Italian artists during the fifteenth-century were part of a movement formally known as the Renaissance. Altarpieces were crafted for religious purposes and served as individual or communal devotional pieces. They commonly depicted scenes from classical antiquity. Neri di Bicci’s first important commission‚ The Assumption of the Virgin (1455-1456)‚ was an Italian altarpiece. It is composed of numerous recurring forms and lines that serve to unify the composition. This results in the spiritual bridge
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The Political Unification of Italy Italian unification‚ “il Risorgimento‚” or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that aggregated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of Italy in the 19th century. For the sake of brevity and personal interest I’m only going to be discussing the military achievements that led to such a successful “Risorgimento!” Most scholars agree that the years‚ 1815-1871‚ are the years in which “il Risorgimento” occured. From the
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essential to get a clear understanding of Italian neorealism and the common aesthetics of neorealist films. Once I have that established it will enable me to critically evaluate the influences of neorealist aesthetics on Rome‚ Open City and afterwards‚ 8½‚ drawing them both together in the conclusion. The end of World War II‚ and Mussolini’s fascist regime in 1945 enabled a national film movement to flourish in Italy. This movement was branded ‘Italian neorealism’‚ and with its unique aesthetic
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To what extent was fascist control of Italy 1925-1943 the result of the effective use of propaganda? Propaganda allowed Mussolini to keep a wide control over the Italian population‚ however there were also other factors that maintained fascist control over Italy‚ including Mussolini’s link with the church‚ the banning of opposition‚ fear and repressive measures and the creation of a secure state. Propaganda was an important step in securing Mussolini’s position in power. He proposed various
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movements” in Italy’s collection of art (Schiavo 107)‚ neorealism began in 1945 and continued through 1952‚ with Italian film directors creating an assortment of material culture that depicted a shift in the nation’s identity (Ruberto 3). Through the utilization of language‚ nonprofessional actors‚ and stories about the working class‚ neorealist films reflect the transformation of Italian culture in the aftermath of sociopolitical turmoil. Comparably‚ between 1937 and 1946‚ the American film industry
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Mussolini and Stalin were two very powerful leaders of their countries. Mussolini was an Italian Leader whose goal it was to rebuild Rome to its former glory. His ruling was a form of dictator called a totalitarianism. A totalitarianism leader ruled‚ “a government in which a single party or leader controls the economic‚ social‚ and cultural lives of its people” (Pearson text). In 1922 the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III asked Mussolini to come up with a form of government. Mussolini opposed liberalism
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Mannerism is a period of European art which emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy‚ when a more Baroque style began to replace it‚ but continued into the seventeenth century throughout much of Europe.[1] Stylistically‚ Mannerism encompasses a variety of approaches influenced by‚ and reacting to‚ the harmonious ideals and restrained naturalism associated with artists such as Leonardo da Vinci‚ Raphael‚ and early Michelangelo. Mannerism
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Italy was promised land in the war and joined at the side of the Allies‚ but in the end it did not gained what it was promised and this was known as the "mutilated victory". The political sphere indicated the government in power was vulnerable‚ the Italians blamed the government for it did not take a stronger stand. Economically‚ Italy was in a great (fake‚ as it was believed it was about to collapse) boom. The North seemed to be booming more than the south. The fear of a communist revolution seemed
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Italian oral exam Question 1 ti puoi presentare dire il tuo nome‚ l’eta‚ di dove sei e cosa fai you can present to say your name‚ age‚ where you are and what you do answer il mio nome è nigel Gilchrist io sono da new jersey ma sono nato in Giamaica Io lavoro in verzion e studente allo stato ohio my name is nigel gilchrist i am from new jersey but i was born in jamaica i work at verzion and student at ohio state Question 2 ti piace il cinema italiano? Chi sono
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the parliamentary support. All the above mentioned in fact allows us to consider Italy to be a classical parliamentary republic with all its benefits and disadvantages. Now let’s try to describe every key element of political system of Italy. The Italian Parliament is elected once per 5 years and consists of two chambers: the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies having 315 and 630 seats correspondingly. The elections system changed several times‚ it has different mathematic formulas for each chamber
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