St. Peter's Basilica

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…

for witchery, heresy, dressing like a man and many other counts. Although Joan died a criminal, she was canonized for more than half a millennium after her death as a Roman Catholic Saint. She was declared a saint on the 15th of May, 1920 in St Peter’s Basilica which is located in Italy. This female is a fantastic role model of hope, justice and bravery. A strength Joan of Arc had was hope. This was shown though her strong belief that it was possible for her to accomplish the task that was…

place between Heaven and Hell. Indulgences are confirmation that your loved one can go straight to heaven, despite the sins they have made. However, the real reason why they sold Indulgences was because they wanted to raise money to rebuild the St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Martin knew that all you needed was to have faith in God, but everyone else didn’t know because the church told people you must buy Indulgences in order for one’s sins to be forgiven. Martin hated these lies and wrote the 95…

Michelangelo is one of the greatest artists in history. He showed his passion for art through his works, which have become masterpieces that are looked up to today. Many of his works of paintings, sculptures, and architectures are ranked highly in existences. The beauty of his work had made him an unmatched artist that many have tried to become. Michelangelo’s style of art resulted in the chain movement in the Western art after the high renaissance and was one most famous artist in the Italian…

Michelangelo’s first famous piece of art was his sculpture of Mary and Jesus, otherwise known as Piet¬¬à. It was made in 1500 CE, and during this time it was very rare to see multi-figured sculptures. Made from one single piece of marble and standing at 5’8/12” (1.74 m) this piece of art is truly a masterpiece. This piece made Michelangelo famous for many reasons, at the young age of 25 he was already set out to be one of the greatest artists not only of his time but of all time, because of his…

In the early sixteenth century, the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica was greatly encouraged by Pope Leo X, but he could not provide the necessary funds. . At this time, Archbishop Albert owed money to a wealthy banking family in Augsburg. In order to reimburse the money due to the Fuggers, Pope Leo X authorized…

While there, I experienced an exhilarating cultural exposure. Viewing the Roman architecture at the Coliseum and the Renaissance art at St. Peter’s Basilica in contrast with the modern streets, shops, and restaurants, made me appreciate what I had learned in history class, the journey of Western civilization through the ages. However, the true highlight of the trip was a night in Rome, during a…

view on life and send his life in a complete different direction. Martin was caught in a thunderstorm where he thought he would die and feared for his life. Martin was very frightened and in his distress called out to the saint of the minors, St. Anne. “Save me St. Anne and I will become a monk” he cried. He believed that this was the only way and when the storm passed and he was safe, Martin felt that he must keep his promise and become a Monk. Although it was a challenging thing to do and was…

french calvinist, was going to marry Margaret of Valois. He hoped that by the marriage he would be able to unite the catholics and protestant huguenots. Instead on August 24, 1572, the Catholics attacked on the Huguenots, leading that to be known as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. This event was an effect of the Protestant…

Virgin Mary with her dead son resting in her arms—a Pietà—to grace his own future tomb. Michelangelo’s delicate 69-inch-tall masterpiece featuring two intricate figures carved from one block of marble continues to draw legions of visitors to St. Peter’s Basilica more than 500 years after it’s completion. Michelangelo returned to Florence and in 1501 was contracted to create, again from marble, a huge male figure to enhance the city’s famous Duomo, officially the cathedral of Santa Maria del…