Italian city-states

Contrapasso in Inferno by Dante Alighieri as Illustration of Justice Dante Alighieri, who lived from 1265 to 1321, was one of the major Italian poet and political figures during the Middle Ages period. He is particularly famous for a piece of literature which later made a major impact on the development of the Italian literature and the world literature – Divine Comedy, which he composed during the final years of his life. Dante 's Divine Comedy belongs to the list of the most gorgeous pieces…

The mediums he used were, “woodcuts, painted altarpieces, and portraits,” (Art: A Brief History, 359). Cranach was a German artist during the time of the Italian renaissance and often has his work compared to Titian because of the women in his work; his “Nymph of the Spring” is constantly compared to Titians “Venus of Umbrio” because of the subject matter. Both are paintings of women, but both evoke different…

“O human race born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou fall.” With his allegorical writing style, Dante Alighieri revolutionized literature in the renaissance period with masterpieces such as Dante’s Inferno. Dante Alighieri was born on May 21, 1265 in Florence, Italy. He was born to a wealthier family and had a good education as he learn poetry, philosophy, and many other literature skills he used in his writing. From the outside, his life looked perfect though his mother…

Comparative Study on marketing strategies of Domino’s Pizza and Pizza Hut Domino’s Pizza and Pizza Hut aim to provide quality food and to deliver excellent customer service. They both use geographic, psychographic and demographic factors to reach their target market. Marketing Mix of Domino’s Pizza Product: Domino’s Pizza implemented an adaptive strategy, in order to create different pizzas to suit the likes of consumers from different countries. Due to increasing popularity, Domino’s Pizza…

Turearth Healthy Foods Why was Cucina Fresca pasta successful? • Trueearth was he 1st to exploit the opportunity to produce healthier gourmet pastas and sauces made from superior ingredients • Significant research was done before investment and launch unlike their usual approach that’s based on intuition • A part of the consumers research said, 1. Consumers were drifting towards homemeal replacements 2. Growth of refrigerated pastas that was more tastier and authentic than the dry pasta 3.…

Jeff’s Pizza must maintain attractiveness from customers by staying above the uprising competition in Ames. Two new pizza restaurants have opened up right next to Jeff’s Pizza on the same street within the last year. These new pizza restaurants, as well as other pizza restaurants in Ames, have become significant threats to Jeff’s Pizza. Although there are many aggressive competitors in Ames, the main competitor that Group 16 wants to focus on is Blaze Pizza. This is because of location. Blaze…

Nevertheless, both Spanish and French Renaissance concepts share the Italian Renaissance and the Gothic impact on them. (Harwood, May & Sherman, 2002). Moreover, Spain was influenced by the Moorish heritage which is a variation of Islamic architecture that was named after the Moors, people from North Africa ruled the Iberian…

Spiaggia is an Italian fusion restaurant hailing in the vivacious city of Chicago, Illinois. They take traditional Italian dishes and give them a creative and zany twist that brings in people from all over. Not only are they the only Italian restaurant in Chicago to be four stars but they are also marked as a must see destination for celebrities and higher ups. While the cuisine never loses sight of its Italian roots it still manages to be wonderfully modern. Not to mention they offer and…

and science. Individual parts of Europe had their own changes, however, the Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance are the two most recorded within Europe. Although they share this in common, they are in fact extremely different, these differences can be observed through artwork in each Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance was concerned with art that they produced to depict beauty and elegance, above all. The Italian Renaissance was also aware that it was in fact just that, a Renaissance.…

In 1936, German Jewish philosopher and cultural critic Walter Benjamin coined the idea of “aestheticization of politics”. This theory expresses the idea that life and affairs of living are made to be innately artistic and are thus related to politics in the same manner. This means that politics can be viewed as artistic and structured as that of an art form that corresponds with the concept that life is also to be seen artistically. Benjamin believed that this theory of aestheticization of…