Some Medici were Renaissance humanists in their own right. More important, they became patrons supporting some of the greatest art and scholarship of the entire Renaissance. The Medici family became prosperous through banking. They had branches throughout Europe in London, Naples, Cologne, Geneva, Lyons, Basel, Avignon, Bruges, Antwerp, Lubeck, Bolgna, Rome, Pisa, and Venice. Cosimo de’ Medici was the de facto ruler of Florence from 1434 to 1464, and was also an astute banker and a highly cultivated man of letters.
Three of the major artists were, Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, and Andrea Palladio. Bramante was an architect and painter and was known as the chief architect in Rome. He expanded on the 15th century idea of self-awareness, which he transformed into a perception of one's position in a complex by response to mass and volume (Donato Bramante, 2011). During this era, Bramante designed many works that labeled him an artist of the High Renaissance. One of his most beautiful pieces of architecture, Tempietto is Italian for small temple.
He began by studying the architecture and design of many old mysterious Roman buildings. He designed the dome, the interior, and several machines to help lift tons of materials and marble, and even a boat to transport marble down the Arno River. After all what he did for the city of Florence and for the Cathedral, some believed that he influenced the renaissance greatly, but others think that he was the product of it. I believe that Filippo was a great influence for the renaissance. Since the renaissance was a period of European History that was a cultural rebirth, he brought many new ideas into the world.
Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi was born on May 15, 1567, in Cremona Italy, Monteverdi was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and the Early Baroque, and is known as the first great composer of the operas. Monteverdi is often view as a composer of the Renaissance and of the Baroque, there is a similar pattern in that is continuous that is often viewed through his work in both styles. Monteverdi often was known as a dramatic composer, while bringing a tremendous meaning from the text he set that often turned each of his pieces into a believable musical and also produced a dramatic statement. It was an early age when Monteverdi’s career began, he then published his first pieces, and this was based on as a collection of three-voice motets, at the age of fifteen. It was by 1591, when he went to Mantua as a musician for the Gonzaga court, by then he had already published books of “spiritual madrigals” in 1583, then another canzonettas in 1584, by 1587 and 1590 he published his first two books of “madrigals.” It was in Mantua he continued writing madrigals, and then in 1607 he produced his first work in the new genre of opera, the setting was of Orfeo.
Assessment Dossier Entry 1 – Machiavelli Summary of the article: John Gray’s article in ‘The Guardian’, from 15 July 2011, reviews Ed Miliband’s very first biography, written by Mehdi Hasan and James Macintyre and published in June this year. The author refers not only to the book, but also to the work of the 16th Century, Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli, particularly his concept of ‘virtu’. By drawing the audiences’ attention on some of the key points in Miliband’s career path, included in the reviewed book, Gray is attempting to determine, whether or not the Machiavellian virtues held by him would be enough to praise Fortune and ‘bring Labour Party back to power’ (Gray, 2011). Quote(s) from The Prince: ‘We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue, that which is achieved without either.’ (Machiavelli, Ch. 8) ‘It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.’ ( Machiavelli, Ch.
Verrocchio was born to Michele di Francesco Cioni in Florence in 1435 and died in 1488 in Venice. During his short life, he had several students, including both the famous Leonardo da Vinci and Lorenzo de Credi. His work also influenced Michelangelo, another famous Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor. Andrea del Verrocchio was known for many famous paintings, and sculptures such as Christ and St. Thomas, but it was believed that he had reached the pinnacle of his career as an artist through his work on this particular piece. In fact, a widely spread story believed among the common folk was that del Verrocchio felt himself out painted by da Vinci upon completion of Baptism of Christ and vowed never to pick up the brush again.
Simone's death, which we know for certain was 4 August 1344. Simone was important exponent of Gothic painting who did more than any other artist to spread the influence of Sienese painting. Sienese painting wich was together with Florence, Siena was the chief economic, political, and cultural center of Tuscany in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Although only in 1559 did Siena become part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany under the rule of the Medici Simone was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style. Simone was very possibly a pupil of Duccio di Buoninsegna, the leading Sienese painter of his time.
The Medici family also had an impact in the history of the Catholic Church with four Popes from the Medici heritage. Along with the family’s political stature and religious role, it too was a great supporter of the arts and architecture in Florence and Italy (“Medici, House” 2). As one of the greatest influential powers of the Renaissance Era, the Medici family played a very big part in political control, religious influence, and artistic patronage in European society. Over time, the family gained authority slowly until they were able to found the Medici Bank. The family’s wealth and influence was initially derived from the family’s textile trade guided by the Arte della Lana, a wool guild during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance in Florence.
LW 102 LEGAL HISTORY ESSAY 2. Discuss the factors which led to the execution of Thomas More. Critically evaluate his role as a lawyer and royal adviser and his contribution to public life in 16th Century England. Introduction: An investigation into the life and death of Thomas More for a first year law student is certainly a very interesting but also an extremely challenging one. On one hand, we find a revolutionary, an ambitious man of great power and skill, labelled “the greatest historical character in English history”.
Sistine Chapel Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, during the Renaissance period, there were many great artistic achievements that were incredible. Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the most famous personalities from this era. He was an accomplished artist, sculptor, architect, and poet who created many astounding works. Some of his great accomplishments were his sculptures of David and the Pieta. He is probably most remembered for painting the ceiling at the Sistine Chapel in Rome.