material was brought in and exclusively used to construct the church to localize the church. The author of the chapter uses the likeness of mosaics‚ sculpture‚ metalwork‚ and relics within the church to express the different Roman‚ Byzantine‚ Venetian‚ or Venetian imitation of Byzantine designs captured in the church. The church and its decoration are studied in relation to Venice’s interests abroad and on mainland Italy. Overall‚ the book chapters offer new ideas into the inspiration‚ purposes‚ and
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been a city which was oriented towards craft-industrial production‚ such as Florence‚ rather that towards trade or services‚ such as Naples or Rome. It was only when Venice turned from trade to industry at the end of the fifteenth century‚ that Venetian art caught up with that of Florence.” Artisans in Venice like the Bellini Brothers and others such as Titian‚ Tintoretto and Veronese have arguably surpassed artists in other regions of Italy in their specialties. Peter Humfrey expresses
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popular for this reason because it allowed for freedom to become someone you weren’t. Types of masks Venetian Masks came in many different styles each associated with type of person/ social class. The Bauta mask covered the whole face‚ known for its square jawline‚ pointed upward to allow for eating and talking because the mask didn’t have a mouth. The Bauta mask became regulated by venetian government as standard disguise to wear to certain political events when citizens were required to being
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constructed social order‚ are punished for their anomalous actions. Through extracting the perennial power relations of the play‚ a Marxist and Feminist paradigm can be adopted. Gender Powerplay The representation and relationships of women in Venetian society in terms of gender relations and equality are explored throughout the play. The character of Iago‚ adopts the sexist and discriminatory attitudes towards women that was common in the patriarchal society of Venice. Iago was someone who thought
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scramble to grab Byzantine land after the 4TH crusade‚ in 1204‚ the Venetians concentrate on territories suiting their maritime interests. They take the islands of Corfu and Crete. They yield Corfu ten years later to the Greek ruler of Epirus (the nearest part of the mainland)‚ but Crete remains a Venetian possession for more than four centuries. It is the first in a chain of valuable staging posts to the eastern Mediterranean. Venetian control over Cephalonia is established in 1350. In 1380‚ at Chioggia
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Tyler Every March 25‚ 2013 Written Commentary 6: Venice by Jan Morris The author’s purpose is to describe the setting by contrasting her culture to Venice and by using irony to display the people‚ surroundings and daily life. A mother who just started living in Venice is telling us about the setting and her life in Venice. She uses irony‚ humor and contrast to build the imagery of the city and people. Throughout the passage the author uses irony to convey the surroundings and the image
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societies he portrays. This essay will show that‚ although both plays contain characters with racist attitudes‚ the plays as a whole condemn racism as illogical and inhuman‚ furthermore Shakespeare’s condemnation of racism is part of a larger critique of Venetian society in both plays. It is hard to discover Elizabethan and Jacobean attitudes to non-whites like Othello and non Christians like Shylock. Robinson (p. 20–25) summarizes the research that has been undertaken to reach the conclusion
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wasn’t until 1509 when they were finally recognized of their importance as a source of revenue by the Venetian government and were allowed to remain in the city. Living in the city was not going to be easy. The Jews‚ including Jewish merchants‚ were forced into many restrictions which included having to wear a yellow hat and having to live in what was called the ghetto nuovo. Basically‚ the Venetians were tolerant of Jews as long as they were all lodged together in one place. Eventually around 1541
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balanced especially for local professionals in the hospitality industry. Although the unemployment rate in Macau has been around 2% during recent years‚ improving the whole professional level is the most important thing for the long term. (Government of Macao Special Administrative Region‚ 2013) According to statistics‚ there is around 130 thousand non-local people work in Macau in 2013. Since the booming development of the hospitality industry‚ there is no doubt that Macau needs more qualified personnel
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has so many different meaning for not only the Venetian people but to people all over the world. There are different variations of carnival all around the world. The history of carnival is deep and spreads through each generation differently but it is something that needs to be looked into with more depth and explored. Originally the Venice Carnival was a two month long period of feasting before the rigors of Lent‚ by the 18th century the Venetian Carnival season began in October and lasted five
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