Giuseppe Verdi was an Italian operatic composer. He was raided as a duchy. He was born on October 10‚ 1813‚ in Roncole. Berdi first studied music in the town of Bussesto. In 1832 Verdi was rejected to study with the Milan Conservatory because of his age. He became the pupil of composer Vincenzo Lavigna. Then returned to Bussesto in 1833 as conductor. At the age of 25 Verdi again went to Milan. His first opera‚ Oberto‚ was produced at La Scala with some success in 1839. His next work‚ the comic opera
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and burned by the Sauval with only one survivor‚ Anne. Sir Richard offered protection to all the peasants but he could not protect the castle because “the old duke is dead [and] . . . the young duke is but a boy‚ and his mother‚ who will rule the duchy until he is a man‚ is indifferent
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Leonardo was born in the small town of Vinci‚ Tuscany in April 15 1452. In the1460s Leonardo and his parents moved to Florence. His amazing art talent got him to Verrocchios workshop in 1466. That’s where he met Botticelli and Ghirlandaio. When he was working with Verrocchio he learned new things like painting and making large sculptures made of marble and other materials. He invented the helicopter‚ machine gun‚ parachute‚ and many other thing. He painted the Mona Lisa. in 1503 Leonardo made
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Date of Birth- August 15‚ 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Education- elementary education at a boys’ school in Ajaccio‚ young Napoleon was sent in January 1779 with his older brother Joseph to the College of Autun in the duchy of Burgundy. In May of the same year he was transferred to the more fashionable College of Brienne. At Brienne‚ Napoleon received an excellent military and academic education‚ and in October 1784 he earned an appointment to the École Militaire of
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What is "The German Question"? What is "The German Question"? This is a question that has been posed by many analysts over the years‚ each having their own views on what fulfills this question. However‚ each agrees that it is a question of high complexity. According to Constantin Frantz‚ "The German Question is the most obscure‚ most involved and most comprehensive problem in the whole of modern history". What makes Germanys ’ question so difficult to pinpoint is the fact that for all of its existence
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Lazio comprises a land area of 17‚236 km2 (6‚655 sq mi) and it has borders with Tuscany‚ Umbria‚ and Marche to the north‚ Abruzzo and Molise to the east‚ Campania to the south‚ and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. The region is mainly flat and hilly‚ with small mountainous areas in the most eastern and southern districts. The coast of Lazio is mainly composed of sandy beaches‚ punctuated by the headlands of Circeo (541 m) and Gaeta (171 m). The Pontine Islands‚ which are part of Lazio‚ lie opposite
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Elective History Medieval Assignment Henry V Henry V made a significant impact on the outcome of the Hundred Years War. Henry V shifted the focus of the war to the north of France; the areas of Normandy and Brittany were now a central focus instead of lands close to Gascony in southern France. He was the first king to successfully conquer all of northern France and beyond‚ and not stopping at conquering‚ but securing permanent fixtures to ensure that his occupation would remain unchallenged.
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Vasari and his role during the Florentine High Renaissance: Girogio Vasari was born in Arezzo‚ Tuscany during the Renaissance in 1511. As a young man he showed a remarkable interest and talent for painting and soon became a student of the famous artist Guglielmo da Marsiglia. After his apprenticeship‚ he moved on to study more in Florence‚ which was home to many other prominent Renaissance artists before he moved on to study in Rome. It was in Rome that he was exposed to the works of his idols
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Basic information about Finland: • Independent republic in northern Europe‚ Head of the state is president Tarja Halonen‚ Official languages Finnish and Swedish‚ Member of the European Union since 1995‚ Population: 5‚4 million‚ Capital: Helsinki‚ Currency: 1 euro = 100 cents‚ Time zone: GMT +2‚ Area: 338 424 km2 10 % covered by water systems 70 % forest – 8 % cultivated soil – 5 % wetlands (suo = swamp) – 3 % built land‚ In the south‚ Finland is bordered by the Gulf of Finland‚ and in the west
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Northern Europe than Italy. One last similarity of the two is they both had a definite artistic center. In Italy it was Florence were all artists looked for inspiration and innovation. In Northern Europe it was Flanders which was part of then the Duchy of Burgundy. This was a thriving city which like Florence made its money in banking and wool. Each of these cultures had their own specific style. Both
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