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A Midsummer
Night’s Dream
• Written around 1594 to 1596
• Describes the events of the
marriage of the Duke of
Athens, Theseus, and the
Queen of the Amazons
• Themes include: love, magic,
dreams
• Takes place in a magical forest
• Craziness and joys of people in
love
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Written by William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare
• English poet, dramatist, actor
• Used 29,066 different words
in his play
• Born in Stratkford-uponAvon
• Died on April 23, 1616
• Works included: 38 plays, 154
sonnets, 2 narrative poems
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Gargantua and
Pantagruel
• Written in the 16th century
• Adventures of two gentle
giants
• About travel and war
• A series of 5 books
• Satire of giants who possess
the characteristics of humans
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Written by Francois Rabelais
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Francois Rabelais
• Born November 1494
• Was a monk, physician,
Greek scholar, and
author
• Offers opinions on
education and religion
through his characters
• Writer of fantasy and
satire,
• Died 1553
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The Praise of Folly
• Printed in 1511
• Self deception and
madness of the Roman
Catholic Church
• Satire of Universal
human weaknesses
• One of the most notable
works of the Renaissance
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Written by Desiderius Eramus
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Desiderius
Erasmus
• Dutch Renaissance
Humanist, Catholic
priest, and theologian
• Latin style of writing
• Reforming the church
within
• Born 1466
• Died 1536
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San Pietro of Montorio
• Built on sight of early
church in early 9th
century in Rome.
• Decorated with artworks
from Raphael and
Mazzoni.
• Fourth chapel has a
ceiling fresco by Giorgio
Vasari.
• Fifth has a ceiling fresco
by Vasari.
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Created by
Donato
Bramante
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Donato Bramante
• Born in 1444
• Died in 1514
• Designed several
churches in Milan
• Designed buildings
with Gothic style
• Inspired by simplicity
in buildings
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Florence
Baptistery
• Built between 1059 and
1128.
• Located in Florence.
• Known for three sets of
bronze doors with
sculptures.
• Dante and members of the
Medici family were
baptized here.
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Built by
Theodelinda
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Theodelinda
• Born in 570.
• Died in 628.
• Built many churches in
Lombard and Tuscany.
• Married Authari in
588, King of the
Lombards.
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Baptistery
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Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
• Church located in
Florence.
• Built on sight of 9th
century oratory.
• Built between 1279 and
1357 under supervision of
Friar Iacopo Talenti.
• Built by Dominican Friars
Fra Sisto Fiorentino and
Fra Ristoro da Campi.
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Basilica Continued
• A mix of humanist
architecture and previous
medieval architecture.
• The Holy Trinity, located
inside, pioneered early
Renaissance thinking with
examples of perspective and
mathematical proportions.
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The Last
Judgment
Secret and Profane Love
David
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Secret and Profane Love
• Created around 15131514.
• Medium is oil on canvas.
• Niccolo Aurelio
commissioned the
painting to celebrate his
wedding.
• Currently located in a
gallery in Rome.
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Painted by
Titian
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Titian
• Originally named Tiziano
Vecelli.
• Born in Venice.
• A well recognized painter
from the Venetian School.
• One of the most versatile
Italian painters – could
paint portraits just as well
as landscape backgrounds.
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Knight Death and the Devil
• One of Albrecht Durer’s
three “masterpieces”.
• Created around 1513-1514
while he worked on his
other two engravings.
• Artwork is an engraving.
• Supposed to embody “state
of moral virtue”.
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About
Albrecht
Durer
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Albrecht Durer
• Born in 1471.
• Was a German painter,
printmaker, and theorist.
• Established a reputation in
his twenties.
• One of the first European
Landscape artists.
• One of the first users of
wood as a medium.
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David
• Sculpture created
between 1501 and
1504.
• 17 feet tall statue made
of marble.
• Represents Biblical hero
“David”.
• Currently located in
Florence.
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Created by
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo
• Born March 6, 1475 in
Tuscany.
• Italian painter and
sculptor.
• One of the most
versatile artists.
• Rival of Leonardo da
Vinci.
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The Last Judgment
• Located on the altar
wall of Sistine Chapel.
• Michelangelo started
this 30 years after
painting the ceiling of
this chapel in the
Vatican.
• Started painting in 1537
and finished in 1541.
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The Last Judgment
Sistine Chapel
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• Fresco painted in the
Sistine Chapel.
• Depicted the second
coming of Jesus and
the apocalypse.
• Christ and his saints are
judging the fates of
human souls in the
painting.
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