The migrations of Indo-European peoples into Italy probably began about in the 9th century B.C. until it was overthrown by the Romans in the 3rd century B.C. From 800 on, the Holy Roman Catholic popes, Normans and Saracens all vied for control over various segments of the Italian peninsula. So, even though that Italy remained politically fragmented for centuries it became the cultural center of the western world from the 13th to the 16th century, so thats a little bit of Italy’s history.
During the middle ages Italy became the cradle of the arts and philosophy and much of it inspired by the Holy See. …show more content…
The artistic tradition is deeply rooted in Italy. Art in Italy was properly strengthened and refined during Roman times. Also, in art of Italy there were many influences from different European regions and popular artists.
There different types of arts and artist in Italy as in Roman art in Italy, well in Roman art there were politics and art that were often closely linked. Comparing to Greek art it was different. As in, the secular values that stood in the foreground of Roman art. But as it turns out, the Roman art in Italy brought three major innovations like the art of portraits, landscape painting and the depiction of history.
Of the article i have read of the art in Italy that it's claimed that after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Roman art traditions continued to exist even beyond the Byzantine Empire. The Romanesque and Gothic art were followed by more nature-inspired illustrations until the rediscovery of the ancient world, as the Renaissance period emerged in