Italy

times and the great intellectual and artistic works of Greece, Rome and the Near East. The dwindling power of the Church, the central location of Italy in regards to trading with other countries, the rise of the merchant classes, the wealth of the papal states and the decimation of the population due to bubonic plague, were all contributing factors to Italy being…

Raphael was born on April 6, 1483 in Urbino, Italy. He was originally born as Rafaello Sanzio, he is an Italian Renaissance painter and architect. Raphael’s father, Giovanni Santi was painter at the court of Urbino. In 1499, Raphael decided to go to Perugia, to work with another famous artist Perugino. His “elegant and graceful style” was attracted by Raphael, he used this inspiration towards Marriage of the Virgin. When Raphael was eight years old, his mother had passed away, and a few years…

The Baroque Period Perhaps one the most notable time periods of all time is the Baroque period. The Baroque emerged in Rome, Italy around 1600 and later spread to the rest of Europe. Literately translated as the “irregularly shaped pearl”, the Baroque period was characterized by exaggeration, movement, drama, exuberance, and emotion. These key characteristics were seen in many art forms including theater, paintings, sculptures, and music. New art techniques, such as chiaroscuro, emerged and…

Leonarda Cianciulli was born on April fourteenth, of 1894. She was born in Montella Italy. Her and her family grew up in the streets of Italy. She also attended a high school in Italy. Leonarda seemed like a normal teenage girl. She went to school and did everything she was suppose too. Her home life seemed normal just like an other family. Secretly leonarda had a self struggle of being sad and depressed while she was growing up. Twice as a young girl, she tried committing suicide. Her life…

Ideas and beliefs have proved to be an extraordinary force throughout all of history. Ideas in the enlightenment period leading to a new way of thinking, religious beliefs leading to war. For Italy, Germany and others it was nationalism which changed their history in the 19th century and led to wars for independence. Although nationalism helped Italian and German unification it also led to the breakup of empires such as the Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman. Nationalism is the idea that people of…

Home and marriage life was among some of the biggest changes that came from the Renaissance in Italy. Weddings in Italy flourished. The poor did not feel they needed to look up to the upper class and their lavish ways. The less fortunate tried to the match the rich in every aspect of the wedding and the social contract between two families (Demetri. 2015). Marriages during this time were exuberant and guest that were a part of the celebration were to be seriously entertained and fed. (Demetri,…

vernacular in ‘Italy’. At the beginning of the 13th century there were between 200 to 300 independent city-states (communes) in northern and central Italy. They were governed by counsils and officials who were elected by the citizens, variously defined. Citizens identified themselves with their commune and the sense of campanilismo (the tendency to have more of an allegiance to a home place) was predominant. For centuries there was no overarching political centre in what is now Italy and…

While growing up, Petrarch found an interest in studying classical literature, especially Roman writers such as Cicero and Virgil (Citation). When his love, Laura, supposedly died as a result from the Black Death, he focused on the reformation of Italy. He was the first to develop the idea of recreating the Ancient Rome society. He studied their golden years and was inspired to use their ways of life to reform their society. His idea brought him to become the Italian Ambassador. Gaining a higher…

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, Michaelangelo for short, was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, the republic of Florence, Italy. His father, Lodovico Buonarroti, served as a Florentine government agent for a short amount of time. The family moved back to Florence before Michelangelo was even one month old. Michelangelo's mother died when he was six. When he was 13, he was an apprentice for Domenico Ghirlandaio who was the most fashionable painter in Florence at the time. Domenico…

Heritage and culture: Rome Rome is located in central Italy on the west side. It is the capital of Italy and the fourth-most populous city in the European Union. Rome has many natural attractions. Such as the Vatican gardens. The Vatican gardens is the city’s most well-known green space. It is also known as the city’s central park. The area contains many fountains and would be ideal for a picnic or a family day out with the kids. Accommodation in Rome is more to cheap accommodation rather…