Which Renaissance thinker-artist or writer-are you MOST LIKE? And WHY? In order to get CREDIT:
1) Identify and DESCRIBE one Renaissance thinker.
2) Provide THREE reasons why YOU are most like this Renaissance thinker! (But please NOTE--EVERYONE MUST SELECT A DIFFERENT PERSON.)
3) Make sure that you sign off using your first name and first initial of your last name ONLY!
4) Make sure that NO ONE ELSE has written about your person already! (Everyone has to write about a different person to get the full points!)
Follow these directions to get the complete points:
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B. Use proper grammar, spelling, etc.
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E. If your comment/choice does not get posted in a timely fashion, or gets posted and then disappears, see me in class ASAP so we can figure out what went wrong!
DUE Friday 4/5/12!
A. Go to the comment section of this post.
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D. Make sure you go through the whole word verification process (typing the misshapen word).
E. If your comment/choice does not get posted in a timely fashion, or gets posted and then disappears, see me in class ASAP so we can figure out what went wrong!
DUE Friday 4/5/12!
22 comments:
I believe I am most like Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci for a few reasons. One reason I believe I am very similar to Leonardo is because we were both illegitiment children. This means our parents were not legally married at the time of birth. Secondly, we both contribute to the Christian church (in different ways). He would paint murals and centerpieces for churches, where as I do work for my church and donate during mass. Lastly, we are very similar because we both are very artistic. He would paint on a larger scale where as I prefer painting picture of my cat. That is why I am like Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci.
Thor H.
Petrarch is considered the Father of Humanism as the poet who wrote beautiful sonnets to an imaginary woman named Laura. I can relate to him because he climbed Mount Ventoux for recreation as I play soccer and basketball for fun. Petrarch also studied Greco-Roman classics and that is the time period of history that I find the most interesting. Lastly, Petrarch and I share the common belief that although religion is important, God put us here to live life to its fullest. I agree with this because life is short and I want to experience everything I can. For these reasons, Petrarch and I are similar.
Tara C.
Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance artist. He was extremely versatile—he was a great painter, sculptor, poet, architect, and engineer. He is generally considered to be second only to Leonardo da Vinci in the list of “Ultimate Renaissance Men.” I am like Michelangelo because he preferred sculpting to painting just as I prefer building things with my hands rather than painting or drawing pictures of them. Secondly, Michelangelo thought ahead when he was sculpting David by making the head and hand of David unusually large so that it would look normal when people looked at the sculpture from the ground. I also try to think ahead when I am solving problems, creating something, or even just planning my time. Finally, Michelangelo was willing to work for a long time when he painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. It took about four years to complete. I am also hard-working and willing to work for a long time in order to do a project well.
Kevin W.
Niccolo Machiavelli was one of the most intense individuals of the Renaissance. He was a shrew and respectable man. I feel that I can relate since he is a very realistic person. He thinks of life as what it is, not fair and hard to climb. If you really wanted to get somewhere, he would suggest doing anything to get there; the catch is not being caught. He was a politician and I find myself involved with the politics of today. He seems to be the type of person that would tell it as it is, a very blunt individual, and in which, I can relate. Morality and virtue mean nothing when you have your eyes on the prize!
Kaylee B.
I beleive that Sofonisba Anguissola is very much like myself. She was one of the few famous, respected women artists of the Renaissance and her portraits were well known because of the people she was depicting. One reason I think that we are alike is because she had a well rounded education and I am continuing to become well rounded in that manner because I go to school and am learning 3 languages and fine arts like dancing and photography. I am also like Sofonisba because many of her paintings of religious scenes and characers are lost and many art pojects, paitings and drawings that I make seem to disappear also. Thirdly, Sofonisba set the virtue standard for women in the Renaissance through the portrayal of women in her portraits and I too am setting a virtue standard for the teenagers and girls of my home as I am the oldest of 4 girls and 2 boys. For these reasons, I feel that we have similarities.
Alexandra K.
