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Born between 1475 and 1480 in Wurzburg, Germany, famously known as Matthias Grunewald, a uniquely rebellious German artist, helped change the way people looked at art. Grunewald’s first (known) painting is estimated to be Munich, dated in the year 1503. His childhood was lost along with most of his art, most information about him was deserted in the Baltic Sea. Today, only a small number of pieces from Grunewald remain. In the beginning of Grunewald’s childhood time, the Hunyadi Dynasty founder, Matthias Corvinus, was the king of Hungary and Bohemia who will in seven years time, will become Duke of Austria, all up until 1490. This dynasty was very powerful at the time, “One of the most powerful noble families in the kingdom of Hungary”. Corvinus …show more content…
The way these two dynasties were governed might have affected the way Grunewald thought of society growing up however, Hunyadi and Jagiellon bloodline wasn’t the only political artifact going on at the time. There was the German Renaissance. The German Renaissance was much like the Italian Renaissance. In fact, much of Germany (and the areas around it) often looked toward the Romans for influence on paintings and sometimes architecture. These people were called “Romanists”. Because of lack of transportation and a less convenient spread of news, Germany (and the surrounding areas) didn’t have their “European art boost” until about a century …show more content…
After Grunewald passed away, many higher rulers like the Holy Emperor Rudolph II looked to conserve Grunewald’s art, “By the end of the century, when the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolph II embarked on his quest to secure as many Durer paintings as possible…”. Once the Emperor forgot about what he planned for the pieces, some time passed, and all of Grunewald’s work was loaded on a ship sailing to Sweden for “war booty” but unfortunately most of the artist’s great work was lost in the Baltic sea. The only remains were ten paintings and thirty-five drawings, all being
Albrecht Durer-Saint Jerome in His Study: In this engraving done in 1514 Durer depicts Saint Jerome hard at work at a desk. He appears to be reading or inditing some document that is very engrossing. He does not seem to descry the lion or the canine that are near the foot of his desk. A skull is optically discerned on the left side of the engraving sitting on the window ledge facing the interior of the room. It appears as though there is an imaginary line from Saint Jerome’s head to the cross that culminates at the skull, it is believed that this designates the contrast between death and the Resurrection. The canine is a symbol of adhesion often depicted in Durer’s works, while the lion is a component of the iconography of Saint Jerome. This engraving is often grouped with two other Durer engravings that betoken the three spheres of activity apperceived in Medieval times. Durer was an accomplished engraver, painter, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist.
Franz Xaver Winterhalter was born of peasant stock, in Mensenschwad, a small village in Germany’s Black Forest. His early training, as an apprentice in a studio in Freiburg, began when he was thirteen. He learned engraving and he supported himself as a lithographer, while he studied painting in Munich (nga, par.1). Even though he is known to be an academic painter, this seems to be a contradiction, as Webster’s Dictionary states that an academic painter followed rules and conventions, while a painter from the Romantic Movement broke away from convention and painted more by feeling and freedom of form, which is what Winterhalter did.
Lucas Cranach the Elder had a thrilling and dangerous experience during his career as an artist, as he involved himself with risky religious organizations as well as his enemy, the royal court, and became one of the most influential artists of his time. Cranach was born into a family of painters, continuing the family legacy when he was elected Royal Painter for the Saxon Court and began to build his artistic career from this opportunity. In fact, Cranach's artwork was so favored in the court that he was elected three more times to stay and held the position for nearly five decades (Thöne and King). His success led to a large income and he became the richest man in his Lutheran stronghold (Kunz and Schmitt). As you can imagine, being such a wealthy citizen, Cranach's social status continued t...
Wolfsgrüber, Cölestin. “The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 18 December 2011
I predict that Diondra Wertzner’s father killed Patty Day and her two daughters on January 3. One possible explanation is that Diondra was pregnant with Ben’s child. Diondra’s father had given her a promise ring to symbolize abstinence and waiting until marriage to have children. Mr. Wertzner was apart of a rich, opulent family. He was rarely home, often missing out on many moment’s of Diondra’s life, which would cause him to be angry at himself, as well as Ben. Diondra once told Ben that if her father ever found out she broke the promise and had a child out of wedlock, “he would take her outside and shoot her in the head” (Flynn 201). Diondra claimed that her father talked like this because he had been deployed in the Vietman War. Another reason why Mr. Wertzner killed part of the Day family was because he was looking for Ben and wanted justice for what happened to his daughter. His original plan was to find Ben and kill him, but since Ben was no where to be seen, he killed Ben’s mother and two sister’s, forgetting that Libby was in the house. Once Ben was charged with the murders, Diondra’s father felt no need to go after Libby, assuming the murders were enough justice. No one had ever known that Diondra and Ben were
Hermann Ottomar Herzog was a prominent artist born in Bremen, Germany in 1832.He was primarly known for his magnificents landscapes. While living in Germany he entered the Düsseldorf Academy at the age of seventeen. Herzog, painted in several countries of the European Continent, until he came to America in 1869. His early commercial success in Europe granted him clients among the nobility in Europe, among his most famous clientele were Queen Victoria and Grand Duke Alexander of Russia. In 1860, Herzog settled permannently near Philadelphia, he painted across the western states, arriving in California in 1873. From this trip he painted one his masterpieces a series of oil canvas inspired in Yosemite Valley. It was “Sentinel Rock” this collection that got him an award at the in 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. He is considered by many as part of the Hudson River School, although his art is more realistic and less dramatic than the artwork from his peers Frederick Edwin Church or Albert Bierstadt.
