One of her most famous songs is, O Greenest Branch, which depicts the famous Virgin Mary (Wright). This song was sung at Catholic masses; more exactly it is a Sequentia, a sixth musical portion of the Mass. Her song was mostly sung by other nuns and monks, so her songs had to be simple. Josquin Desprez was one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance. Josquin was born in northern France, but was attracted to Italy to pursue professional achievement (Wright).
At the time she was still signed with Moe Gale and Decca Records, who had almost complete creative control over what Ella sang. While her shows were always incredible, critics felt that the songs she sang left much to be desired. She sang many of her earlier pop hits such as “Old Mother Hubbard,” “Mr. Paganini,” and “A Little Bird Told Me.” These songs were not bad, but they were silly songs that didn’t showcase Ella’s maturing ability. The execs at Decca would say that songs like those were necessary to pay the bills so
Quattrocento also known as the Italian Renaissance was a pivotal time for individuals in the art world. Many artist were discovered and are still considered famous today. These pioneer artist displayed a presence of scientific, cultural and economics through christianity putting forth techniques and ideas that are still used currently.The most renowned 15th century frescoes would be The Sistine Chapel. It is a perfect example of linear perspective in Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Peter. Some of the most important collection of Renaissance painting would be that of Federico da Montefeltro who helped Urbino flourish in art and culture and commissioned perhaps the largest library in Italy with the paintings in Monefelto's court displaying the first theoretical treatise on perspective.
Carlos G. Zamora 09/26/11 Period-3 A Maid in Manhattan, what would Yolen say? “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” This was said by Walt Disney, who made a fortune out of selling stories of dreams and happy endings to many American children. One of these stories was Cinderella. In this story, he planted the idea that, “When you wish upon a star, all your dreams can come true.” Although Disney may have earned a large amount of money and fame with the story, the story is not his. The story of Cinderella has been told in many languages and ways for years.
Durer frequently traveled to Italy; most of his works were inspired by Italian artists such as Leonardo da Vinci. He also very strongly believed that geometry was an important skill for art; as his quoted goes “…the sole reason why painters of this sort are not aware of their own error is that they have not learnt Geometry, without which no one can either be or become an absolute artist.” In many of his paintings, Durer has special geometric figures. For example, his work Melancholia contains a “magic square”. Also in Melancholia is the polyhedron in the picture, the faces of which appear to consist of two equilateral triangles and six somewhat irregular pentagons. Other works also depict his fascination with geometry, such as the book he published which dealt, among other things, with the construction of various curves, polygons, and other solid bodies.
Remembering back to our infancy, we all recall hearing various types of fairy tales. Some of them motivated us others confound us, and most of them showed us valuable lessons. Several old-style fairy tales have been re-created into Hollywood movie such as Cinderella (2015), and A Cinderella Story, both of them based on the Disney Cinderella story in (1950). As a little girl, fairy tales and the prince charming is everything you want when you grow up. Perspective of things starts to change as you grow up and see the reality of life.
This rebirthing period brought forward a new culture of humanistic values of Christianity, new ideas in science, philosophy, and politics as well as in literature and the fine arts. This was also a time of hierarchy, whereas, the social status of your parents deemed your place in society. In this Renaissance period of history, we find such great painting artist such as Leonardo Da Vinci, known for his painting of “The Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa.” His work has demonstrated distinction and precision of the humanistic side of the characters in his paintings. It has great definition in the details of emotion and expression, included in the facial features, attire and surroundings. He captures the realism in both paintings.
Leonardo da Vinci is one individual who has changed global history. He was a leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance. He is known for his enduring works of “The Last Supper” & “The Mona Lisa” to mention a few. He was concerned with the laws of science and nature which greatly informed his work as a painter, sculpture and inventor. His ideas and work influenced countless artists.
During the 19th century, among the Brontë sisters, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre was considered the best from all their work but later on the critics declared Wuthering Heights to be superior in work. The novel has inspired the world of art and numerous adaptations of the book have been made. The novel has several movie and T.V series adaptations that have been successful both commercially and among the critics. It has also inspired several creative adaptations such as operas, musicals and theatrical adaptations. Even though Wuthering Heights is her only published work, Emily Brontë is one of the most recognized writer, her work i.e.
Many fairytales have countless references to feminine beauty emphasizing the importance of the good looks. Beautiful and hardworking ladies always came out on top, and ugly, lazy and mean where less fortunate. For example Cinderella's stepsisters became blind and crippled at the end and Cinderella herself “lived happily ever after” with “her prince charming”. This was societies way of sending a message to young girls listening to those fairytales. There was a lot of pressure to conform to an ideal of the perfect image of the beautiful princes.