Woodcarver’ The Importance of Community in Relation to Selfhood in Early Modern Italy Name: Matthew Brown Student #: 996811357 Course: HIS357Y1 Professor: V. McCarthy Date Submitted: Oct 9 2014 Selfhood and individuality are two concepts inextricably linked with post-modern ideologies of personal existence however in centuries past this was not always the case. During the Early Modern era‚ specifically in Italy‚ ones concept of selfhood was heavily reliant on communal relationships and
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how the human figure is depicted in Italy‚ from something that was highly stylized to an idealized form that looked more real yet was strongly influenced by the Classical Age of ancient Greece and Rome. In the Northern Europe‚ however‚ depiction of the human form remained rooted in the Middle Ages and remained somewhat stylized. We will be talking about three pieces of works of art from 14th century Early Renaissance to 15th century Renaissance in Italy. Stroganoff Madonna & Child 14th
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Chp 17 - THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SOCIETY IN WESTERN EUROPE While other parts of the world were experiencing unprecedented prosperity during the postclassical era‚ Europe’s economy underwent a sharp constriction with the fall of the Roman Empire. Long-distance trade did not entirely disappear‚ significant developments took place in agricultural production‚ and there were brief periods of government consolidation; nevertheless‚ early medieval Europe was a world dominated by rural self-sufficiency
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Mazzini was an important figurehead for the unification of Italy‚ historians such as Pearce and Stiles state that that ’no one else campaigned for so long or so tirelessly in the cause of a united Italy’. He had extremely radical and liberal ideas about how Italy should be unified‚ and some historians Mazzini’s ideal was that Italy should be unified ‘from below’. He wanted the people of Italy to rise up from their high-powered oppressors‚ while still maintaining the opinion that if monarchs were
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economic problems in Turin. The crowned king of the 19th century‚ victor Emmanuel‚ was very captivated by Benso as he fixed most of the problems in Turin so he offered Benso to be their prime minister in 1852. Benso didn’t straightaway want to unify Italy‚ he first wanted to unite Lombardy and Venetia. A year later‚ the elections came by and unfortunately Benso did not make the government due to the Piedmontese army was destroyed in the battle of Novara. Luckily‚ he was brought back by the people and
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from the middle ages to the modern century. NORTHERN ITALY‚ being in the perfect spot to become parts of large amounts of the early trade in Europe‚ quickly became the birthplace of the Renaissance because not only did most traveling scholars pass through the town‚ but the city already had great artistic influence. From trade‚ Italy had come into contact with other cultures giving rise to the economy helping Italy to accumulate wealth‚ which was a need for the growing of art and literature
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Why was it so difficult to establish a stable parliamentary democracy in Italy in the 40 years after unification? After the merger of Italy‚ several complications that stirred the fresh nation‚ who had to deal with a series of troubles that invariably affected the poorer Italians‚ especially in the south while disallowing the power in Rome to fully consolidate. Italy had to face a series of social‚ economic and reform issues as well as dealing with the poverty and unceasing emigration that took
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Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi‚ Umbria. Which is just north of San Marino‚ the capital of Italy. He was born in 1181 but no one knows the exact date of his birth. His Father returned from France to see he had a son. He had a mother and a father. His Mother was Pica de Bourlemont and his Father was Pietro di Bernardone. Saint Francis of Assisi was one of seven kids. Pietro di Bernardone‚ his father was a wealthy silk merchant. He wanted Saint Francis of Assisi to be a silk merchant
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Pope Leo III‚ along with all other high priests‚ saw it fit to crown Charles as emperor as not only a sign of respect gained through his supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained empty in the east due to the succession of a female‚ Empress Irene (797-802)‚ there was an even greater need for someone to take the thrown. An analysis of the coronation of
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Leonardo da Vinci‚ who lived in Italy‚ was among the men who created many beautiful works of art. However‚ there was at least one project that Leonardo never finished. In 1482‚ the Duke of Milan hired Leonardo to make a statue of a horse. The Duke wanted the horse to be 24 feet tall. Creating such a large statue would not be easy. It was to be the largest statue of a horse in the world. Leonardo spent years building a clay model of the statue. He showed the model in Milan‚ Italy‚ but it was not finished
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