Culture of Italy

He is most commonly recognized for the Canzoniere and Trionfi. Pertrach is one of the earlier humanists, and he is also considered the “Father of Humanism”. The presence of Petrarch in the culture of literature is key in two major aspects. The first point is his role as a figure and of his work in the culture, but more generally speaking in the first decades when the poet, with other authors, became part of a new cult. The second point is the influence that Petrarch’s work had on Italian poetry.…

widely distributed and historically significant books in Renaissance Europe. Written between 1508 and 1528, Castiglione drew upon his years of experience of courts around Italy to imagine a discussion about what constitutes a ‘perfect’ courtly gentleman and lady. Soon after its release it had become a relative success in Italy and continued to grow in popularity, reaching over one hundred editions (fifty-eight in Italian) by the end of the sixteenth century. In order to explain why this was…

“Doctors” being the finale of the film, dives into Moretti’s cancer diagnosis and his subqeusentable battle with the disease. The second film, Aprile is about Moretti and subsequent failures upon making a documentary about the political situation of Italy. In end however, he did successfully make the documentary, it being Aprile itself. La Stanza del Figlio is about a family's hardships after their son passes away in a scuba diving accident. The final film, Il Caimano, is about the life of a…

village in Italy called Sant’llaria a Colombano. His birth name was Benozzo di Lese. In 1427 he and his family moved to Florence, Italy. In Florence, he was an assistant of an artist by the name of Fra Angelico. Benozzo helped Angelico with the frescoing of the cells of the Convent of San Marco. What many people don’t…

differences between them and each one was unique in its own way. The word renaissance means "rebirth" and the era is best known for the renewed interest in the culture of classical antiquity after the period that Renaissance humanists labeled the Middle Ages. These changes, while significant, were concentrated in the elite,…

whether that be from other Italians or from the central characters themselves. Although modern Italy is beginning to recognise its history with colonisation and the existence of migrants in the country, it still fails to welcome them as permanent residents despite many being born or growing up in the country. As explained by Manuela Coppola, ‘no matter how long migrants have been living in Italy, their stay is always perceived as temporary… the temporary migrant…

Isabella D’Este: The Lady of the Italian Renaissance The regional courts in Italy during the Renaissance period of the mid-fourteenth to sixteenth centuries played a significant role in the nurturing, spreading and development of Renaissance ideas. “[T]he court [is] defined [as] the space inhabited by the prince, his consort, household, courtiers and officials;” The complex of court buildings usually encompassed a palace or castle where the ruler resided, surrounded by chapels,…

the unification of Italy. During the 14th century, humanism was a social movement that arose from the Renaissance, and changed the way people thought(Fieser). Francesco Petrarc, an important humanist writer, was credited for being the founder of humanism(Fieser). There was a transition from medieval life governed by the Church towards philosophical theories of humanism(Fieser). During the 1300’s in Florence Italy, people’s mentality shifted because they started enjoying Italy more and…

The Roman Pantheon and the Mausoleum of the Samanids The two artifacts that I choose to do are The Pantheon in Rome Italy 118 – 125 CE, and the Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara, Uzbekistan of the early 10th century. The reason I choose to do these two was because they really stood out to me. They are both built the same and a little identical. The pantheon in Rome Italy was the main temple for all the Gods and also one of the best preserved of its time. The person who designed it ids unknown…

A Path towards the Modern,” discuses a nineteenth-century Italy that is not fragmented by politics but, considers it united by several factors that encourages the Macchiaioli to all come together in Florence. She argues that by drawing from Italian Renaissance art techniques, the Macchiaioli were able to make a…