Prix de Rome

The Battle of San Romano was created by Paolo Uccello in c. 1438-40. It is currently at the National Gallery in London. This artwork’s medium is egg tempera with walnut oil and linseed oil on poplar panel. The painting depicts part of the the Battle of San Romano where the Florentines fight against the Sienese, specifically when Florentine’s ally, Micheletto da Cotignola counterattacks the enemy. This painting was one of the three panels of the Battle of San Romano. We can see the main figure,…

sixteenth century, Michelangelo Merisi, mastered his view of light and dark to build on his artistic ability. Michelangelo Merisi, otherwise known as Caravaggio, was an artist based off of revolutionary paintings and public scandal, started his career in Rome in 1593 (Sayre 701). Equivalent to most musical composers during the Baroque era, Caravaggio was supported by a patron. To start his career as an artist, Caravaggio painted pictures for the church of the French community, but he focused on…

My top three reasons to go to Rome were: number one understand the reasons for their gods and goddesses, number two learn how they made buildings that are still standing today and number 3 is to see what was happening or did happen and how it really went down, but that doesn’t come till…

who attend mega-churches. Mega churches are Protestant churches that have over two thousand people in attendance during a single service. Most mega churches are built in the shape and architectural design of the famous Colosseum that is located in Rome. In the textbook it is noted that religious services were sometimes held in their colosseum as well as other events. One of the most popular and most famous event was the Panhellenic Festival which was started in 776 BCE. (Fiero 42). It is…

Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian nationalist, patriot, and revolutionary leader during the 19th century. Before Italian unification was achieved, Italy had been divided into several states, which were dominated by Austrian authority. Mazzini was quite radical for his time, as he believed that Italy should be unified as a democratic republic where there was universal suffrage, which enfranchised women. He also wanted to see an end to the temporal power of the pope and an end to Austrian dominance…

Victorias music, which was Composed at the end of the 16th Century, and the beginning of the 17th Century, was part of the music that he had written for the church. His music was to be sung as a part of the Catholic liturgy and all of the texts are to be written and read in the Latin language, the official texts of the church. One thing that many people found surprising about his music is that despite his Roman training and years of living in the city, Victoria so strongly retained his…

During the conversion of the mosque to a museum, hundreds of Christian mosaic art pieces were revealed from underneath plaster. Religious mosaics can be seen from wall to wall throughout its decorated interior. The Sunu, Deesis, and Theotokos mosaics imbedded on the walls of the Hagia Sophia not only beautifies the interior, but are an essential part of the religious beliefs taught and practiced in the Church. In the year 1849, one of the most important and prominent mosaics was discovered…

di Bondone born in Mugello Vally near Florence from, 1267-1337. Florence the city that was center around the new Renaissance culture. Throughout Giotto life, he received many feedback from famous admires. Like Boccaccio, an ardent admirer of ancient Rome, said Giotto “brought the art of painting out of medieval darkness into daylight.” Giotto was compared to more Greek Classical painter Apelles. As well as reviews calling Giotto appealed to intellectually and artistically enlightened,…

and Mrs. Ansley. The setting of the story in the city of Rome at a restaurant where the two ladies engage in many vigorous and enlightened conversations. While the women sit and enjoy the beautiful view from the resturaunt they are residing at they notice their daughters down below running off to spend a romantic evening with two young men. Seeing this moment causes Mrs. Slades memories of her and Mrs. Ansley’s quixotic adventures in Rome as young women and their first encounter with “roman…

This was an interesting read. The article written by Tom Mueller, depicts the events leading up to the design of the dome for Florence, Itay’s cathedral, Il Duomo also known as “Brunelleshi’s Dome”. Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of the Dome. The story dates back to 1418, the Cathedral was known as Santa Maria del Fiore. For years the cathedral was in need of major repairs especially the rooftop, the dome had yet to be defined. The city’s Town Fathers needed this remedied immediately.…