Tuscan order

Politics Politics was undoubtedly a key factor leading to Tuscan Florentine becoming the most dominant 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)…

another connected by a narrow passage lined with equally spaced orders on each side. The orders appear to be Doric because of the simple base and smooth shaft. The exterior sides of the building show the classical norm of being symmetrical left to right and right to left. Following classical lines there is no up and down symmetry having one arched window on the second story. The wall facing south also has a center…

extensive use of Corinthian order in the columns. However, by this time, the Roman architects had developed…

Flavian Amphitheater, best known as “Colosseum”, is the Rome’s greatest arena which is built mainly for the purpose of holding large sports event. As history records indicate, the Colosseum can hold around 50,000 spectators at a time, which means the Colosseum is at least twice the size of the Oracle Stadium of Golden State Warriors. There are many fun facts about the Colosseum, according to the book “Art: a Brief History,” author Marilyn Stokstad described the cruel opening performance in…

AENEID It is a story of the survivors who left their destroyed city and travelled to find some new place to live. Aeneas is a great hero and the main part of the Aeneid (a poem). Aeneas was an epitome of Roman virtues and dedicated himself towards welfare of his people. He was not only kind to his people but also good towards his family, so that he was considered as a man with feelings. Aeneas is considered as the only hope for the reunion and revival of Roman people and led a new foundation in…

Only Street in Paris by Elaine Sciolino is bestseller travel guide book. Sciolino reveal the charm and the strangeness of this road and it is time to make longtime resident of Paris come alive in all it is unique. This book will make the reader hungry for Paris, for cheese, wine and kind of street life that are too fast disappearing. Sciolino, former Paris bureau chief of the New York Times, as the author is a joy to live in the Rue des Martyrs in Paris. Sciolino is attentive jelly every one…

come out of nowhere. Architects always absorb knowledge from a certain typology that they favor in the past, digest the knowledge and apply them to their own design. It is significant that architects carry classical ideas throughout generations in order to project designs in their ages powerfully, and leave heritage for next generation. During 18th and 19th century, several classical revivals occurred in America. Due to the increasing demands of housing and the eagerness of finding the identity…

Though they adapt the same source material, through the skillful use of setting and cinematography, the openings of Joss Whedon’s and Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing present vastly different moods. Both contain sequences not featured in the text that add to their vision of Shakespeare’s original work - a triumphant and frenzied entrance in a bucolic setting for one, and an intimate abandonment in the other. Branagh’s production is a show, choosing to downplay the darker aspects of the…

influential artists of his time and to this day. It is named after St. Peter for being one of Jesus’s twelve disciples and being the first Pope. It is the center of the Catholic faith. Bernini created his masterpiece to be both Tuscan and Baroque style. He used the Doric order for the columns. The Piazza is made up of 284 columns and runs four rows deep. The columns are…

Alessandro in order to become Pope Clement VII and Alessandro became the new Duke of Florence. In 1537 Alessandro is murdered, his death causes the leadership of the family to be transferred to Cosimo I who ascended the throne that same year at the age of 18. Cosimo I was not descendant of Cosimo il Vecchio but from his brother. Cosimo I was highly cultured but politically ruthless and under his rule Tuscany became an absolutist nation state. Cosimo promoted the arts, the Tuscan economy, and…