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Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period in which Europe underwent a rebirth in regards to classical art, literature, and architecture. The movement originated in Italy during the 14th century before spreading throughout Europe.
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Is it a coincidence that the rennesaince began where the roman empire fell?
Italy is not where the western part of the Roman empire fell. It was actually the part that survived the longest. Gaul, Iberia, Africa and Britannia were lost to invaders earlier. It was only the western part of the empire which fell, the eastern part of the empire continued for another 1,000 years.
It is not a coincidence that the Renaissance begun in the country which had been the heart of the Roman Empire. The Italians had already begun to look at the Roman Republic as an inspiration for the development of their system of governance for their city states when they became independent in the High Middle Ages. Some intellectuals looked back at the Roman days. Petrarch, the father of humanism, held that the elites should read the Latin literature and rhetoric for their education. Roman models suited a the burgeoning urban commercial economy of Italy, which thrived by reestablishing trade routes in the Mediterranean which had been plied by the Romans.
Italy is the country with the strongest Roman heritage. When humanist scholars went to the monasteries around Europe to find the transcriptions of Roman writings which had been done by monks in the days of Charlemagne, they were retracing their heritage.
Renaissance sculpture was influenced by superb Roman reproductions of Greek statues which were discovered in Rome. Michelangelo and others studied them. Painters also studied them to learn to draw the human body. Brunelleschi studied the dome of the Pantheon before he built the dome of Florence Cathedral.
How was the central plan significant to Renaissance architects?
The central plan was significant to Renaissance architects because they considered the circle the most perfect form and they preferred symmetry in all things.
Who are Lorenzo De Medici's parents?
Father:Cosimo de' Medicicosimo-de-medici
Mother:Contessina de' Bardi contessina-de-bardi
How did Leonardo de Vinci make the tank?
He actually did "make" a tank, but drew the idea in his notes. It never got any further. Just a drawing of one. This was very typical of him to come up with an idea and to draw it out. He kept notes, ideas, and drawings all of his life of things that would come to him.
What Is A Shinto In Medieval Japan?
The only 'shinto' I know is the type of religion in Japan. I will post a wikipedia link
Who were patronized by the Medici?
One of the most famous artists patronized by the Medici's is Michelangelo.
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Why did the people of the Renaissance feel people during the middle ages were ignorant?
The Renaissance means "rebirth" because learning, reading, thinking and growth was taking place after a 1000 years of the middle ages or "dark ages" where people didn't read, write, or think about the world.
What is the blue templar knights?
The Blue Templars are a society of current and former Local Police, State Troopers, Deputy Sheriffs, federal agents and military veterans who are dedicated to protect and defend the free people of America and to fight evil wherever it may be.
All Blue Templar members have taken an Oath to protect and defend not only the Constitution of the United States, but to protect the honest, innocent true believers from those who would do them harm. We are well aware that the criminal justice system in America has nothing to do with what is "right" versus what is "wrong" and oftentimes it does not punish the evil doers. With this in mind, we are prepared to fulfill the oath we swore to defend the country against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, so help us God.
Their motto is "Judge us not, lest ye be judged!"
Nickname for Elizabeth I in the Middle Ages?
Elizabeth I's full title was: Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Other names included: "Gloriana" (sometimes 'Oriana'), the 'Virgin Queen', and 'Good Queen Bess'.
Where did woman worship in the middle ages and renaissance?
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance in Europe women worshipped in churches.
What was the main thing that united people during the middle ages?
The main thing that united people during the middle ages was their culture, government and wars. These were the factors that made the people of a particular community to stay united through the years.
What was the form of building the Brunelleschi's Dome?
Brunelleschi's Dome is a round structure. If you do an internet search for "Santa Maria del Fiori" you will see pictures of the Florence cathedral and Brunelleschi's famous dome.
What period did wealthy nobles and merchants fund music art and literature?
Both. No one knows. But I like Catz. So go with the tit.
How was renaissance art differ from medieval art?
