last duke of the principality‚ who ruled Ferrara from 1559 to 1597 but in three marriages fathered no heir to succeed him. The deceased duchess in the poem was his first wife‚ Lucrezia de’ Medici‚ a daughter of Cosimo de’ Medici (1519-1574)‚ Duke of Florence from 1537 to 1574 and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569 to 1574. Lucrezia died in 1561 at age 17. In 1598‚ Ferrara became part of the Papal States.
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particular animals which are the lion and the fox. The characteristics of the fox are that they are strategic‚ crafty‚ and clever. Though the weakness of the fox is that they are defenseless against wolves (allegorical symbol of the aristocrats within Florence‚ Italy). On the other hand‚ the qualities of the lion are that they are brash‚ lazy‚ and irrational. However‚ their weakness is that they are susceptible against the traps. The prince should be equally like the fox when identifying the traps‚ but
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locations are just the 6 best‚ period. 1. Tuscany‚ Italy - this amazing location in the heart of Italy will still your soul and make you wish you never had to leave. There are beautiful museums‚ cathedrals‚ vineyards‚ the rich and historic cities of Florence‚ Pisa‚ Lucca‚ and many more. But the best part of Tuscany which makes it one of the top 6 locations for the best photography vacations list in the breathtaking countryside. It doesn’t get any better than this. 2. Milford Track‚ New Zealand - this
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the early Renaissance. His interpretation of David is the earliest known life-size bronze nude European art (Stokstad and Cothren 321). The sculpture stands over five feet tall. Originally it was documented in the courtyard of Medici Palace in Florence in 1469. Florentines thought Donatello’s David to represent heroism and virtue (Stokstad and Cothren 321). During high Renaissance in 1501‚ Florentine commissioned Michelangelo for a statue of David (Stokstad and Cothren 344). Originally sought
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AMERIGO VESPUCCI (or VESPUCIO) (ves-puteh’-ee)‚ Italian navigator‚ born in Florence‚ Italy‚ 9 March‚ 1451; died in Seville‚ Spain‚ 22 Feb.‚ 1512. He was of a wealthy family of merchants‚ and received his education from his uncle‚ Giorgi Antonio Vespucci‚ a Dominican friar‚ a friend and colleague of Savonarola. He engaged in business‚ first in Florence and afterward in Seville‚ where he met Columbus‚ perhaps as early as 1493‚ and where in 1497 he equipped the fleet with which that navigator sailed
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Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian prince as well as a writer who lived in Florence during the renaissance. One of his most famous wittings‚ “The Prince”‚ debates weather or not It is better for leaders to be feared or loved. Machiavelli’s book contains much evidence that shows how a leader who is feared makes a stronger leader. Others Interpret that “The Prince” describes that it is better for a leader to be loved. Although both positions have valid points I believe that there is more evidence
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Machiavelli argues in his “The Qualities of a Prince” that a leader is required to know the land and physical combat in order to properly govern and protect his country. Machiavelli is wrong in this because I believe that the President of the United States of America is more than capable of governing and defending his country without military experience. Some stress that the president of America is required to have military experience in order to fit the role of Commander in Chief. That may have
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The European Renaissance began in 14th-century Italy with Petrarch and Boccaccio. Prior to the Renaissance‚ Latin and Provencal were the literary language in Italy. It was only in the 13th century that Italian authors began writing in their native language. In the early Italian Renaissance‚ much of the focus was on translating and studying classics from antiquity‚ but soon many writers‚ not content to rest on the laurels of ancient authors‚ attempted to integrate the methods and styles of ancient
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created in a time referred to as the High Renaissance. At this time education was valued‚ and art was advancing with mathematical‚ and liberal techniques that incorporated reality with the complementary‚ or "ideal"(pg.633). Another leading artist of Florence was Raphael‚ who found himself doing newlywed portraits of Agnolo Doni and Maddalena Strozzi. Divinci‚ the first to complete the portrait of Mona Lisa inspired an identical yet different portrait of a woman named Maddalena. When making the Mona
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What is the renaissance architecture? The answer lays in its very name- the word is originally French‚ from term la rinascita “to be reborn”. If we want to describe this era‚ we could say‚ that renaissance is “a self-conscious break with the past and search for the new forms of expression”. And it’s fully true- renaissance is an entirely new turn in the History of Architecture‚ but at the same time it’s a return to and exalt of antique forms of roman art. It is said‚ that “Renaissance architects
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