The most important knowledge I gained while living there though was from my master about the techniques used in all the different art disciplines, the different philosophical influences, and about how the history of art influences our work. ... Including canvas, a new medium with which to put art on, and oil paints which don't dry so quickly so it allows you more time with your work. ... And idealism is just taking man, the human body, and the accomplishments of man and making them as perfect as you can imagine. ... The writings from those societies on science, government, rhe...

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Sexuality in Renaissance Art The Italian Renaissance, which spanned over the years 1350 until about 1550, is usually defined as a rebirth, focusing on the revival of classical learning and an exhilarating sense of renewed human potential in the moral, political and creative spheres. ... It is interesting to note that these works of art were only commissioned for the birth of a son, rather than a daughter. ... Botticelli painted Venus as the epitome of beauty and love, purged of all mundane sensuality, being she who the soul must contemplate in order to achieve a perfect existence. ... T...

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Donatello was well known for playing a large part in Art History. ... Donatello showed his admirers how he would combine two kinds or art. To start, a clear explanation of what classicism and realism in his art time, from the "Understanding Art" text that we use in class, the definition of realism is: A style of art characterized by portraying subject matter accurately and truthfully. The name of the art styles which portrayed subject matter in this manner . ... The head, almost a perfect oval, may give the impression of a marked realism, but in reality, it is admirably poetic. ...

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The book contains a definite philosophy of art. Vasari believed the aim of art was perfection, and that he also believed in the 16th century, humanistic, Italian idea of progress in art, he conceptualized progress as perfecting the means of presentation. ... In this sense, he chronicles history and history of art. Moreover, his concept of history of art reflects a particular view of periodic structure. ... His judgements and conclusions were based on his understanding of art as good as closed to nature , reflecting the Renaissance understanding of art. ...

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His ideas called for a ruler with wisdom and spiritual elements as well, to be the perfect Christian Prince. ... "The newly rising Italian families were eager to surround themselves with courtly, late chivalric art." ... Since there were more patrons of art, "the church was no longer the only patron of art; suddenly princes like Lorenzo de Medici were also buying art works-(Robinson 71). ... Art it self changed physically, thanks to new inventions and techniques. ... Nothing shows this more then the developments made in literature, political thought, and art. ...

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Because of the competition between Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti to create panels, a new form of art was created that inspired many sculptures from that time on. ... With the winner being Ghiberti, art in great perspective was dramatically improved, although Brunelleschi is attributed with discovering it. ... Having such great perspective on the baptistery doors spurred an outbreak of creating realistic and perfect perspective in all sculptures. ...

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Raphael's Philosophy, or better known as School of Athens, 1509-1511 was one of the many great paintings that re-established the harmony of classical antiquity from the Greek and Roman predecessors of art during the glorious Renaissance era. ... Implied lines in the lower half of the painting set the suggested geometric shape of a rectangle that houses the group of men standing on top and below the stairs of the building in an almost perfect quadrant. ... The men are shown with perfect human proportions, which Renaissance artists believed reflected divine order (Getlein 137). ...

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Changes in education began to take place, and upper class men were expected to be well rounded in subjects of art, writing, and mathematics. ... The great art of the Renaissance is never to be underestimated. ... Although the Renaissance was a time where art and humanity flourished, there were also many injustices occurring. ... After all, no time period in history has proved to be completely perfect. ... Some of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance made art that would forever impact the world and people's ways of thinking. ...

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His contributions in the areas of art, inventing, and science are still among the most important that a single man has put forth, definitely making his a life worth knowing. ... The painting has great emotional power even though it is mathematically one of the most perfect painting ever executed." ... It has been said that, "Leonardo da Vinci is the genius of the Renaissance, not so much for what he left in the way of art, as for the things that he dreamed of doing and the problems he observed and set himself to solve." ...

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Art, Creativity, and Humanism sprouted up to give life back to what was lost during The Middle Ages. ... Aside from art, literature is also one of the major changes between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ... Hamlet seems to celebrate how "godlike" mankind truly is and how perfect, and admirable we are compared to other life. ... They shifted art subjects, they praised themselves for who they were, but most of all, they challenged the authority of the Church that was in control for so long. ...

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He accomplished so much in his life in all forms of science, art, you name it, he was gifted in that area. ... Now a days huge airplanes and helicopters have been improved upon, and perfected, but his ideas are still being put to use. ... This brought the science of human autonomy into the realm of drawing and art, and provided a start to mostscientific illustration. ... Other things took him away from his art. ...

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He wrote a book named Utopia, in which he described a perfect community and indirectly lashed out his criticism. ... Italy's natural beneficial location had brought itself wealth, which allowed different families to become the patronage of art, such as the Medici family of Florence, and the Este family of Ferrara. ...

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Indeed, works such as the 'Discourses on Livy' and the 'Art of War' seem to run counter to many of pieces of advice given in 'The Prince'. ... Although "The Prince" displayed the perfect layout on how to be a good ruler, loved but also feared by your people, Machiavelli seemed to write the book for all of the wrong reasons. ...

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Over time, the depiction of Mary in the Annunciation has been expressed in various ways. Each artist produces the image of Mary differently, each appealing to a specific audience. It is common to see countless images of a traditional Mary because in most cases that is usually what is presented while...

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This is a perfect example of The Prince because it views the best interest for the prince or ruler. ... In The Prince Machiavelli "Asserted a good ruler should not only imitate preceding great rulers and seek advice when it is needed but also dedicate himself to the art of war and maintain power by all means and that a good ruler should be capable of entertaining people or leaving them in awe so they could be distracted from crucial issues that may interrupt the ruler's plans. " In Putin's case he applied all the suggestions of Machiavelli to his own ruling like in the situation of 2...

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