Artist Report #1 The painting that I chose was Masaccio's, "The Tribute Money". In this painting, Masaccio displays his mastery of the human form. All of his figures stand in perfect contraposition giving them an easy, natural look. The story told in this painting is done in three parts, in "...
Polykleitos" Doyphoros The Doyphoros is a magnificent sculpture dating back to around the 1st century B.C.E. It is a Roman copy of the original Greek bronze sculpture that was created around 450 B.C.E. The MIA's copy is the finest of all the five known copies. These roman copies are ...
For many centuries, there was very little scientific advancement due to a restraint the Catholic Church had over Europe during the Middle Ages, but this all changed during The Scientific Revolution. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church had created a system of beliefs based on the teachings of ancient Greeks and Romans. These beliefs were incorporated into a religious doctrine and violation of this doctrine would result in severe punishment of the individual from the Church. It was because of this fear of the Church that people chose to believe whatever was told to them, rather than t...
Ancient Greek Society Ancient Greece thrived from the third millennium to the first century B.C. The term "ancient Greece" refers culturally to the ways ancient Greeks spoke, worshiped, understood the nature of the physical world, organized their governments, made their livings, entertained th...
The people of Europe thought that they were the most advanced in mathematics and medicine however, as Magellan and other explorers began to learn more about their newly discovered land they realized that many other cultures were equal or more advanced in these areas. ...
Renaissance Assignment A few definitions: Humanism - http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=humanism "A cultural and intellectual movement of the Renaissance that emphasized secular concerns as a result of the rediscovery and study of the literature, art, and civilization of ancient Greece and Ro...
Gargantua played ball or tennis, discussed the virtues, properties, the efficacy and nature of whatever was served at dinner, studied the mathematical sciences, learned arithmetic-based card tricks, singing, learned to play seven different instruments, writing, drawing, painting, sculpture, horsemanship, passed as a knight-at-arms, hunting, wrestling, swimming, botany and mountain climbing. ...