Laurent Clerc was born in Paris, France in 1785. It all started when, he fell out of a chair and suffered the loss of his sense of hearing, at the age of one.It happened by hitting his head on the floor really hard, leaving him with a scar on his face. Despite the scar on his head, he always had the belief that he was born deaf. He was also without a sense of smell, due to the fall. When he the age of twelve his uncle decided to take him to the Paris School for the Deaf. As a student, Clerc settled in very well, and had great grades. At this school, it was the first time he was introduced to sign language, also his first time meeting another deaf person, her name Jean Massiue.
While he was working as a minister in a very poor mining district, he discovered his passion for art. Whenever he found himself feeling disheartened, he would find hope in drawing and painting the miners (Mühlberger ...
Furthermore, Kathe Kollwitz lived a very prodigious yet dynamic evocative life and her legacy will be in eternal revere. She was born on July 8, 1867 in Konigsberg of East Prussia. She was born in the mid-late years of the 19th century. Kollwitz had the desire to study art and pursued this ambition in Berlin. She worked under Karl Stauffer-Bern at the sc...
The man behind a world-famous supercar name - Christian Von Koenigsegg meets with a well-known TV face - Jay Leno in Laurens, South Carolina. There was only ONE reason for their meeting (see what I did there?). They met to try out this masterpiece: Koenigsegg ONE:1, a limited production megacar; only 7 were made (including one prototype). With this megacar, Koenigsegg achieved something that many supercar manufacturers can only dream off: a 1:1 power-to-weight ratio! Jay Leno says that with this power-to-weigh ratio ONE:1 feels like a go-kart on a track and when you hit the throttle it goes like a lunatic. The custom-made Michelin Cup Tires desperately stick to the surface as the powerful, redesigned 5.0-liter V8 pushes the car to its limits.
The collection Two Lives of Charlemagne contains two different biographies of Charlemagne who was a king of the Franks and a christian emperor of the West in the 8th century. The first biographical account was written by his courtier Einhard who knew him personally and well. On the other hand, the second account was penned by Notker the Stammerer was born twenty-five years after the king’s death. Even though these two versions indicate the same king’s life, there were many differences between the two. Einhard’s writing focused on the emperor’s official life and his military campaign. However, Notker provided more of a perspective about the king’s legacy and seemed more hyperbolic as well as mythical. This paper will compare and contrast the
Henry Gerber spent his life working to create an equal environment for himself and his fellow homosexuals.
Once upon a time in a frosty and frozen world there was a handsome prince. His name was Prince Hans, and he was the prince of Snowtown, Greenland. Then there was his older brother Kristoff the king of Snowtown, Greenland. Kristoff had powers, bad powers. He can turn anything he wants into sand! Him and Hans loved to play together and build sandmen. On early morning Kristoff and Hans were playing with his powers and on accident Kristoff miss aimed and shot Hans in the head. Kristoff was so scared he had just hurt his brother, he took him to the land trolls. Hans turned out just fine but in his chocolate colored hair, a streak turned blond, which will stay there forever. A few years later Kristoff and Prince Hans parents left for a week ship
Krén, Emil. Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1000-1850). Emil Krén, Dec. 2011. Web. 7 Mar. 2012.
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a “Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and an influencer in science” (Alexander von Humboldt). He was born in September 14, 1769 in the beautiful Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia. He died May 6, 1859 in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia where he was born. He was eighty nine when he passed and in that day and age was a very long time to live especially in Berlin, Germany. Alexander was “the youngest brother in his family” (Home) from his dad who was a minister and philosopher, he had an “older brother” (Home) who also lived an eventful life in science. Alexander also had a “older sister who sadly died at a young age” (Home) from an unknown reason. One fun fact of Alexander towards his family is that he was “baptized as a baby in a Lutheran church by Duke of Brunswick also known as his godfather” (Alexander von Humboldt).