Filippo Essays

  • The Life of Filippo Brunelleschi and his Contributions in the Field of Architecture

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    a cathedral stands over the grave of its architect, Filippo Brunelleschi. The Cathedral of Florence that now serves as his monument was one of his largest architectural developments. Little is known about Filippo’s childhood because he was not very famous; however, later in life he made huge accomplishments in the field of architecture. Filippo Brunelleschi’s structures were considered glorious at the time and are still standing today. Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377 in Florence, Italy. He

  • Comparing A Painting By Fra Filippo Lippi And Dante Gabriel

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    Comparing a painting by Fra Filippo Lippi and Dante Gabriel Rossetti The two pictures are Rosetti’s Ecce Ancilla Domini and Lippi’s Annunciation. Both of the artists were influenced by their age. Lippi lived in Italy between 1406 and 1469 and Rosetti from 1828 to 1882.     Lippi’s background of Italian Renaissance determined his style to a large extent. In Florence where Lippi lived the economic changes of the time led to an emerging new class: that of the banker princes. They lent money to almost

  • Comparing Filippo Brunelleschi And The Renaissance Era

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    It is often that people consider Filippo Brunelleschi as the most established and influential Architect during the Renaissance era. For others, making a simple mistake of giving him credit for the design and build of the entire Florence cathedral instead of the dome itself. It’s certain that Brunelleschi complete the great dome, but what if the dome was unsuccessful and the classical information was lost. Brunelleschi in this situation couldn’t solve the problem without the research on classical

  • Filippo Marinetti and the Dawn of Futurism

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    Filippo Marinetti was an Italian author and poet from the early 1900's to the mid-1920's. Marinetti was the founder of a style of art that started in about 1909 known as Futurism. Futurism is the product of the Cubist movement even though it didn't originally start out that way. Originally, there was no specific style to the Futurism movement and it took inspiration from a lot of other periods such as Symbolism and Post-Impressionism. Futurism became of on the more important stepping stones of 20th

  • Renaisance Art

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    Italian artists and sculptors modeled what the ancient Romans did in the way of art, and literature. Florence was the place where art had a ‘rebirth’, following the masterpieces of Giotto in the 13th century. In the 15th century, a man by the name of Filippo Brunelleschi had turned his idea of art into architecture. New buildings and Cathedrals were being built in Florence, and Brunelleschi’s amazing sense of contrast of light, classical proportions, and spatial effects made him one of the best. Later

  • Divine Comedy - Indignation and Sin in Dante’s Inferno

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    the sin of intemperate anger which infects the foul waters of the Stygian marsh. Filippo Argenti, the weeping sinner who emerges from the mire, is eternally punished for his anger. However, the pilgrim's denunciation of Filippo is not only permitted, but lauded by Virgil with the praise given Jesus: "Blessed is the womb that bore thee!" (VIII, 43-44) Even the pilgrim's further, seemingly sadistic request to see Filippo attacked by his brethren is granted and accepted as appropriate. This seeming discrepancy

  • Im Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti

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    placed upon him. When Michele’s father Pino, tells Michele that he must stand by his family and remain silent about their involvement in a kidnapping, Michele is plagued by guilt, especially since he developed a friendship with the kidnapped Prince Filippo. It is inevitable that Michele will burst inside because of the burd...

  • Filippo Brunelleschi

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    Filippo Brunelleschi´s dome of San Lorenzo was the first dome ever built in Europe since before the Dark Ages of Western Rome. This marvel of engineering and architecture established the power and wealth of Florence and the Medicis in the late thirteenth

  • Sandro Boticelli

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    family that he should be doing art. He then changed his professional plans and went to Fra Filippo Lippi in Prato, who was a professional painter, one of the most famous painters in Florence. After 3 years of hard work, Botticelli and his inspiring teacher worked together and in 1465, Botticelli started his first piece of work under the supervision of his teacher. In 1467, Botticelli's teacher, Fra Filippo Lippi, ended his course with Botticelli to go to Spoleto to decorate a chapel in the main Cathedral

  • Filippo Marinetti and Futurism

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    Filippo Marinetti and Futurism Filippo Marinetti is an Italian poet who started the Futurist art movement. Filippo Marinetti spent the early years of his life in Alexandria, Egypt. Marinetti found his love for literature during his school years. With this fascination he started a school magazine, Papyrus; which then almost got him expelled him for being so scandalous.Later he obtained a degree in law at the Università degli Studi di Genova. Although he got a degree in law, he decided to never

