Looking at the Past and Present to Find Meaning in my Life Several topics discussed in Humanities thus far are topics Dante seemed to be knowledgeable about; therefore, his interpretation and knowledge he had of these topics would possibly allow an enhanced understanding of how the topics make meaning in my life. Despite the probability that Dante and I would have different experiences and preferences in art, literature, and music, similarities would most likely exist. On my pilgrimage, past…
Giotto, a younger member of the artist guild, was a student of Cimabue. Both Giotto and Cimabue painted Virgin and Child Enthroned altarpieces created from wood panels of tempera and gold. Viewing their renditions of the Virgin and Child Enthroned, Cimabue’s and Giotto’s distinct styles are apparent. By comparing and contrasting Cimabue’s and Giotto’s style of work, the viewer can see the shift from Byzantine to classical style of art. Cimabue’s and Giotto’s Virgin and Child Enthroned…
From the streets of West Palm Beach, Florida to the streets of Torino, Italy. I never thought I would be fortunate enough to leave the United States, but I was wrong. The trip to Italy was an intercession class that would travel for 5+ cities in Italy. I thought to myself, “This is my last chance to travel abroad while I’m in college.” However, I ran into one problem, Money. I submitted a request to my scholarship to see if I could get assistance to pay for the trip. My scholarship covered the…
The Renaissance era lasted from the early 1300s to the mid-1600s and was coined the period of rebirth or classical revival of the classical past. During this time, God became less of the focal point and humanism (man was at the measure of all things) took root. Italy was perhaps one of the most important regions of the time due to its beauty and grandeur. The top city-states during the Renaissance included Florence, Milan, and Venice. In an effort to understand how the Renaissance period…
Food is the utmost elements in the tourism sector that acts as a sense of place attraction among travelers (Bessiere, 1998; Cohen & Avieli, 2004; Ryu & Jang, 2006; Seo, Kim, Oh, & Yun, 2013) who seeks for unusual or extraordinary food experience and new culture which they could not acquire from their own place. A tourism destination could be popularized because of the specialty cuisines it serves the people. This is obviously being observed in European Country such as France and Italy, which are…
Italian neorealism also known as the Golden Age of Italian Cinema, is a national film movement that helped shaped the 1948 Vittorio De Sica’s film The Bicycle Thieves. Familiar to Italian neorealism, they story follows Antonio a character amongst the poor and the working class. Neorealism is a strong aspect to the film because of the use of being filmed on location and often using nonprofessional actors that are going through post World War II tough economic and moral conditions. The conditions…
Introduction The 19th century movement towards Italian unification which concluded in the establishment of The Kingdom of Italy on March 4th 1861 is called ‘’the Risorgimento’’. ‘’The Risorgimento was an ideological and literary movement that helped to arouse the national consciousness of the Italian people, and it led to a series of political events that freed the Italian states from foreign domination and united them politically.’’ (Risorgimento | Italian history | Britannica.com. 2015) The…
Buonarroti and Hieronymus Bosch were and still are very famous for their works. In this essay, I will discuss “The Last Judgment” done by both Michelangelo and Bosch. Michelangelo was from Italy and was considered to be the most famous painter of the Italian renaissance period as he was very intelligent and was considered to be a “genius”. On the other hand, Bosch was from Netherlands and his works were known to be puzzling and difficult to understand. The renaissance period was when people…
considered to be the undiscovered place according to Europeans before 1500s. It was actually the land where European called ‘New World’- it was until letter of Amerigo Vespucci has been published in Florence during 1505-1506. Vespucci himself as an Italian explorer, born in the city of Florence and is known to have been through number of voyages. Vespucci letter, was written to Pier Soderini; the Gonfalonier of Republic of Florence during the time; the letter consisted of mainly his experience,…
The renaissance was a time of over 300 years which changed European history forever. The renaissance started in Italy and worked its way all throughout Europe. It was a time where arts and literature blossomed, advances in technology were evolutionary, and intellectual excitement flourished. The word renaissance means precisely this, rebirth. Prior to the renaissance was the middle ages. The middle ages was a time where most people were not educated and the only book they would own was the…