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1 day ago · The earliest recorded documentation by the West about Brunei is by an Italian known as Ludovico di Varthema. On his documentation back to 1550; On his documentation back to 1550; We arrived at the island of Bornei (Brunei or Borneo) , which is distant from the Maluch about two hundred miles [three hundred kilometres], and we found that it was somewhat larger than the aforesaid and much lower.
3 days ago · Michelangelo di Ludovico di Leonardo Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) was the great Italian artist known simply as 'Michelangelo.' Let's investigate!
6 days ago · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like T or F: Primary Sources are referred to as "PRIMARY" because they are the ones that are most truthful about the past., The characteristics of the modern world include all of the following, High quality secondary sources: and more.
1 day ago · Michelangelo (born March 6, 1475, Caprese, Republic of Florence [Italy]—died February 18, 1564, Rome, Papal States) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art.
- The frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12) in the Vatican, which include the iconic depiction of the creation of Adam interpreted...
- Michelangelo first gained notice in his 20s for his sculptures of the Pietà (1499) and David (1501) and cemented his fame with the ceiling frescoes...
- Michelangelo painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel not lying down as sometimes described but standing on an extensive scaffold,...
- Many writers have described Michelangelo as the archetype of a brooding and difficult artist, and, although he was indeed hot-tempered, his charact...
- The Renaissance man is an ideal that developed in Renaissance Italy from one of its most-accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti, who s...
4 days ago · Pantaleone da Confienza, nato a Vercelli nel secondo decennio del Quattrocento, è personaggio emblematico di un’epoca di transizione. Fu medico e archiatra ducale, accademico a Pavia e Torino, consigliere fidato di Ludovico di Savoia, informatore e diplomatico impegnato in delicate missioni.
2 days ago · Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Editore. Casa editrice. Mondadori. Roma, riunione plenaria del Senato, Idi di marzo del 44 a.C.: Gaio Giulio Cesare viene trafitto da ventitré pugnalate e ucciso. Con lui viene troncato per sempre il più grandioso progetto di trasformazione del mondo antico che mai sia stato concepito.
2 days ago · Biennale Arte 2024. The 60th International Art Exhibition, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, runs from 20 April to 24 November 2024 titled Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere. The focus is on artists who have moved between the Global South and the Global North.