  • Lorenzo Ghiberti

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    ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS Ghiberti’s big break came when he went back to Florence in 1401 after hearing that a competition was being held for the commision to make a pair of bronze doors for the Baptistery of the cathedral in Florence. He beat Filippo Brunelleschi and Jacopo dellla Quercia, as well as four other artists, to win the commision. He spent more than 20 years to make the doors, but during that time he trained students and also concentrated on other artwork. His students include Donatello

  • The Characters Of I'm Not Scared

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    goes after his sister when she has fallen over (pg. 4) despite his own fears. Secondly, offering to complete the forfeit in place of Barbra when Skull forces her to complete an embarrassing forfeit. Finally, and most evidently, when he takes care of Filippo. This makes for a positive contrast with the rest of Acqua Traverse who seem to lack any compassion. When describing places and characters he reveals his unique way of viewing things that demonstrates his childlike imagination and innocence. He often

  • Plot Summary of I'm Not Scared

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    The novel "I'm Not Scared" explores the playful and interesting world of childhood through the eyes of a nine year old kid. In the hot, dry summer of 1978, Michele, the main character, and his friends have nothing better to do than play new games and dares. Their small town Aqua Treverse only occupies four houses. Michele and his friends usually ride on their bikes across the deserted countryside, while the adults stay indoors shielding from the enormous heat. This gives the children the freedom

  • Renaissance Artists: Fillipo Brunelleschi

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    Art and The Artist: A Renaissance Research Paper Was Filippo Brunelleschi a true Renaissance artist? Perhaps but one thing that Filippo is best known for is his work on the Cathedral of Santa de Fiore in Florence Italy. It all started in his earlier years when Filippo started his apprenticeship with goldsmithing. Filippo went to Arte Della Seta. Where he became a guild goldsmith. In 1401 Brunelleschi compete against his rival Lorenzo Ghiberti. Brunelleschi and Lorenzo were to make two separate bronze

  • Brunelleschi's Dome Summary

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    Ages through the genius of Filippo Brunelleschi. The book begins by giving information about the historic competition that led to the impressive dome that sits atop Santa Maria del Fiore. It then gives an account of the history of Florence in the late 1300s and early 1400s and the building of the cathedral and the initial competition for the dome 's design. After providing information about Florence and the cathedral, Ross King gives background information about Filippo Brunelleschi, his experiences

  • Flippo Brunelleschi Research Paper

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    Filippo Brunelleschi has left a legacy that not many people have been able to achieve throughout their life time. Brunelleschi was an architect and engineer, and one of the pioneers of early renaissance architecture in Italy. He was the first modern engineer and problem-solver with unorthodox methods. He built his major work, The Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, with the help of the machines he invented specifically for this project. The early life of Filippo Brunelleschi is mostly

  • Filippo Juvarra Research Paper

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    Filippo Juvarra The Italian architect most widely known as one of the most accomplished architects of his time is Filippo Juvarra. He was born to a family of goldsmiths and engravers in Messina, Sicily, Italy on March 7th, 1678 and died in Madrid, Spain on January 31st, 1736. In his 58 years of life, Juvarra became popular in Europe in the early18th century. He was an amazing draftsman, and designed furniture, interiors, altars, theater sceneries, urban complexes, along with architectural views.

  • Analysis Of The Fat Woodworker

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    was the author of the delightful novella known as the Fat Woodworker. This novella, first published in its final refined form in the 1470’s, tells the story of a rather complex and slightly malicious trick created by a genius architect known as Filippo Brunelleschi. While the trick is mean at times, the reader tends to not notice because of the comedic way that the fat woodworker reacts. The prank that unfolds can in some ways closely parallel the many tricks that occur in Boccaccio’s Decameron

  • Futurism

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    During the first decade of the twentieth century, a group of young Italian painters united together, under the influence of poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. Before creating their new style, these painters embraced the ideas of Marinetti’s The Foundation and Manisfesto of Futurism which appeared in the newspaper Le Figaro on February 20, 1909 (Tisdall 7). His manifesto of futurism was primarily concerned with peotry, but artists such as Boccioni, Balla, and Severini used his ideas and applied them

  • Advantages And Disadvantages Of Domes

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    Florence, Italy. One of the most prodigious city that held genius artists during the Renaissance period like; Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and not to forget, Filippo Brunelleschi. Built 600 years ago, without the help of tools we have nowadays, the dome of the Florence Cathedral had launched the “city of art” to the top of the competition with his 4 million bricks, weighing around 40 thousand tons, and still the