Indeed, the first use of the term 'architect' as against 'master mason' in France dates from 1511 and reflects the increasing influence of Italian ideas" ( P88). Heller goes on to state that "…humanist learning in architecture not only raised Continue Reading...
Financial Crimes Knights Templar The Order of the Knights Templar (Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon) was founded in 1118 to protect Christians on pilgrimage to Jerusalem (Blacktorne, 2011). The Order was sanctioned by King Baldwin I Continue Reading...
Michelangelo was the greatest sculptor of the 16th century and one of the greatest of all history, incredibly, considering the number of years required to master a craft, he was also one of the greatest painters, architects, and poets. There have be Continue Reading...
Brunelleschi -- San Lorenzo filippo brunelleschi & THE CHURCH OF SAN LORENZO As one of the greatest architects of the first half of the 15th century during the Renaissance Era, Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) was trained as a goldsmith but his Continue Reading...
However, to interpret Machiavelli from this angle only would be to view his thoughts myopically. (Viroli, 1998) This is because the other piece of work that Machiavelli wrote at about the same time, the "Discourses on Livy" showed Machiavelli to be Continue Reading...
Culture Food History of French Cuisine What is the geographical location of France and why would it have an affect on the French cuisine? (i.e., what is the weather condition in France and does that play an affect as to why they eat the foods they Continue Reading...
Interpersonal Skill of Islamic Golden Age A prime instance of Islamic leadership skills includes their medical services. The hospital and its peer review, were both innovations that enabled the Islamic culture to lead the West (and East) in to a b Continue Reading...
His imprisonment and escapes, attempts on his life are one of the most regular and yet remarkable commissioned work (Indiana). Conclusion Even though the book is overall interesting but what lacks in writing skill, is that he was more than making Continue Reading...
Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art currently presents three fascinating special exhibits including one on cubism, another on Renaissance tapestry, and a third on ancient Assyrian art. Each of these three special exhibits is different, and exciting i Continue Reading...
statues of David I choose the two contrasting statues of David, the one created by Michaelangelo, the other created by Bernini. They seem to me to represent two juxtaposing poses and two variants of the same mythical figure, David. Both statues ar Continue Reading...
Paul's Cathedral, the work of England's most renown architect Christopher Wren (1632 -- 1723). Wren, a mathematical genius and highly-skilled engineer, built and designed this massive building, highlighted by its magnificent dome, after the Great Fi Continue Reading...
Some have speculated that the work may have been commissioned by one of those families, and that the work was stored in a private residence, as opposed to being on display (the Birth, No date). In its historical context, Birth of Venus is important Continue Reading...
The most famous genre painting by David is undoubtedly the Death of Marat (1793) which depicts French radical Jean-Paul Marat slumped over in his bathtub while holding a letter which he obviously was writing just before being killed by Charlotte Co Continue Reading...
living in the Middle Ages. What new things are available for you to experience? The prelude to modernism The history that establishes origin and evolution of the modern society has its basis from the ancient time. Initially, the world and society Continue Reading...
" ("Selections from the Prince" 281) What this shows, is that those leaders who engage the citizens in conquered territories by allowing them to maintain their laws will perceive the Prince to be weak. In order to rule effectively, the Prince must sh Continue Reading...
Brunelleschi's Architecture The religious architecture of Filippo Brunelleschi in Florence in the early 1400s established a new Renaissance aesthetic by blending religious symbolism with mathematical and classical principles that he drew from vi Continue Reading...
Baroque Art: PETER PAUL RUBENS & CARAVAGGIO The artistic period known as the Renaissance continued without any sharp stylistic changes well into the 17th and 18th centuries; however, the art of this later period is often called Baroque, althoug Continue Reading...
art are closely enmeshed in the social and political culture of any given time. Hence the significant differences in different periods of art, and also the ability to differentiate between these periods. While changes between adjacent time periods m Continue Reading...
The Life, Times and Influence of Leonardo Da VinciThe artist who created the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa, was so brilliant and versatile that some observers today believe he may have been an alien visitor from an advanced civiliz Continue Reading...
Louis Althusser (1918-90) was one of the foremost Marxist theorists in the Western world, and advocated an especially orthodox version of Marxism that was always close to the Communist Party line. He regarded Bertolt Brecht as one of the great Marxis Continue Reading...
The dancer signs a contract to work. Union contracts govern those who perform in public, such as major opera ballet, classical ballet or modern dance corps. These belong to the AFL-CIO and those who appear on live or videotaped TV programs belong to Continue Reading...
The next category that visitors are prompted to use in this website is the 'picture gallery' that consists of about nine pictures that the visitor to Verona must see before he visits the famous city. Each picture- the pictures being that of famous a Continue Reading...
