There were many Architectural and structural changes during the evolution from the Romanesque Era to the High Gothic Era. ... Early Gothic and High Gothic Architecture was prevalent primarily in France, Europe as well as the Middle East after the Roman Empire fell in the fifth century. In the time of this new age of architecture trade routes were opened to the east which brought forth an exchange of cultural & religious idealism as well as market trade, and exchange of ideas and techniques. ... It has been said that he wanted the roof to reach high up into the sky to be as close to heaven as ...

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Men's Garments - Italian Renaissance Men's styles of dress within the first half of the Italian Renaissance developed very little from the late Middle Ages. ... During the middle of the century, jacket styles were smooth fitting and featured a flared skirt ending below the hip. ... Jackets sometimes featured shorter sleeves that were just high enough to allow a contrast between the jacket and doublet sleeves. ... Shoulder width became narrower by the middle of the century, while hip elements became wider. ...

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All of them got jobs during and after high school. ... My father graduated high school in 1974. ... Even though they went to high school together, they never knew each other until after. ... When I reached the age of fourteen my father had put me to work in the restaurant. ... All through middle school and high school I had a job working for my family. ...

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A carved high relief cameo is situated for $292.50. ... Analyzing cameos through the jewelers' loupe can verify the cameos age. ... A huge portion of the unrivaled antiquated aged cameo cutting hailed from Greece and Rome, and to the present day, Italy. ... Germany turned into the middle for cameos throughout World War II. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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Middle Kingdom Senusret III 89 65 He appears depressed/worried, not idealistic or heroic. ... VOCABULARY Amarna style: Art created during the reign of Akhenaton, which features a more relaxed figure style than in Old and Middle Kingdom art Engaged column: a column that is not freestanding but attached to a wall Hieroglyphics: Egyptian writing using symbols or pictures as characters Hypostyle: a hall in an Egyptian temple that has a roof supported by a dense thicket of columns In situ: a Latin expression that means that something is in its original location Ka: the soul, or spiritual essence,...

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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. ...

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