Pope Clement XII

If Michelangelo Buonarroti were to paint a picture of a Renaissance gentleman and painter, it would most likely look like himself. He grew up in a moderately wealthy family with him being an apprentice to a painter for the royal Medici family. His life was full of great artistic accomplishments, such as creating the sculpture David, the interior painting of the Sistine Chapel, and probably his most famous painting, The Last Judgement. The legacy that Michelangelo Buonarroti left behind for the future generations was the resides in all of his best painting and sculptures, which people still pay to see everyday. Michelangelo Buonarroti, or just Michelangelo, was a Renaissance sculptor and artist who was one of the most revered of his time, only behind Leonardo da Vinci in terms of recognition for his work and overall diversity with his career accomplishments. Michelangelo Buonarroti had quite a relaxed life a Renaissance citizen. When he was around ten, his father took him to Florence and forced him to learn Greek and Latin, but he loved to run away and watch other artists perform their craft while he would do some sketching of his own. After three years of arguing and beating, his father sent him to apprentice a Florentine artist. His close and distant family consisted of a lot of wealthy bankers, which lead him into the career path of art, into apprenticing in the gardens of the prestigious Medici family. Around this time, another boy by the name of…

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Beyoncé’s performance at the Grammy’s is a talked about performance that contain many influences from art. A one that initially standout after researching the influence and then re-watching the performance is the heavy influence from the love goddess Oshun. Oshun is associated with sweetness, kindness, generosity, and bountiful love. The MTV article written by Liz Raiss asked art historians, what they taught about Beyoncé’s usage of the reference to art history. The art historian named Cheryl…

In an effort to describe the modernist painting, Clement Greenberg in his publication The Collected Essays and Criticism, makes simplified and exaggerated claims. Despite his best efforts, most of his assertions are shrouded in oversight and lack the necessary premises to be adjudged as an entirely objective and salient. His comments on modern art’s effects on human senses and relations with space, are one of said claims. He states: “The Old Masters created an illusion of space in depth that…

result, Miguel Cabrera was able to paint in a variety of textures and he provided another level of sensory awareness to viewers. An individual can clearly distinguish the velvet on the chair, the satin robe and underskirt, leather gloves, and lace-lined shirt. Color is an important factor in this painting as well. The dark background is highlighted by the rich colored walls and the curtain provides a direct contrast to the bright color red. This contrast helps viewers ' eyes to focus on the…

John Wycliffe was born in the Yorkshire village of Wycliffe-on-Tees. Scholars differ as to the exact date of birth, but it is generally agreed that He was born in the Yorkshire village of Wycliffe-on-Tees around 1330. He entered Oxford College around 1345, just prior to the outbreak of the Black Death (1349-353). He received his Doctorate of Divinity in 1372. By 1371 Oxford had gained a reputation as the leading school of theological and philosophical studies, and Wycliffe stood out for his…

Matisse's painting Dance, is often considered to be the painting that launched his artistic career and got him into the mainstream of modern art as we know it today. The Dance is known to be a key example of modernism since it satisfies the quota that art critic Clement Greenberg has set forward for us and paves a new direction in modern art for future generations to follow. According to Greenberg, modernism in painting should have a strong focus on the basic structure presented in each artwork…

wipe out the Medici for good, but Lorenzo, although he was injured from the Pazzi attacks, traveled over to the pope and convinced him not to. The Medici were involved with a lot of artists during the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Botticelli were among these artists. da Vinci and Michelangelo were both prime examples of the “Renaissance Man”, who was a person who had a wide understanding of many different subjects. Leonardo da Vinci was a talented young man who lived in…

arranged the marriage of Catherine's parents in an effort to maintain a strong relationship with Pope Leo X, whom just so happened to be Lorenzo's uncle, Giovanni de Medici. Both Giovanni and Francis had ulterior motives for their alliance - Francis wanted the Papal authority backing his claims for Milan and Naples, and Giovanni wanted one of the two continental super powers on his side during the battle for supremacy between France and Spain. When Lorenzo and Madeleine died, both Francis and…

his aid to the Church, Pope John XII crowned Otto I as an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (406 Bentley, Ziegler). This alliance helped to gain control over the German territories, it benefited Otto, since he «strengthened his power and decreased the power of the duchies» (Dill, Heer, Zophy). Instead of relying on dukes, Otto I was appointing bishops and abbots, as his royal vassals to help to rule…