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Francisco Franco (1892-1975)



Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512)

 ==== Major Accomplisment- North and South America were named after him Born in Florence, Italy, [|Amerigo Vespucci] was interested in astronomy and the study of the universe. In his early life, he was sent to Seville, Spain to help Spanish ships get what they needed for their journeys to the New World. In addition, Vespucci helped Christopher Columbus supply for his big trip. In 1499, he sailed from Spain with Alonso de Ojeda and reached the Northern coast of South America in only 24 days. When they landed, Vespucci headed south and became the first European to see Brazil and the Amazon. Furthermore, on his way back home, Amerigo Vespucci stopped off in the Bahamas to enslave 200 Natives. In 1501, he went off on another expedition to South America, this time seeing Brazil and even going south enough to see Argentina. Vespucci amazingly estimated the size of the whole continent, only off by 50 miles. When he returned to Portugal in 1502, Vespucci was the first man to recognize that the land the Europeans had been exploring for a few years were no part of Asia. North and South America had been named after him and in his honor. Mapmaker, Martin Waldseemuller, considered Amerigo Vespucci to be the first to discover North and South America, not Christopher Columbus. In 1512, after an amazing life of discovery and providing our world with great information, Amerigo Vespucci died of Malaria.====

This painting known as Primavera was created in 1482, painted by Sandro Botticelli, and is now housed in Florence, Italy. Painted with tempera on panel, Primavera was depicting the arrival of Spring in Italy, as Primavera meant Spring, and it was painted for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco. Throughout this, there are many examples of Greek Gods naked, as well as life size, and Venus is in the center, slightly back from everyone. Flying above her is Cupid who is shooting his bow and arrow at the three graces dancing pleasantly. Mercury in this painting is on the left stretching his hand out to the fruit, serving his purpose to protect Venus, the goddess of love. He is the guardian of the Garden of Venus, and he is shown holding a sword. Flora, the goddess of Spring is scattering flowers all across the garden, while Zephyrus, the god of of the winds is forcefully pushing his way through everyone, trying to catch Chloris. Throughout Primavera, there are many examples of humanism. There were some areas of religion in this photo as Gods were shown in it, yet it was not as serious as The Middle Ages was about religion. Other than religion, the humanism ranged widely, from all of the examples of Greek learning and beliefs. Humanism was a rediscovery of all the learning of Greek and Roman culture, from philosophy, to math, to astronomy, and Primavera definitely supported it. In addition, aside from all the Greek Gods, there was a surplus of examples of Renaissance Art such as realism, perspective, and much more. The realism in this painting is great, as everything is created with accurate details, while there is perspective that is not in Middle Ages art. In Primavera, there is also classicism, inspired from the Greeks and Romans which celebrated the human body and they were all naked with little cover up. Even more several places are added with chiaroscuro, as well as sfumato, making the painting much more lively. Last, it seems as if Venus is in a pyramidal formation to apply the trinity. In conclusion, Primavera is a beautiful painting, which shows many examples of humanism, and Renaissance art.