Jcahpo di poggibonsi biography of albert

Jacopo di Poggibonsi never existed, except as a figment in the imaginations of seven students at the University of Michigan.

Jcahpo di poggibonsi biography of albert

His entire life, artwork, and image was created and manipulated by the �Master Forgers.� We even created false sources and poetry from his fictitious lover--all for your viewing pleasure!

Trusted our authority, did you?

The point of the project is to encourage viewers to be cautious when approaching information found online.

But that�s not all. The site is designed not only to encourage cautious and critical thinking, but also to serve as an introduction to students approaching the history of Italian Renaissance art for the first time.

We have attempted to bring up a number of issues embedded within the study of art: imitation and copies, fakes and forgery, the artistic personality and notions of artistic genius, and the creation of a scholarly work and an authorial voice; as well as some issues raised in recent years by the development of digital te