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Help With Art Question!?
1. The Renaissance began in
A.Florence around 1300.
B.Rome around 1300.
C.Florence around 1400.
D.Rome around 1400.
2. Which artist established the Baroque style in sculpture?
A.Bernini
B.Pozzo
C.Vermeer
D.Borromini
A. Most historians agree that the ideas that characterized the Renaissance had their origin in late 13th century Florence, in particular with the writings of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) and Francesco Petrarch (1304–1374), as well as the painting of Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337).[5] Yet it remains unclear why the Renaissance began in Italy, and why it began when it did. Accordingly, several theories have been put forward to explain its origins.
A. The architecture, sculpture and fountains of Bernini (1598–1680) give highly charged characteristics of Baroque style. Bernini was undoubtedly the most important sculptor of the Baroque period
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (December 7, 1598 November 28, 1680) *in HD*