I believe I am most like Baldassare Castiglione for a few reasons. Castiglione was an author, and I like to write. He wrote the Book of the Courtier which was about fictional characters in realistic situations. This is the same topic that I prefer to write about. Second, he coined the idea of a "Renaissance Man." This was a person who was intelligent, creative, and well-rounded in many areas of life. I am in almost all honors classes and get good grades, so I would consider myself to be intelligent. I'm also in band and choir, so I am creative as well. In these ways, we relate to the idea of a well-rounded lifestyle. Lastly, although Castiglione coined the idea of a "Renaissance Man," he was not one himself. I wouldn't consider myself to be a "Renaissance Man" either, I just have a few of the same qualities. For these reasons, Baldassare Castiglione and I are similar.
Larisa F
Out of all of the writers and artists, I believe that I identify most with Shakespeare. One reason is that he was a writer, a playwright, and a poet. This is similar to myself because I also enjoy writing poetry in some of my free time. He portrays human personality and emotions, which I also do in my writing. Lastly, Shakespeare was one of eight children born to his family, three of which died in childhood. I can also relate to this because some of my siblings died before they were born. For these reasons, I believe that Shakespeare and I have a lot in common.
Colleen F.
Looking at most of the Renaissance thinkers, I'd say that I'm most like Sir Thomas More. He was an English lawyer, author [Utopia] and humanist author and that criticized the church of certain practices. I can relate to him, because we both want a world with all equality, and his book reminds me of The Giver, and the "perfect society" portrayed in it. Secondly, I agree with his views that the world can never possess a perfect society because of the greed ingrained in human nature as well as human error itself. Lastly, my aunt is a very dedicated lawyer like himself. For these reasons, I feel that Sir Thomas More and I are similar.
Karah P.
Leonardo Da Vinci was a great renaissance artist who painted sculpted and invented many things. I believe I am most like Da Vinci because like him I also paint and sculpt and do other forms of art. Also Da Vinci was a vegitarian, just like me.
-alyssa c
i believe i am most like Shakespeare who was a great play writer and a poet. When i grow up i want to write in the newspaper as a journalist and when i am bored i find myself writing poems. I write for the school newspaper now. and i want to be a writer as great as Shakespeare was. his writing is emotional, as mine is too. i journal about my day everyday.
-antonia m.
Desiderius Erasmus is a Dutch humanist who left the monastery to pursue his dreams of writing. He openly criticized the church and stated his opinion even though he knew there would be a somewhat negative outcome from the church and its followers. I believe I am similar to him because I follow my dreams regardless of what is expected of me. I also am open about my opinions rather than keep them to myself, even though I don't publish books about them like Erasmus.
Stina B.
Tiziano Vecellio or Titian, was a southern Renaissance painter who headed the Venetian School of the Arts. I am like him because throughout his works, drama can be seen and i can some times be loud and dramatic while talking with others or in speeches. In his paintings he also used very rich color. I would do the same, because I hate drawing with just one color, I need another to add some zest. Finally Titian was sponsored by the Holy Roman Empire in his works and made a great deal of money. I too like working for money and wherever there is a chance to make money , I will probably get involved with it. -Charles P.
I believe I am most like Raphael Sanzio. He was a painter in Florence and was hired by the Pope to beautify the Vatican. Most of what he painted were of the Virgin Mary. I am most like this person for many reasons. One is that he was a great painter, I can draw really well. In his days, he was popular, I am kind of popular today. Raphael was hired to beautify the Vatican, my mom wanted me to make pictures to lighten up our house so it looked good.
-John Carone
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Jan van Eyck was an amazing artist for his time or ours, and there are several reasons why I can relate myself to him. I feel that I can relate his worldliness to myself; I would love to travel the world and see new places and be introduced to all the new cultures. My favorite type of art to do is abstract, I love putting different shapes together and just being able to put emotion and movement into a form that I feel no one can criticize, and he uses shapes and geometry, and movement in his art. Another thing which I feel that we have in common is that he supported people having their own choice in what they do, even if society frowns upon it, and I feel the same way about allot of things.
Brianna G.
