Venice Biennale

popular with music lovers as this is the oldest known work to be performed regularly in modern times. He stayed with the court until 1612, when the Duke passed away and soon after began to serve as maestro di cappella at the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice. This is where he stayed until his death in 1643. With his death, his music also became much less popular until the nineteenth century when it was rediscovered and a new appreciation was…

As a crucial center of trade among the major cities of the world, Venice came to be known as a land of indulgence and debauchery. Trading with considerable frequency is one reason that the Venetians gained such a unique reputation. For example, gambling was a natural and frequent occurrence in Venice and the city contained an estimated amount of 20,000 courtesans during the Elizabethan era. Despite the constant promiscuous actions, a large portion of the Venetians were religious, Roman Catholic…

Architecture remains a significant topic still to this day when discussing historical shifts of time periods. This is especially present during the artistic shift from the Medieval period to the Renaissance, where reappearing ideas become present in a different way. New forms of architecture to this day is consider one of the most important achievement that formed during the Renaissance era. the form of architecture used during the time mainly originating from mainly Greek and Roman times and…

The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) is a magnificent celebration that takes place in Venice, Italy. This extraordinary parade occurs in the streets of Venice with the center of attention at the St. Mark’s Square and at times, there are additional events such as masquerade balls that take place in the ancient Venetian buildings (Bonadonna, 2017). Socially, this event contains individuals of all ages. Children gather together with their family members, friends and neighbors to celebrate…

behind Jesus’s head that way the viewer’s attention is drawn to Jesus. The painting might look like it is proportioned correctly, but in fact it is not. Jesus , who is seated, is the same size as the apostle standing on the left side of the painting. By making Jesus bigger than all the other apostles Leonardo is showing Jesus’s importance, something older artist did called hieratic perspective. Leonardo was always experimenting and his “Last Supper” is a result of his experimentation. Leonardo…

The Florentine Codex started in the 16th century in Mesoamerica by Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagun. This consist of 2,400 pages organized into twelve books. It is in Nahuatl, Spanish, and pictorials. The final version of the Florentine Codex was finished in 1569.the book twelve in the Florentine Codex are written in the following way: 1. Religious beliefs 2. Humanity, 3. Natural history. From Tenochtitlan-Tlatelolco perspective, the conquest of Mexico is the only strictly historical.…

Canals left over from the Golden Age are lined by candlelit cafes, gabled houses, lush parks, colorful street markets, monumental museums and whirling bicycles. You will also enjoy a diverse array of dining options while in Amsterdam. The Venice of the North is legendary for their free-spirited and wild nightlife. These things are all what make it one of the great cities of Europe, and because of so much offered, it can sometimes be difficult knowing how to begin. The Best Sights of Amsterdam…

This is the most commonly cited source that is proposed to have been used for this composition by Titian and appears in the front to Arthur Pope’s analysis of the painting for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum where the painting resides. This text provides the most vital pieces of information; that the painting shows Zeus in the form of a bull who has seduced Europa with his beauty and kindness, only to run off with her against her will. This source is further connected to Titian because, in…

There are many bridges of different shapes, sizes or built from different material, some are even much older than others in the city of Venice, Italy are. Although some bridges are just there and never get talked about and others are well known, they all have interesting history behind their many bricks. The Ponte di Rialto Bridge in Venice is the oldest bridge that crosses the Grand Canal. (learnodo-newtonic) The original wooden bridge was designed by a Swiss Engineer named Antonia de Ponte…

Spain vs. Italy: Renaissance and Baroque Art Both Spain and Italy have a very interesting history of art. Each has their own time in which they start an art movement. Both countries had the Renaissance and both had the Baroque Art, but each country had a different time in which it happened. In Italy, there were different techniques used in art than in Spain. Both may have the same impact on people but there is always something distinct that catches the viewer’s eye. These two countries have…