Category Archives: Renaissance

Italy

Posted on October 11, 2020 by beaugrand

The Beginning of a Culture that Influenced the World in Art, Music, and Literature. Italy is considered the birthplace of Western civilization and a cultural superpower. Italy has the famous elements of Italian culture are its art, music, style, and … Continue reading →

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Tommaso Inghirami

Posted on October 1, 2020 by beaugrand

The painting, Tommaso Inghirami, 1470-1516 age 46 which I have as a framed prints in my home of both The Vision of a Knight, also called The Dream of Scipio or Allegory, is a small egg tempera painting on poplar … Continue reading →

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Raffaello Sanzio

Posted on October 1, 2020 by beaugrand

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino known as Raphael (B) 1483, Urbino, Italy (D) 1520, Rome, Italy age 37 of a feverand was buried in the Pantheon. Raphael’s funeral was extremely grand, attended by large crowds. He was an Italian painter and … Continue reading →

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The Louvre

Posted on April 15, 2020 by beaugrand

The LouvreArchitects: I. M. Pei, Pierre Lescot, Louis Le Vau, Claude PerraultLouis XIV ruled France for 72 years, and in that time transformed Versailles by encompassing Louis XIII’s chateau with a palace that contained north and south wings, as well … Continue reading →

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Earliest Musical Instruments

Posted on April 2, 2020 by beaugrand

Earliest Musical Instruments The earliest musical instruments were discovered in the caves of France, archaeologists have found carved bones that appear to be wind and percussion n instruments dates from about 25,000 to 20,000 B.C.E. Researchers have also identified what … Continue reading →

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Music: A chronological perspective(part 2)

Posted on March 23, 2020 by beaugrand

Music: A chronological perspective. (part 2) The first true Renaissance music was largely the work of Flemish composers – some six generations of them in all between 1400 and 1570. They spurred musical development in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on November 6, 2019 by beaugrand

Leonardo da Vinci 1452 Anchiano, Italy-Died 1519, age 67 Château du Clos Lucé, Amboise, France- Buried: Chapel of Saint-Hubert, Amboise, France Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath of … Continue reading →

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Andrea Gabrieli

Posted on April 23, 2019 by beaugrand

Andrea Gabrieli 1533, Venice, Italy-1585, Venice, Italy age 52 He was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance. The uncle of the somewhat more famous Giovanni Gabrieli, he was the first internationally renowned member of the Venetian School … Continue reading →

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Jacopo Peri / Giulio Romolo Caccini

Posted on November 4, 2018 by beaugrand

Jacopo Peri, 1561-1633 ahe 72 (left) and Giulio Romolo Caccini 1551-1618 age 67(right) The very first Baroque opera ever written was performed in 1597 in Florence in Italy. It was called Dafne this opera is now lost for ever, … Continue reading →

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François de Belleforest

Posted on November 1, 2018 by beaugrand

François de Belleforest 1530-1583 age 53 He was a prolific French author, poet, and translator of the Renaissance. He was born in Comminges, into a poor family, and his father was a soldier and was killed when he was seven. … Continue reading →