History of Italy

The murals on the second floor of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology are scaled watercolor replications of the those painted on the walls of the so-called Villa of the Mysteries in Italy. They were commissioned by Francis W. Kelsey in 1924 to preserve the amazing images of the frescoes from continuing deterioration and were re-created by Maria Barosso, an Italian artist, over the course of two years. The original images were first painted on the walls of a Roman villa outside of Pompeii and…

Fantini was employed as a trumpeter at the court of Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinano II located in central Italy in the city of Florence. Fantini took part in the first known soloistic performance with keyboard accompaniment and his mastery of lipping notes that were not part of the trumpet harmonic series was well known. Fantini method consist of eight sonata…

Italy Ciao! Benevento! Italy is a wonderful country that has influenced the world. Their cuisine, fashion, and arts have affected the world. From their many different fabrics used in their designs to the types of art they influenced Italy has effected the world in one way or another. First, Italy is known for their world- renowned fashion. Italian fashion has influenced many countries and cultures. Italy is known for the fabrics used in their designs. The types of fabrics…

Luna Hamod Ms.Nugent Grade 9 History Isabella d’Este 9.10.2015 Isabella d’Este was an important lady in the Renaissance that made many advancing changes. She was born in 1474 to the ruling family of Ferrara. Her father believed that all of his children deserved a full education; this was an unknown concept in the renaissance since most girls were not permitted to get a full education, as that was only available for boys. In Italy at that time, it was crucial for a princess to marry a…

Renaissance, which in translation means rebirth, is the name of one of most important era in European civilization. Renaissance itself, is not just a name of a style, but it is frequently used that way. Italy was the main location of the Renaissance and undeniably lots of people historically associate it with Italy, mainly because of the abundant physical presence of the Roman Empire that has never vanished. “The period between the Roman Empire and the Renaissance soon came to be called simply…

Although it was over seven hundred years ago it still is important in today's century. People buy the paintings that were from them.You see the mona Lisa painting,as you know,one of the most important paintings from the time period,on the front of history textbooks,magazines maybe even on the TV. (Renaissance art and artist) The art was painted by artist for a reason artist during the renaissance period started painting because they felt that painting would give peace and be calming not just…

In Italy technology reaches back from the Roman Era and the Renaissance. It’s an Italian tradition that has advanced in the scientific and the technology field. There has been many significant inventions and discoveries in biology, chemistry, mathematics and astronomy. The most famous residents that lived in Italy and was in Italian scientist was Galileo Galilei. He was known as the father of modern and science and physics. Creating convenient discoveries and technology that we still use today.…

scenes depicting victories of the Republic,” (Fulceri, Elena). Tremendous paintings decorate the walls with Midici and city history. The main feature is Michelangelo’s Genius of Victory (1532-1534), one of his finest pieces that was originally planned for Pope Julius II’s tomb in Rome. The ceiling also includes allegories and scenes of Florence’s and the Medici family’s history in its 38 panels. (Rogers, Barbara) Leonardo and Michelangelo had the opportunity to work face to face for a certain…

Rome Summaries The Geography of Ancient Rome: Ancient Rome’s development of civilization was affected by geography. Rome began with the downfall of the foreign kings in 509 B.C. , but Romans like to say that the history of their city is from 753 B.C. Ancient Rome is located in Italy, Europe, and is near the Mediterranean Sea. The first settlers of Rome were the Latins. The Latins came from a region surrounding Rome. They chose Rome as a spot for its mild climate, good farmland, and its…

A) The name of the country my ancestors came from is the Repubblica italiana or the italian republic. B)The specific culture of italy is the italian culture. A, My ancestors left the repubblica italiana in 1890. B) My ancestors left for many different reasons. One of the reasons my ancestors left was because the soil had been over used and erosion over time had made it very hard to farm/ grow food. Since there wasn’t any good soil left they had to leave because since they were farmers with no…