While although Pope Leo X eventually cancelled the San Lorenzo project, Michelangelo’s labors are the labors of countless others who risked life and limb to get the marble out of the ground and transport it across land and water is truly worth noting. We rightly marvel at the great works of architecture from the pre-industrial world. We extol their design, their ingenuity in construction, and their durability. Perhaps we ought to marvel more that they even got any stone to the…
Piazzale Michelangelo- The Piazzale Michelangelo is one of the most popular sites in the city.…
Females are the ones who do all work at home. They have to cook, take care of children, and be the ones who represent men. In the novel Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci, Cristina is a bad role model, because she is a bad wife, does not really take care of her child, and she is a bad daughter.…
Lorenzo de’ Medici also know as Lorenzo the Magnificent was an Italian statesman. He was the son of Piero de’ Medici. The family came with the establishment of the Medici bank by Giovanni de’ Medici, Lorenzo’s great-grandfather (James). The banking system was appointed the official bank of the papacy. When his father Piero de’ Medici died in 1469. Young Lorenzo took over only at the age of twenty. Lorenzo de’ Medici was one of the most prominent individuals of the Italian renaissance. Lorenzo was a politician in Florence. Although he never held a title he managed to accomplish many aspects of the Florentine state; through the arts as well as through entertainment, also some violence took place (Columbia). Unlike most rulers that mainly used force and violence, Lorenzo gained his power through more peaceful manners by using his generosity…
Sixtus excommunicated Lorenzo and the Florentines therefore they declared war and allied with King Ferrante of Naples and troops to invade Tuscany. In the battle, Lorenzo offered to give himself up as a scapegoat to allow peace for the citizens of Florence. In Naples, he presented himself to King Ferrante. The King was impressed with Lorenzo actions that he surrendered war with Florence which allowed for Pope Sixtus to make a peace offering with Lorenzo, the Pazzi Conspiracy was a major drawback in Lorenzo’s life. He also caused for the Renaissance to end start to being more in culture than wealth caused for the Medici Bank.…
Known as “The Magnificent”, Lorenzo ruled Florence with his brother Giuliano for nine years. After the latter’s assassination in a failed conspiracy formed by the Pazzi Bank, Lorenzo emerged with more prestige. One way in which Lorenzo de Medici influenced history was as a benevolent autocratic leader. Medici collected books which became the Medici library. Medici also organized many balls, tournaments, carnivals, weddings, and receptions which transformed Florence into a flourishing city, and allowed it to become the center of the Italian Renaissance.…
Q1 A. The time period that I would reside in western culture is the 17th century because the population during the 17th century grew in very high numbers. England became really rich in the 17th century. The trade and commerce kept growing, by the ends of that century trade was one of the important part of English cash managements, like the glass, brick making, iron. There was an important movement in London in the 17th century the piped water was created. In this time period to the banks development were growing more commercial so loaning money became more important which helped the economy to survive and develop their streets, buildings, schools. and also admitting more money to support families…
Cosimo de’Medici was born September 27, 1389. At the age of 40, he took over the family business and fortune. Although he “clung to his position as a private citizen”¬¬ 1, it was well known that Cosimo “ruled the city of Florence from behind the scenes.” 1 The government of Florence seemed to be a democracy, but in reality, the Medici family had full control. Giovanni used his wealth “discretely…
Map Key: A) Convent of San Marco B) Galleria Degli Uffizi C) Florence Cathedral D) Palazzo Rucellai Convent of San Marco (Exterior) Architect: Michelozzo Covent of San Marco (Interior) Resurrection of Christ and Women at Tomb, Fra Angelico (1440-1441)…
As Cosimo predicted, Piero died leaving Lorenzo, twenty at the time, to take control of the state. Lorenzo ruled “behind the scenes”, as he held no part in public office. Lorenzo kept up the reputation and standing of his family as he came to an agreement with Pope Sixtus IV so that the Medici could continue in taking care of the papal finances. Lorenzo also became the favorite of many in 1472 as he made it possible for grain to be imported, in order to avoid a famine. Unfortunately, Florence’s economy, along with the Medici’s private wealth, did not prosper under Lorenzo’s rule. This was believed to have happened due to the fact that Lorenzo was too caught up in matters of culture and diplomacy. During De’ Medici’s rule, he paid the likes of Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, and Filippo Lippi to paint the city in order to add beauty.…
Corrado Ricci is an Italian poet and philosopher who started gathering different drawings from friends and family until one day he started paying attention to what he was really was interested in; and went to elementary schools where he worked in classifying general principles of children’s graphic representations. Ricci basically study is focus upon children self-initiated drawings. Also Ricci payed attention to the qualities children draw, and how the qualities interact with other aspects like the development of shapes. With the help of Ricci many others fallow and based their research with children’s works.…
In December 1446, he was instated in the “Council of One Hundred” in Florence, to help rule the state. He made alliances with friends and made peace with foes during his time in office. Lorenzo was observed by those around him “to govern as much as possible by constitutional methods" (Discovering Biography). In fact, at just sixteen years old, Lorenzo managed to set up the council to be pro-Medicean, where he was able to pass more legislation that he favored.…
“Nec Spe, hec meto, without hope and without fear” was the famous motto of Michelangelo Caravaggio noted by Schama in his film, Simon Schama’s Caravaggio. This statement was Caravaggio’s life in five words; although bold and brash these words were steadily held true. Caravaggio was a man of vexation and it often was expressed with acts of hostility and violence. There could be many reasons for the artist’s estranged life, one being that his father and grandfather died during a critical part of Caravaggio’s development as a young child leaving him without the important figure of a male or it could have been because of the death of his mother leaving him and his siblings to go separate ways and develop a life of their own. Independent of the cause of the artist’s behavior his art was what most displayed his displaced emotional, rebellious, and irrational mental…
After the issue of money slowly found its way into Florence, the Medici family had the solutions at hand. Their banking work was able to create a safe place for money and solve one economic problem and aid in another. Now artists were able to create pieces of work without being as hard-pressed for resources. This prosperity also lead to an era where the Medici family had strong control of Florence in many aspects. The Medici’s were successful in finding the economic problem, fixing it, and benefitting…
Folklore is a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are stories usually told about real people, places and events in history. Myths are stories that explain religious beliefs or religious views on society and usually explaining some natural phenomenon. Fairy Tales usually have a fantastic element and might feature magic imaginary creators. Italian Lore is the myths,legends, and fairytales of Italy.Legends are the most concentrated in Italian Folklore. Italy values family or love and honesty which the folklore contributes. Family or love is the most important value they have. Oral tradition is information passed down from generation to generation without writing…