 15th, 1452 was the famous artist Leanardo Da Vinchi. One of the atist that was able to master the “Vanishing point” Though he was mostly known for being an incredible artist, due to him not be a profile artist, he had many other outside interest. H e was known to be many other things, such as a painter, a sculptor, an architect, a military manufacture, an inventor, and a drafts man. However, within this essay, I’m going to be describing his journey through out

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    St. Juliana Falconieri St. Juliana Falconieri was born in Florence, Italy in 1270. Her feast day is on June 19. She is the patron saint of chronic illnesses, bodily ills, sick people, and sickness. Her parents were Chiarissimo and Riguirdata Falconieri. St. Juliana was an only child from a very rich Italian couple. Her father built the splendid church of the Annunziata in Florence, while her uncle became one of the founders of the Servite Order. Under his care Juliana grew up, as he said, more

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    Paolo Veronese

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    Mannerism is a period of European art that bridges concepts from both the idealized style of Renaissance art and the melodramatic theatrics of the Baroque. One of the most prominent Italian painters of this period is Paolo Veronese, who studied under Titan and earned the title of a master colorist. Some of Veronese’s works are on campus as part of the Blanton Museum’s Suida-Manning collection. Annunciation is a mannerist painting by Veronese in this collection, whose title refers to the announcement

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    When an audience views art, they see it to understand the history and the subject matter of the time it was created; although a work might be cleaned and primped to put on display, the work is expected to be a complete snapshot of something lost in time. However, Dr. Bettina Bergmann, an expert on Greek and Roman art, argues that this is not the case. In her article, “Seeing Women in the Villa of the Mysteries: A Modern Excavation of the Dionysiac Murals,” Bergmann takes her readers on a journey

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    Through society had used art as a consideration for their religious beliefs and educated morals the panting Madonna Enthroned has a traditional Christian subject, representing the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child seated on her lap. This large painting is an extremely important landmark in art history. Cimabue’s painting of the Madonna Enthroned shows strong Byzantine Influence. The throne is elaborate with no visible back support, and instead seems to rise upward denying the material reality of

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    Giotto based most of his artworks off of religious things and stories of the Renaissance time according to an article I read on Giotto di Bondone. The "Lementation of Christ" was made in 1305, this was the time of medieval style workmanship. This canvas was a piece of Giotto's perfect work of art "Scrovengi Chapel" frescoes. In the

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    There were many influential thinkers during the transformations of Europe. During the Renaissance ideas around humanism, art, and the printing press was invented. The Renaissance was a rebirth of classical learning and the rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greece. During the reformation the church was challenged and new findings came into play. The scientific revolution is when people started believing in facts and evidence, not what the church says. The enlightenment was what created ideas around

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    Magic In The Renaissance

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    Magic in the Renaissance The Renaissance era is considered long ago, the way of life today is much more intelligent and not as swayed by magical ideas. But today’s culture is actually not as far removed from renaissance thoughts and magical control, as it believed to be. Magical worlds such as wizards, supernatural occurrences and other mystical elements are still ordinary in pop-culture today, in fact displays our similarity with the Renaissance interests in magic. Magic was an important weight

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    The Renaissance The renaissance was a great time for everyone, it was the new age after a long time of suffering the people look at the renaissance as hope. The renaissance brought art, banking, humanism, education and a lot of other amazing things. It was the time that artist went form drawing 2d to 3d and adding detail to their painting. Some of the most well known artist was leonardo da vinci, michelangelo and raphael these three artist painted some of the most beautiful painting and sculptures

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    gave-in for middle class people to prosper in their dealings, merchants and bankers make it possible for employment and commissioning of artworks to favour their own desire and class in society. Arts and Scientific knowledge showed light in early Renaissance; as scientific tools was imbibed in the arts craft as they used linear points view and in geometrical studies. This scientific knowledge/Innovation allows artists to pursue recognition and respect for their work in the society and demand that artwork

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