Queen Elizabeth I: Monarch, Scholar, and Patron of Arts

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From being an independent ruler; a glorious student of education, and to a survivor of horrid smallpox, Queen Elizabeth 1 has been known to be the greatest monarchs in the history of monarchies by far. Her birth in 1533 had proved to be one of the most exciting political events of this century in European history. But not as much as her Coronation of 1559, when the royal crown rightfully laid on her head. Wearing only the most divine clothing and accessories of silk, fur, and gold which displayed her hourglass figure and her power. Her love of extravagant style expands to her love of knowledge. Studying classical subjects of rhetoric, languages, philosophy, history, and surprisingly
Ideally, art depicted religious idols, such as the Virgin Mary, classical beauty, serenity ideas towards the physical relationships between figures, and in some cases, the everyday life of a family. Just take for example old master artist Leonardo Da Vinci. This acclaimed artist portrays these excellent qualities through his astound artwork of the “Last Supper”, 1498. Though the usage of the medium fresco, Vinci has displayed said qualities of art. His magnificent artworks could be also viewed through hall 15 of the recently built, Uffizi Gallery. In addition to the same room, there will be others important works by artists such as late Perugino, Luca Signorelli, Lorenzo Di Credi, Piero Di Cosimo and lastly, Andrea Del Verrocchio, the teacher of De Vinci. Together with Da Vinci, Verrocchio has been well known for his piece“The Baptism of Christ” displayed in Hall
There have been major developments our styles of composing, new genres, and the evolutions in musical instruments thanks to the rich interchange of ideas in Europe. Just take a look at the Harmonice Musices Odhecaton A; the first significant collection of polyphonic music or multi-voiced, published by Venetian printer, Ottaviano Petrucci, which spreads throughout France, Germany, England, and elsewhere. Petrucci and other suppliers also published music played by professional instrumentalist for amateur European musicians that aspires to master the viola da gamba, lute, recorder, harpsichord and other instruments. Furthermore, music could also be heard in churches, where people like Guillaume Du Fay, who provided varies musical offerings that included motets and masses for church and chapel services. Fay had also been well known to set the stage for the next generations of Renaissance

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