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Niccoló Machiavelli is perhaps the greatest political thinker in history. He was a historian, musician, a poet, and he wrote comedies. He liked poetry as much as he liked philosophy. Machiavelli wrote and collected poems. His works, which are inspired by his life experiences, have been read by many of the worlds greatest politicians. Niccoló Machiavelli’s writing was influenced by the Medici family, the Soderini government in Italy, and his own diplomatic career. His great work, The Prince,

other was an opinionated monk named Fra Girolamo Savonarola. Michelangelo first heard Savonarola preach in 1492, the year in which his first patron, Lorenzo de' Medici, died and Michelangelo returned to his father's home. The monk's sermons and his subsequent violent death had a lifelong effect on the artist and many of his works; the loss of Lorenzo also deeply affected his artistic consciousness. At the age of 21, he made his first trip to Rome, a city that was both to play a prominent part

In 1492, when Michelangelo was 17 years old, Lorenzo died and the school broke up. After Lorenzo's death, Michelangelo worked mainly independently for rulers and religious leaders in Italy. His first commission was for three marble figures for the tomb of St. Dominic in 1494. Michelangelo left Florence

As the skills of artists progressed during the Renaissance, so did the applications of their work. Artists began combining media to create wholistic themes within a space to evoke specific meanings to those who visited these spaces. This integration of architecture and other artistic media took many different forms all in an effort to capture the the array skills possessed by artist as well as the reputation and story behind those who commissioned the spaces. The Camera Picta which translates to

Medici Banking System The Medici family had little economic stature in their beginning when they first moved to Florence in the early 15th century which gave them cause to change their current position and earn a name and fortune for themselves. Their actions resulted in their family becoming one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the 15th century. The Medici family’s problem was not having sufficient funds when they first came to Florence. This created a large concern for them because

How did florence gain leadership of Renaissance? The Renaissance (Rebirth) declined throughout most of the Europe. The renaissance is an Italian idea, and the Italian Renaissance generally covers the periods from the beginning of the 14th century to the end of the 16th century. And florence is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. The artistic and economic changes that are associated with the Renaissance, first began in the Florence. Trade, crusades and the expansion of commerce in city

How did florence gain leadership of Renaissance? The Renaissance (Rebirth) declined throughout most of the Europe. The renaissance is an Italian idea, androgen the Italian Renaissance generally covers the periods from the beginning of the 14th century to the end of the 16th century. And florence is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. The artistic and economic changes that are associated with the Renaissance, first began in the Florence.Trade, crusades and the expansion of commerce in city

faith. A polarity of themes and forms...one spiritual, the other earthly, I've kept these carvings on the walls of my studio to this very day." His patron Lorenzo died in 1492; two years later Michelangelo fled Florence, when the Medici were temporarily expelled. His Studies of Anatomy During the years he spent in the Garden of San Marco, Michelangelo began to study human anatomy. In exchange for permission to study corpses, the prior of the church of Santo Spirito, Niccolò Bichiellini,

Kevin Puca Professor Cheryl Knowles-Harrigan Art Appreciation FORMAL ANALYSIS of Crucifixion of St. Peter by Michelangelo Buonarroti Part VI - The Art Object’s Historical Data of its Culture and Time Period I. Overview of politics, economics, religion and ideology in Italy at the time Botticelli was working: Introduction: After the end to the rough and challenging middle ages came a new era of literature art and culture. this period was known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance started in the

Niccolo Machiavelli and The Prince Life Sketch Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3rd May 1469. He was born into a family which was part of the old Florentine nobility. His father, Bernardo di Stefano Nelli, was a lawyer of some repute and his mother was Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. He was a member of the ‘lawyer’s guild’ which influenced Florentine politics. His father, who had a love for literature and the arts had many powerful contacts in Florence’s political circles, which later