Medieval art was mostly religious and concerned with conveying Christian beliefs and values. Renaissance art was less focused on religion and more focused on the daily life of people. The style of renaissance painting itself was also much more realistic than medieval art, meaning that renaissance artists were very concerned with proportions and showing the details of their subject.
The Renaissance was a period of revolutionary change in politics, science, religon and especially art. The biggest difference between Renaissance art and Medieval art was the focus on artisitic realism. Famous artists like Davinci and Michelangelo developed the use of depth and perspective drawing. The idea of foreshortening was also discovered here. The Renaissance also allowed a time for artists to focus their craft more on the world and the nature of man opposed to religion and secular beliefs. Art also helped the economy because art socially reflected how wealthy a family was to others. There are 6 main charcteristics surrounding Renaissance art that differentiates it from medival art, which are: the use of expression, the use of perspective ("vanishing point"), the use of classicism (Greek/Roman influenced), emphasis on the individual, the geometrical arrangement of figures and the use of shadowing. Medival art was beautiful, but Renaissance art was very 3 dimentional and life-like. Michelangelo's David sculpture is said to be so realistic that it looks as though it is breathing. It is truly amazing that someone could have sculpted that beautiful statue out of one solid piece of marble. This is how Renaissance art greatly differs from Medieval art.
How was the medieval man different from the Renaissance man?
Renaissance man have more science then the medieval man.
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How did the styles and techniques of the Italian renaissance spread to the north?
The Italians made their own art and paint and they also made religious paintings which spread tremendously to the north.
What kind of art was made in Italy during the renaissance?
Michelangelo painted the Sistine chapel Leonardo Di vinci painted Mona Lisa and last supper one of the famous paintings
Why were nature and human nature important to Renaissance artists and writers?
The answer is quite simple. The Renaissance came after a period of war and upheaval in Europe. Bloodshed-death-disease- famine and let's not forget (not too far removed) the good old "Dark Ages" were certainly calamities that created their own period of darkness in both, painters and writers alike.
After that period-babies were born, new plant life began to grow once again (as after a forest fire), and with the the large loss of lives, there was enough land for everyone. It was a very prosperous time (as is always the case after war)-a time of regrowth. Europe and its' people were reborn, hence, this rebirth translated to art and prose. A celebration of life; a time of plenty.
Art is typically a form that reflects history. Artists/authors, are telling history through interpretation: think of cavemen and their drawings of buffalo, Indians and their pottery, early American's and folk art; the list goes on. The word Rennaissance means rebirth.
What is the history of portraits in Renaissance?
In ancient Egypt, stone sculpture and painted reliefs of couples furnished the tombs of the elite. Standing or seated, idealized and youthful, they were created for eternal togetherness (48.111). In the more recent art of sub-Saharan Africa, figures of couples, usually carved in wood, are abstracted in ways that symbolize the continuity of the community and the ideas of fertility and abundance (1997.394.15).
Images of Greek gods as couples or pairs are often shown in passionate encounters involving tensions between divine and mortal lovers (49.7.16). Biblical and classical images of couples illustrate moralizing tales such as that of a righteous man who is diverted from his goals by a seductive female (1975.1.1416). Legendary lovers, restrained in their amorous actions by sumptuous clothing, are favorite subjects for illustrated pages of royal books commissioned by Persian kings(50.164). The sculptural forms of South Asian deities are remarkably sensual: slim, lithe males and rounded, voluptuous females are metaphors for divine fertility, auspiciousness, and power (1987.218.1).
In Renaissance Europe, portrait paintings of elegantly dressed couples reflect the importance of high-status marriages at royal courts and among the powerful new merchant classes (89.15.19). With the emergence of middle classes in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, there was a growing interest in home and family. Artists were commissioned to portray couples in poses suggesting affection and admiration
What types of warriors where in the Renaissance?
well the renaissance was point after the middle ages when people started to progress towards higher learning in a sense there were no specific warriors besides the typical 'knight'. Unless you count scholars, artists, inventors, and musicians. Which fought against the ignorance of the previous era and brought about the age of learning. So if you want to get down to it scholars combated against ignorance. Artist and Musicians combated against depravity and confinement. And inventors fought to create easier living conditions.
