Before the Renaissance, the literacy rate had been as low as five to ten percent for males. ... The factors that initially created Renaissance art were actually merchants, capitalism, and mostly, people starting to be creative. ... 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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Gothic Art Gothic Art is the style of art produced in Europe from the middle ages up to the beginning of the Renaissance. ... In the late 14th century, anticipating the Renaissance, Gothic Art evolved toward a more secular style known as International Gothic. Although superseded by Renaissance art, there was a Gothic Revival in the 18th and 19th centuries, which was largely rooted in nostalgia. ... For Gothic art it was the city. ... When originally approaching Gothic art, I was convinced it was not much more than ...

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The Renaissance was a rebirth to many things: art, music, literature, even religion. Overall the Renaissance could be seen as a rebirth of human thought, as man once again began to express themselves. ... They say the Renaissance was the beginning of modern culture, which is true. However it was a renaissance, and these new thoughts had to catch up with the past first. ... Voltaire didn't just go after the ideas of the Renaissance, he even managed to undercut the newest wave of unbridled optimism, Romanticism. ...

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Similar to the Renaissance Era, Baroque was the age of reason. ... During the Renaissance era polyphonic music was popular, but during the Baroque era it changed to homophonic. ... Musicians of the Camerata were usually aristocratic humanists who wanted to resurrect the music and art from ancient Greece. ...

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In these times music was a simple art, sung by the people to praise the Lord. ... Italy, where the renaissance started, was able to create a new type of music rich in feeling, but less intricate than much of the previous renaissance music that was centered towards the north (France and the area now occupied by the Netherlands). ... Like in the Baroque era, the concerto and sonata were used as art forms. In the Classical period the symphony and string quartet were added as new acceptable art forms. ...

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Art had to also serve a dictatic purpose during a time where few people could read or write (Norwich 114). ... Saint Denis is the key monument of early gothic art and architecture. ... Art Historians allude to this period as the Decorated Period style. ... While the west spires were the work of Hans of Cologne, and later during the Renaissance, sculptor Diego! ... This popular form of decoration continued to cover surfaces from Gothic in to Spanish Renaissance architecture. ...

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The principal is known as the Carolingian Renaissance, supposed to perceive the blossoming of adapting under the rule of Charlemagne (ruled 768 "814). ... The accomplishments of the Carolingian age set the stage for the following traditional restoration, known as the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century, a term coined by Charles Homer Haskins (1870 "1937) to portray the blooming of established learning amid this period. ... Traditional style was grasped from multiple points of view amid the Renaissance in Italy, and it showed itself in different interests. ... Alongside the painter Mas...

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When one feels tied up with his or her life, it is good to decide to take a break and travel abroad. I will not say that this is what I always do when I am feeling stressed out but it surely serves as a time for relaxation and above all, a truly enriching cultural experience. My first vacation ...

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As perhaps the oldest art form, dance has been understood to have originated from the point in time before sapiens was a species. ... The Renaissance was when all of this began to change. ... It was at this time when ballet began to change from a pastime for noble amateurs into an art for experts. ... From that moment on, ballet started to transform into a more professional, and elegant art where dancers learned how to carry their bodies and use their arms with grace, symmetry and harmony. ...

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ANCIENT NEAR EAST ART Sumerian Statuettes from Tell Asmar 73 35 Figures of many different heights, hands are folded in gesture of prayer. ... VOCABULARY Apadana: an audience hall in a Persian palace Capital: the top element of a column Cuneiform: a system of writing in which the strokes are formed in a wedge or arrow-head shape Cylinder seal: a round piece of carved stone that when rolled onto clay produces an image Facade: the front of a building Ground plan: the map of a floor of a building Hierarchy of scale: a system of representation that expresses a person's importance by the siz...

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Before Christianity became a force in Europe, many cultures worshiped numerous "gods" and deities. The Greeks, Romans and Egyptians all believed in more than one god and prayed to them for guidance, provision, health and safety. For instance, the Greeks and Romans were host to a multitude of gods; ...

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In a century marked by immense political unrest, public debate between the classes, and resurgence in new forms of art and culture, citizens are taking part in Caesar's grand Roman tradition. ... The statue of Pauline Bonaparte, executed by Canova between 1805 and 1808, was of particular interest to me since I had learned about it in my Art Appreciation class at Indiana University. ... On our way to Paris, we learned (from the announcements made on the train) that France is the land of mysterious prehistoric caves and Celtic monoliths, Roman ruins, medieval fortresses and Renaissance cast...

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By the Renaissance period, the cartoons were very sophisticated, drawn or painted in great detail with specific instruction to the weaver about colors and tones to be used. ... The nineteenth century saw mainly commissions for civic buildings, hotels, and art galleries. ... Not only are there different types of tapestries, there are different types of weaves that are used to make these works of art. ...

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In 12th-century Europe secular history writing emerged, shown in the work of Geoffroi de Villehardouin, and the chronicles of Jean, sire de Joinville, Jean Froissart, and Philippe de Comines in successive centuries. 8 Renaissance Historiography The humanism of the Renaissance revolutionized historiography, for it placed emphasis on textual criticism and on a critical attitude toward documents and sources. ...

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