Sandro Botticelli painted beautiful pictures during the Renaissance. He was the artist that painted the "Birth of Venus". Sandro used human epression to the fullest in his paintings a long with perspective, movement and color. Sandro made the background of his paintings marvelously and and fully detailed with pleanty of light. I am like him because when I look at something, or make something, I want it to be stunning and have movement and have a background that explains it. I am also full of light and I do not like the dark. I like colors to be vibrant like they are in his paintings and when i draw something it is normally not religious just like how his paintings were not religious.
Shannon M.
Peter Brueghel was a Flemish, Dutch Renaissance painter. Unlike most other Renaissance artists he painted average people and situations. He often painted peasants. I think that I am like Brueghel because I think I would rather do the opposite of what everyone else seems to do. Brueghel did not stick to painting higher class people, and I think that he tried to be different. I try not to fit a certain "mold" and be myself, which I think can be considered different like Brueghel.
Kelly C.
Giotto di Bondone was an early Florentine painter as well as he was an architect. I believe I am most like him for a few reasons. One reason I believe I am like him is he was a painter and I tend to draw things in my free time. Giotto was also an architect where as when I was younger, my dad and I built a treehouse and I at one point, I wanted my career to involve desining the iterior or exterior of buildings or other structures. Last, I believe I am similar to this Renaissance thinker because he was a realist and I like to look at things from a point of which they could actually occur most of the time.
- Amanda H.
Sofonisba Anguissola has many of my qualities. She was an independant, hard working woman. She also defied society by becoming the firstwoman artist. Her paintings depicted womanly virtue. I am like Sofonisba Anguissola because i love to draw and paint, and in all of my drawings the women are fully dressed. I am also like her because i have to set a good example for my little sister, just like she had to set a good example for the women at the time. Lastly, Sofisba Anguissola and I both are very smart and know what we are doing.
Grayson L.
Out of all the Renaissance Thinkers (writers/artists) I feel like I can most closely relate to Albrecht Durer. First of all, he was a German. My mother's side of the family comes from a very traditional German background, so I can relate to him on that. I am very proud of that ancestry. Another way we relate is that he enjoyed carving wood. I've dabbled in woodcarving myself and it is a lot of fun, just being able to look at a chunk of wood and make something interesting out of it by the use of your own hands. One last way that I can relate to Albrecht Durer is that he is a thinker. He thought and invented and came up with the printing press which was a way to be more efficient. I'm always trying to find the most efficient way of doing certain tasks, whether it be the shortest route from point A to point B, or the fastest way to tie your shoes. Through these traits, I can relate to Albrecht Durer of the late 1400s.
Out of all the Renaissance Thinkers (writers/artists) I feel like I can most closely relate to Albrecht Durer. First of all, he was a German. My mother's side of the family comes from a very traditional German background, so I can relate to him on that. I am very proud of that ancestry. Another way we relate is that he enjoyed carving wood. I've dabbled in woodcarving myself and it is a lot of fun, just being able to look at a chunk of wood and make something interesting out of it by the use of your own hands. One last way that I can relate to Albrecht Durer is that he is a thinker. He thought and invented and came up with the printing press which was a way to be more efficient. I'm always trying to find the most efficient way of doing certain tasks, whether it be the shortest route from point A to point B, or the fastest way to tie your shoes. Through these traits, I can relate to Albrecht Durer of the late 1400s.
Henry P.
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I believe that out of all of the Renaissance writers and artists, I best connect with Hans Holbein. He was a great artist and known for his portraits. While I'm not a very good artist, I enjoy drawing pictures of people. The fact that he was able to convince a king that a women was more beautiful than she really was from a portrait is like my ability to describe a person in an overexaggerated way. Finally, I am german as well, and am focused on singular events and things.
Garrett K.
I feel I am most like Martin Luther because we both feel salvation is threw faith not work because Jesus came down to save us as long as we except him as our lord and savor well why does the Church say you still have to work for salvation if it was based on the believes of Jesus? Also we both feel that it is a good thing to have spiritual individuality so we can be better informed. Finally we both feel that the bible should be translated so others can read it because if you can read it how do you know they are preaching the truth?
Tim D.
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