Late Middle Ages

The title of the painting is “The Lamentation of Christ” or “Mourning of Christ”. Lamentation is religious painting which is 7’ 7” by 7’ 9” and can be seen at Arena chapel in Padua. The medium used in this painting is fresco, created by Giotto in 1305. 2. This is the very powerful painting where we see Jesus’s dead body surrounded by his families, friends and people who loves him. Jesus body is removed from the cross and is carefully and gently held by his loved ones. There are numerous people

The high middle ages from the eleventh to the fourteenth century saw the reemergence of urban life, the revival of long distance commerce, innovation, maturation of manorial agriculture, and a burgeoning population. Consequently, the fourteenth century spawned war, famine, disease and economic decay, leading to what many historians believe to be the end of the Middle Ages. Although there were many contributing factors such as famine, collapsing institutions and war. Many historians believe the arrival

It is difficult to decide whether the developments, inventions and discoveries of the Early Modern Period contributed to European power or whether it contributed to European progress. The reason this is, is because in the case of Europe, especially in this time period, power and progress seemed to go hand in hand. In the case of discovery the countries that had the most power led the way in discovering new land, it was this curiosity in expanding power that led to the progress of new worlds and opportunities

Good day, I am Luanda Cabrera and I am a peasant wife. I live in Europe in the manor with my husband and children but life is quite difficult due to the plague exterminating the population. I'm worried for my family. Scared that one day they will catch the black death. The plague is slowly killing all the other peasants, forcing my husband to do twice us much. Soon my nightmares became a reality and my husband caught the plague. The lord still made him work, though even if he didn't he would still

A Comparison of Two Paintings from the Renaissance Period Introduction      This paper will compare the themes found in the paintings “Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and an Angel” by Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini (Puligo) and “Madonna Enthroned” by Giotto. Both paintings deal with fables from the Christian faith but were executed during different periods in art. The Giotto painting was created around 1310 and the Puglio painting was executed between 1518 – 1520. Here, these two

A Comparison of Two Paintings from the Renaissance Period Introduction This paper will compare the themes found in the paintings "Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist and an Angel" by Domenico di Bartolomeo Ubaldini (Puligo) and "Madonna Enthroned" by Giotto. Both paintings deal with fables from the Christian faith but were executed during different periods in art. The Giotto painting was created around 1310 and the Puglio painting was executed between 1518 – 1520. Here, these two

Throughout history there have been moments that define the rest of time. Turning points or critical moments in which one decision or creation forever changed the path of history. Such moments as Constantine’s Edict of Milan, Gutenberg’s development of the printing press, and Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses forever changed the landscape of Western Civilization. Who knows where Western Civilization would be without these great “hinges” of history. In 313 CE, Constantine passed the Edict of Milan

Death from disease has been recorded in history throughout all time. In recent years, the outbreak of the Zika virus, a disease passed down from mosquitos, has given the human population a scare. The among the biggest disease scares in all of recorded history is none other than the Black Plague in the years 1346-1353, with over 100 million recorded deaths in Europe. This plague affected the population of towns, the social rankings of citizens, and the religious beliefs the people had in God. Such

The roles of women in the late Middle Ages were indissolubly connected with the Church. The Church was not only a system that had governing power but, also had an influence on the ideals of morality. Joan of Arc defied those ideals and was condemned as a hermitic. Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in France. She grew up as a peasant girl. In 1424 she began having visions.In these visions Saint Margret, Saint Michael and Saint Catherine tilde her that she must help the king get rid of the English from

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE The mace bat was a popular weapon in the more late middle ages. It was used mostly by peasants but was very important in the German Peasants War in the early 16th century. Throughout the years there was many variants of the mace. Some was a ball on a chain and others were like a spiked baseball bat. Not much is known of the flail but it is also commonly used in Eastern Europe in the 11th to 13th century. It was very important to them but missing with the ball and chain can