Aim: Why did the Renaissance begin inItaly? I – Renaissance 1350 A.D. – 1527 A.D. A.The re-awakening or rebirth forEurope, particularly western Europe B.Took place after the plague, 100 year war, and political instability C.Took place in western Europe and began inItaly D.Most impor...
It was in a handful of Northern Italian city states that the Renaissance emerged. It would eventually spread to northern Europe but it was in Italy that the rebirth truly began. Why? A simple, practical explanation to the question, “Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?” is money. Inde...
The West's struggle with Madonna/whore complex really began in the 1960s with the sexual revolution. Women fought for the right to be "whores" - sexually liberated - but not bejudgedas "whores", but rather just as "women." The message was:your view of women as either "good girls" or...
While no reproduction made to perfection could replace the original, these castings serve two important purposes: to educate the public (some replicas are even used as tactile teaching aids for scholars studying the statue), and to spread Michelangelo's profound legacy, both in Italy and beyond....
It all began with Henry the Lion. Known locally as Heinrich der Löwe, he became Duke of Saxony in 1142 and Duke of Bavaria in 1156. At his peak, he ruled Read more...A Sani-Flush blue border indicates a toilet, sink, shower, or other plumbing that I've used. The Basic ...
This was years before the cocktail revolution began to spread across U.S. cities. Palates were less adventurous, less exotic. “We didn't know what amaros were,” says Maloney. “There was a small contingent in San Francisco drinking Fernet-Branca and ginger ale, but other than that, that...
"Middle" here, μέση, an adjective, is inflected in the feminine. In Latin, not observing the same scuples as Greek grammar, philosophus is masculine and philosopha feminine. In Mediaeval Greek, the use of second declension endings for feminine compound nouns began to break down, ...
From the halls of the Palazzo Colonna, Caravaggio planned his escape to none other than where Tom Ripley's journey to murder began: Naples. Though Caravaggio died in Porto Ercole, north of Rome, Naples is significant to both men. It's a full circle moment, bringing Caravaggio to his end...
That’s why we’ve teamed up with the Bleve family and the friendly staff at Casa Bleve, so you can indulge in a finely-tuned four-course tasting dinner in an enchanting 15th-century building filled with Roman and Renaissance-era character. ...
It’s well known that the Mona Lisa is understood to bea portrait of an Italian woman named Lisa Gherardini, which was commissioned by her husband Francesco del Giocondo during the Italian Renaissance. What is perhaps lesser known is that Da Vinci, who was born in Italy but died in France ...