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This performance meanders through a selection of secular songs dating from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods. Music is performed in chronological order, with samplings from the beginning, middle and end of each period. Changes in vocal arrangements, instruments, mood and style all shift as the audience is led through centuries of musical innovation and revolution. “Music Through the Ages” begins with A l'entrada del temps clar (When the Clear Days Come), an anonymous secular song

During the Renaissance, Florence profited from a mercantile economy due to the guilds, the quality and variety of goods and the style and management of the market place. PURPOSE STATEMENT Through historical and economic data this research paper will express how Florence flourished from a mercantile economy in the Renaissance. INTRODUCTION The Renaissance was the rebirth of Europe and it all started in the city of Florence. Florence and everything that made a standard Renaissance city: painters

The Italian Renaissance is widely regarded by historians as the foundation of the modern age, as it brought in a renewed interest in history, science, philosophy, literature and the arts, and introduced a entirely new way of thinking, called humanism. The Renaissance was deeply influenced by the revival of antiquity, and the concept of humanism can be traced back to the Greek notion of ‘man as the measure of all things.’ The city of Florence, which was a prosperous merchant town, is considered to

provide an analytical description of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus and Mars, which is a tempera and oil painting on poplar panel illustrating a scene from the classical mythology story of Venus’ and Mars’ love affair. The painting was made during the Renaissance, around 1485. Its dimensions are 69.2 × 173.4 cm and it is currently located at The National Gallery in London (Nationalgallery.org.uk, n.d.). The painting shows Venus (goddess of love) and Mars (god of war) as a young man and woman, having just

The shift between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was characterized by great socio-economic, political, and religious changes. Politically, the feudal system of the Middle Ages was exchanged for a more stable centralized republic/monarchy system that gave the people more freedom and input. Religiously, secularism became more important as stability gave people a chance to concern themselves with the “here and now” rather than simply the “hereafter.” Socially, there was a shift from dogma and

people see the Renaissance as a cultural movement where people began to embrace and appreciate the arts. While that is certainly the case, there is another part of the movement that cannot be overlooked: the science. When talking about science during the Enlightenment and the Renaissance, Isaac Newton is the name many think of, and rightfully so. Newton made countless scientific discoveries and is responsible for many scientific achievements. According to the article “The Renaissance Period- Isaac

England. Furthermore, when talked about the King, one must relinquish itself in obedience to whatever the King would decide on. In this excerpt, Shakespeare makes a clear distinction on the closeness of the King to the lord, our God. However, Renaissance Humanism, goes past the adulation of the King, on to terms of precisely self-concern and humane reason, lack of praise for actions sought as to be the Kings qualities. This is why when Shakespeare presents the Archbishop of Canterbury talking

they play an important role in the history of art. In our current perception of the relationship between the artist and art, “painters paint what they think is best, and then look around for a buyer” . However in the past, especially during the Renaissance period, the customers determined the content and form of paintings, as it was them who commissioned the work before it was created. He states that the artists and clients were interconnected and

Women throughout history rarely receive attention for more than superficial causes: their influence on style, manners, or less. However, many women found themselves contributing to the formation of postmodern constructs of marriage for love, partnership, and fidelity. Foremost among these, temporally and popularly, are the examples of Elizabeth Woodville and Anne Boleyn. Undoubtedly, these cases hold great significance to cultural studies of the temporal periods in which the English identify as participants

Filippo Brunelleschi: 1. Filippo Brunelleschi, is one of the most acclaimed and distinguished architects of the Renaissance. He was born in Florence, Italy in 1377a.d though the exact of his birth is still unknown. He died April 15, 1446a.d, yet the whereabouts of his death is unknown. He was the son of Brunelleschi di Lippo, a notary, and his mother Giuliani Spini and was the middle of three children. Filippo was given literary and mathematical education intended to enable him to follow in the footsteps