Renaissance fair

After the desire for a revival of Greek drama encouraged by Renaissance artists during the 1600’s, Opera as we know it was formed. Opera was continually developed as Renaissance artists discovered their beloved Greek tragedies could be restored through music. Opera evolved overtime as new contributions to the style were introduced by innovative and diverse musicians. These musicians knew what Opera embodied and continually developed the style to what would endure and resonate with future…

Italy was greatly known for her Great Roman Empire which lasted for about a 1000 years. The place was also the starting point of the very important way of thinking “The Renaissance”, which was the major cause for the art and scientific change we see today. The very important elements of Italian culture are its art, music, fashion and iconic food. Italy is the heart of Western civilization and has been crossroads of the world for it's port in the Mediterranean sea for over 2,000 years. Creativity…

The key figures of the Renaissance helped to shape the world of their time, bringing about new ideas, and challenging the rules of their societies. They also have had lasting effects on the world that help to shape it even into the modern day. It would be difficult to say who exactly had the largest influence, but ten of the best are as follows. The first figure of this group is Leonardo da Vinci, who lived in Italy and France during the mid-to-late-15th and early 16th Centuries. A well-known…

Have you ever stood at the beginning of a very long room or hallway? If you have, then you probably noticed that everything gradually gets smaller in the distance. This is called linear perspective and it is defined by creating an illusion of depth on a flat surface through a series of lines that converge in a single vanishing point. Many architects use linear perspective in there work to this day, but Filippo Brunelleschi was the one who started it long ago in the design and construction of…

“...Something strangely artificial, or even deformed” : Mauro Giuliani's Bold Attempt to Legitimize the Classical Guitar. While he mainly referred to himself as a violoncellist, Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) was the leading guitar virtuoso of his time and still stands as one of the leading composers in the repertoire of the instrument. A well respected and well connected musician in early 19th century Italy, Giuliani was regularly seen performing, dining and in the entorages of the likes of Haydn…

Why did the Renaissance begin when and where? The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy because it was a huge trade center at the time. Florence was in a nice geographical location for commerce and trade. This gave a huge amount of wealth to the city which contributed to its economic success. As the main point of exchange, many concepts took off from Florence including new forms of art and politics. Location wasn’t the only contributing factor to the beginning of the Renaissance since The Black…

I really cannot compare other countries with Italy because of my lack of travel the past years, but there is one thing I can say about Italy that stood out from the others is that is a place where you literally feel disconnected and forget about your responsibilities and worries. On thursday evening, Jillian and I flew to Venice, Italy. Jillian really wanted to partake in the "hostel" experience and we stayed at Camping Jolly. It was not as scary as I thought it would be, but then again we did…

1469. Erasmus was born in 1466 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was a great scholar in the northern renaissance and the first editor of the New Testament. Machiavelli was a historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer in the northern renaissance. One of his popular works was the book he wrote “The Prince”. Both Machiavelli and Erasmus were great contributors towards work in the renaissance time period. When comparing the two in which style of leadership fits today’s world I…

Becoming one of the most prominent social concerns, gender relationships have been developing throughout the history. Although feminist movements in recent decades have significantly improved women’s life experience in multiple significant aspects, there is still more to be done so that more women can experience equality in their daily life. To improve women’s societal recognition, it is vital to study the history and identify the sources of gender inequalities from a historical perspective.…

was not till sometime during that period that the church started to gain significant ground and saw a religious revival and once again had the faith of the masses. The role of the church wasn’t very significant during the ages of old such as the renaissance; they accumulated a great deal of power, to be precise the church was the counter balance and the power to keep the equilibrium from one man having absolute power, to be able to rule in this time period he must be ordained by god and to go…