Pope Leo XIII

Niccolo Machiavelli and The Prince Life Sketch Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence on 3rd May 1469. He was born into a family which was part of the old Florentine nobility. His father, Bernardo di Stefano Nelli, was a lawyer of some repute and his mother was Bartolommea di Stefano Nelli. He was a member of the ‘lawyer’s guild’ which influenced Florentine politics. His father, who had a love for literature and the arts had many powerful contacts in Florence’s political circles, which later

Medieval religious literature served to teach and instruct followers of the ways of religion, specifically Christianity, through vivid imagery. Three texts that support this idea are Hildegard of Bingen's “Know the Ways of the Lord”, Pope Innocent III’s “On the Misery of the Human Condition,” and “Everyman.” Although these texts represent the same idea, there are two surprising differences between them. The first being between “Know the Ways of the Lord” and “Everyman”, which shows the different

A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE by William Manchester Your assignment is to read the book and answer a set of review questions. The questions will be impossible to answer without actually reading the book. The questions do not necessarily address the larger themes discussed in the book, but are intended to highlight interesting details, and simply force a closer reading of the book. I recommend that you keep the questions before you as you read. You will be asked to affirm that you have done your

Heir for King Henry that he so desperately desired to have, the love obsession with Anne Boleyn that historians believe subsequently led on to Henry wanting to annul his marriage with Catherine with means such as a Leviticus testament from the bible, Pope Clement VII’s refusal to grant the annulment for Henry and the fact that Charles V, Catherine’s nephew may have had a role in it and Henry’s increasing want and desire in his conquest for power and money. All of these causes are believed by many historians

La vita di Michelangelo Michelangelo, one of the greatest artist of all time, he is a man whose the word virtuoso is imprinted in his name itself. Michelangelo began his artistic career being apprenticed to a great master of the arts. His master, who taught him the art techniques, was Domenico Girlandaio. After watching the talented young apprentice, Girlandaio sent him to the city of Florence, to learn from Lorenzo de 'Medici. School of Lorenzo de Medici, Michelangelo remained for two years (1490-1492)

Many people seen him as greedy for himself, and constantly worried about making a name in history for himself, and money for the church. Pope Leo X, was a member of the Medici family. This family created a name for itself through a bank and many smart bargaining. Leo was an exceptional person that everyone loved and felt they had that connection with. He grew up in a wealthy family, but the family always had the interest in the people that lived in

Michelangelo Buonarotti Simone Michelangelo was born in Caprese, region of Florence – Italy on March 6, 1475, was born to a family that had for several generations belonged to minor nobility in Florence but had, by the time the artist was born, lost its patrimony and status. His father was an official with a well-off position in the city and his mother died when he was 6 years old. Son of the Florentine arts, this magnificent sculptor, painter and architect, of the Italian Renaissance manifested

Goliath, but Michelangelo decided to sculpt David before the fight. (Edsel, Robert. Saving Italy pg. 146-147) (Jones, Jonathan. The Lost Battles pg. 77-80) In 1508 Michelangelo was asked to go back to Rome, to paint a fresso on a chapel’s ceiling for the Pope who

“We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either” This quote by Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian statesman and author, shows that if you are very lucky and end up with one or more advantages, it is reasonable to say that fortune is the reason for your prosperity. If you end up with one or more advantages it is because of your virtues that you can rely on your prosperity. Government and writing are two things that Machiavelli has experience in. Machiavelli’s importance blossomed

The Important Incorporation of Classical Iconography Within the Commissions of Lorenzo de’ Medici and Pope Julius II Julius II and Lorenzo de’ Medici arguably had not so dissimilar goals in their patronage. Patronage was a tool for exerting political power, exemplifying personal magnificence, and invoking a sense of civic duty. These patrons attempted to display different pieces of these attributes in different ways. Lorenzo de’ Medici, born into arguably the most prestigious family in Florence