St Mark's Basilica

The Basilica di San Marco built in 828, its known for its luxurious design with its gold-plated interior originally mosaics, after the 11th century it was known as the "Church of Gold" “Chiesa d'Oro”, It was built in such way to symbolize the republic's growing power and wealth This building stands out with its unique design, it’s a mixture of eastern and western architecture styles resulting in a distinctive architecture for Venice. “The current basilica is the third cathedral…

he has nine books in total that show the vast transformation from the Renaissance polyphonic style to the Baroque homophonic style of madrigals. Compositions from this time in his life are likely to be inspired by the two separate balconies at St. Mark’s as his orchestrations act as counter voices to each…

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer who was vital in making the transition from the Renaissance period to the Baroque period. Monteverdi was also one of the most important developers in the new style, opera. He is also recognized for bringing a “modern” style into church music. This resulted in considerable fame during his lifetime. During his long life he composed many works including 8 books of madrigals and forty operas. Claudio Monteverdi was born in Cremona…

The Rialto Bridge is located in Venice,a small island-like city off the coast of the Po Valley, in northeast Italy over the Grand Canal. In Venice, there are no major roadways. Instead, there are canals, or waterways that act as major roads. The Rialto Bridge was constructed by architect Antonio da Ponte, whose name means Antonio of the Bridge, curiously enough. Construction began in 1588 and ended in 1591. This bridge is made out of a white stone and is an arch bridge. The Rialto Bridge is a…

Chiara Murdock Cultural Project- Veneto I chose Veneto Italy because my great grandfather was from Venice. He has had a heavy impact on my family and I am named after his mother. My great grandfather came to America in the 1950’s, but by then he had already married, and had children. Prior to that he and his family, including my grandmother, lived in Argentina. The lifestyles in Buenos Aries and Italy are very similar, despite their small differences. The hustle and bustle in…

Inferno by Dan Brown was published on May 14, 2013. Inferno is a literary thriller. The basic plot of the novel revolves around Zobrist, an evil genius, and his horrifying plot to drastically reduce the world’s population in order to balance the environment and centers around one of world’s most mysterious literary masterpieces, Dante’s Inferno. The story starts in Florence where a hospitalized Harvard professor Robert Langdon is awoken with a head wound that leaves him unable to recall how or…

Claudio Monteverdi - The original Renaissance man Baldasario Monteverdi was a doctor and apothecary, as well as an amateur surgeon and a barber in the mid-1500s during the Renaissance period. His Marriage to a Goldsmith's daughter brought him a son, Claudio, In 1597. Though May 15, 1597 is usually reported as Claudio Monteverdi's birthday, the actual day of his birth is unknown. May 15th is the first record of him at the time of his baptism In the Catholic Church. This is an indication of the…

In contemporary music, composers will use bridges to change the tone of a song; they will include a small section that stands out from the rest of the piece so it can bring a smooth transition to the rest of the song. Similarly, Claudio Monteverdi became that bridge between the Renaissance (1300-1600) and the coming Baroque Period (1600-1750). The world was so focused on humanism and darkness throughout the Renaissance, but Monteverdi was born on the edge of darkness, baptized in 1567, and used…

Antonio Vivaldi is known as one of the greatest Italian Baroque composers. He was born on March 4, 1678, in Venice. Vivaldi was born at the time when the city was the capital of the independent state called the Republic of Venice. Like his father and other members of his family, Vivaldi had red hair, and when he was ordained into priesthood at the age of 25, he was given the nickname “The Red Priest.” Vivaldi was the son of Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchio. Vivaldi was one of…

Bryce Davis HIST454A 10 December 2014 Final Essay The Doge (Dux) Throughout this semester we have looked at many aspects of what made Venice so prominent throughout its one thousand years of prosperity until Napoleon invaded. From courtesans to the arts, I found the doge to be the most important factors in making Venice’s Venezianta. The doge’s were considered to be the popes of Venice who were the head figures, which made Venice so politically strong. They were the reason that Venice was so…