The Renaissance
work. His paintings show a mastery of color, light, and texture, and he was espe- cially masterful in painting clothing and intr ...
Bellini, Giovanni ............................... (ca. 1431–1516) Considered the master of Venice Renais- sance painting, Giovan ...
techniques that gave paintings depth and volume they had lacked in the Gothic style. Two of Bellini’s notebooks, containing more ...
common Italian poets. Describing the tor- mented jealousy of a young lover, Troilus, this poem represents the first time any au- ...
sonal expression of plays, lyric poetry, and novels. SEEALSO: Dante Alighieri; Florence; hu- manism; Petrarch Bohemia .......... ...
ing authors of Bohemia wrote satirical verses and parodies that ridiculed the em- peror, the Catholic Church, and the nobil- ity ...
became an ambassador for the pope to France, who was requesting a papal annul- ment of his marriage to Jeanne of France in order ...
sured to annul his marriage. He eventually agreed to a divorce on the grounds of his own impotence, but not before spreading tal ...
Delightsand other paintings by Bosch hold up an unpleasant mirror to the vices and foolishness of humanity. Their intent is to s ...
Pope Sixtus IV summoned Botticelli to Rome to execute frescoes for the walls of the Sistine Chapel, where he paintedThe Youth of ...
gious devotion and piety. At the same time he became an ardent supporter of the Do- minican friar Girolamo Savonarola, who was l ...
grew into the most powerful, united king- dom in Europe. Henry and his successor Louis XIII built new roads and canals, pro- mot ...
universal scholarly language. His famous work,De Varietate Fortunae, is a medita- tion on the passing of ancient glories of Rome ...
drea Mantegna. His first known commis- sion was a painted frieze for the Palazzo del Podesta in the city of Bergamo, which he co ...
and the city of Rome. SEEALSO: architecture; Julius II; Michelan- gelo Buonarroti Brenz, Johannes .............................. ...
workshop produced the prints that were fashionable in merchant and middle-class families unable to afford commissioning original ...
works. Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568–1625) was known for his peaceful floral land- scapes and still lifes. Both men were boys whe ...
Brunelleschi’s floor design, in the form of a Latin cross with three naves, resembles that of San Lorenzo. Both churches be- cam ...
Bruno, Giordano ............................... (1548–1600) Italian philosopher who was executed for his teachings and beliefs t ...
all over the continent of Europe were in- vited to take up posts in the Chapel Royal, and Byrd contributed his own composi- tion ...
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