Mga Mahahalagang Panyayari Sa Kasaysayan SA TAONG 1401-1500
Mga Mahahalagang Panyayari Sa Kasaysayan SA TAONG 1401-1500
Mga Mahahalagang Panyayari Sa Kasaysayan SA TAONG 1401-1500
Morete Joseph
Comia Kimberly
Aranas Jessa Mae
Flemish artist Jan van Eyck uses layers
of oil paint to create depth and
illumination in his portrait Man in a
Red Turban. Founder of Renaissance painting in
Flanders and The Netherlands, van Eyck is
renowned for his intuitive sense of linear
perspective and keen eye for the detail.
Lorenzo de Medici, Florentine
banker, politician, and talented poet,
is among the most influential arts
patrons of the Italian Renaissance.
Sandro Botticelli and Michelangelo
are two of the many gifted artists
who enjoy his patronage.
Italian scientist, artist, sculptor, architect,
musician, engineer Leonardo da Vinci is the
quintessential Renaissance genius, versatile in a
wide array of skills, intensely curious, and a
tireless chronicler. Among his art works, the Mona
Lisa (1503-1506) is Leonardos favorite and will
Renaissance, the Mona Lisa marks is important
Chinese Box Compass Magnetic compasses
such as this one enabled Chinese navigators
to find their way on the open sea. During
the 15th century, compasses played a large
role in the success of the massive maritime
expeditions.
The ancient civilizations of
Mesoamerica developed complex
calendar systems based on
overlapping cycles of time. The
Aztec calendar stone, carved from
a piece of basalt weighing over 22
metric tons.
Italian artist Andrea del Verrocchio creates his
bronze statue David. A versatile sculptor and
painter, Verrocchio is also an accomplished
teacher who directs a large art academy
in Florence. He counts among his students later
Renaissance luminaries such as Sandro
Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci.
John Wycliffe Trained in the
scholasticism of the medieval
Roman Catholic church,
14th-century theologian John
Wycliffe became
disillusioned with
ecclesiastical abuses.
Aztec Chinampas. To
produce enough food to
support their population, the
Aztec constructed
chinampas, or raised garden
beds, in swampland and
shallow water.
Baptism of Christ (about 1445) was painted
by Piero della Francesca and now hangs in
the National Gallery, London. Chiaroscuro
was not a concern of this artist. The
composition is utterly still, and the palette
is simple and pale, but radiant. Piero
believed that forms should have the purity.