... and secular songs set to her very own poetry. Only one of her operas, La liberazione di Ruggiero d'al isola d'Alcina of 1625, and her Primo Libro of 1618 survived. Il primo libro, which is a collection of short vocal pieces for one or two voices and basso continuo, contains thirteen secular and nineteen sacred solo songs, and four duets for soprano ... over two thousand nuns that were writing music for the church. In 1566, Casulana started her composing career by publishing four madrigals in four voices, in the third book of Il Desiderio. In 1568, she dedicated her first book of madriga...

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... (60 feet) thick. Dome, designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti./ Nave, by Carlo Maderna(1556-1629). Another good examples for the Renaissance architecture are Il tempietto by Bramante, Piazza del Campidogli by Michelangelo, and Palazzo Farnese and Antonio da Sangallo. Il Tempietto Piazza del Campidogli The Ancient Roman architecture and the Renaissance were big steps in the history. They had and still have a lot ... ...

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... first, full-size, bronze nude to be cast since Antiquity. Donatello treated David, among other pieces, as a distinct personality rather than a 'thing'. This made him a favorite of famous patron Cosimo il Vecchio de'Medici. Other works by Donatello include St. George, Herod's Feast, and Mary Magdalin (1454-55), one of his final paintings... His works, as well as his paintings, weren ... ...

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... Erlanger, The Unarmed Prophet: Savonarola in Florence Websites: www.swil.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/ModWest/ HUMANISM/art/Leonardo.html www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/ http://renaissance.district96.k12.il.us/University/Galileo/Galileo.html http://www.galileo-galilei.org/ http://www.encarta.com http://www.dictionary.com By Harry Falkenmire ( Word Count: 1,823 ) ...

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... 1482 Leonardo painted The Adoration of the Kings for decoration of the St. Donato Scopeto Church. This painting was never finished, because Leonardo offered his services to the Duke Lodovico il Moro from Milan before he finished the painting. There were several sketches left behind for the painting, and all creatures in it are very alive which is recognized as the ... ...

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