When Lorenzo died in 1942 at the age of 43, Michelangelo designed the tombs for Lorenzo as well as his brother, Guiliano de Medici. ... In May 1519 Leonardo da Vinci, his old rival, died at the age of 67. Raphael, his young rival, died at the age of only 37 in April 1520. The three names whose names together defined the High Renaissance, Michelangelo was the only one left at the age of 45. ... He was wrong, 45 was middle age for him as he died when he was 90. ...

• Word Count: 868
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The middle class consisted of shopkeepers and professionals. ... When the middle ages ended, cities, and buildings were all small with nearly no color or life to them. ... Styles of art such as: Expressionism - A style of art with very high depth detail allowing many different people to be able to interpret many different things, Realism - Illustrations of inanimate objects, Cubism - Style of art using complex shapes and angles to portray people and scenery. ...

• Word Count: 1651
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the Middle Ages, people forgot the Greek language and debased the Latin; in the Renaissance people learned to read Greek once more and reformed the Latin that they read, wrote, and spoke. During the age of the Renaissance new energy seemed to be available for creating beautiful things and thinking new thoughts. ... She was seeking the company of handsome young man closer to her own age. ... The first member of the medici family to hold high public office was Ardingo de Medici, elected Gonfaloniere in 1626....

• Word Count: 2068
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Italians, through organization and cleverness exploited their advantages, and by the high Middle Ages strong, wealthy and independent city-states, unlike the manors of Europe, had evolved. ... He is seen as the writer who most clearly had one foot in the Middle Ages and the other in the Renaissance. ...

• Word Count: 2254
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• Grade Level: High School

Popes of the Roman Catholic Church ruled the middle section. ... The slopes above Vinci lead to Mount Albano, a high peak where Leonardo later hiked and made observations about the atmosphere. ... By the age of 21 Leonardo was a skilled painter, Verrocchio permitted him to help with an important painting of the Baptism of Christ. ... At the same time as he was painting The Last Supper , Leonardo designed and constructed a full sized clay model for a 24 foot high statue of the Duke's father on horseback. ...

• Word Count: 1626
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School