family, and a wife that conforms to his ideas of virtue and duty. In the letters of Alessandra Strozzi, readers chronicle her communication with her family and draws a vivid picture of their lives as they actually happened during this fascinating time period. Alessandra Strozzi wrote letters to her family while here sons were in exile, which added to her precarious position in society as a widow. The Strozzi family was one of the most powerful families during the Renaissance, but with that power came
In the painting known as The Cook (c. 1630-1640) (Fig. 1), the celebrated Genoese artist Bernardo Strozzi has depicted a genre scene that would – perhaps – not seem amiss nestled amidst the portfolios of the renowned Flemish genre painters Pieter Aertsen, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, and Willem Buytewech. Its composition features the interior of a cavernous kitchen, where an enticing young woman – presumably the titular cook – appears intent on plucking game. It could be argued, however, that The
Barbara Strozzi was one of the most talented figures of the seventeenth century. Strozzi was born in Venice in 1619 to Isabella Garzoni, servant to Giulio Strozzi. In 1628, Giulio Strozzi acknowledged Barbara as his natural daughter by referring to her in his will as his “figliuola elettiva”, meaning elective daughter and designating her as his heiress. (Spiller, Melanie. 2012) Under Giulio Strozzi’s guidance, Barbara studied music with singer and opera composer Francesco Cavalli and developed an
from 1725 to around 1850. Before this time, most of Italian song literature was excerpted from operas. Many of the songs that are performed as ‘art songs’ today are actually arias from early Italian operas. Composers, with the exception of Barbara Strozzi, were focused primarily on their operatic literature. Italian art songs of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were showcases for the voice, exploiting its musical and technical capabilities. For that reason, these songs focus very little on
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technically one art piece conveying two different emotions. The statues were created by Michelangelo and were intended to be put into the tomb of Pope Julius II. Both of these statues are unfinished and were donated to the Florentine exile Roberto Strozzi, who then presented these statues to the King of France. These statues were started in 1513 by Michelangelo, but this project was cut short for financial reasons. These statues were to be a part of a 4-part ‘prisoners’ art piece that was unfinished
When looking for a wife for her son, Alessandra Strozzi wanted the family to have a good reputation and the bride to be skilled and able to handle children. She briefly mentioned attractiveness as well as the girl’s literacy and involvement in the arts. In Strozzi’s case, she had the disadvantage of having to find someone who would take her son even as he was in exile. Filippo would have an arranged marriage that would help the Strozzis carry on their family name and status. 4. Machiavelli’s
The Calling of St. Matthew is an oil painting on canvas done in the late 1500's at the very beginning of the Baroque period by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. He brings this canvas to life with vivid colors; bold contrasts of reds, golds, and greens and various textures of velvets and soft fur. Caravaggio painted several paintings for this church in Rome, San Luigi dei Francesi. This painting tells the story from Matthew 9:9 in the New Testament when Matthew became a disciple of Jesus Christ
Vanitas Vanitas, found in many recent pieces, is a style of painting begun in the 17th Century by Dutch artists. Artists involved in this movement include Pieter Claesz, Domenico Fetti and Bernardo Strozzi . Using still-life as their milieu, those artists and others like them provide the viewer with ideas regarding the brevity of life. The artists are giving us a taste of the swiftness with which life can fade and death overtakes us all. Some late 20th Century examples were shown recently at the
The Medici appeared as the first important bourgeoisie family, which supported the artists, writers and philosophers, in the history. However, we cannot consider the Medici as another ordinary bourgeoisies lived at the same time with them because their fortune and political power could not be compared with other bankers, merchants and higher classes of the society. The beginning of their dynasty accelerated the Italian Renaissance, especially in Florence. During the reign of Cosmo and Lorenzo de’
In Florentine Filippino Lippi’s painting Madonna and Child, he depicts a motherly woman holding an infant on her laps, who is trying to flip a book page. This work was painted in tempera, oil and gold on wood. In this painting of ca.1483-84, Filippino Lippi implies a mother-infant relationship between the two figures in the work, the woman as the Virgin Mary and the infant as the Christ Child in Christianity. The infant’s posture of reading suggests the relationship between the mother as Mary and
created a new style of music: the monody, or solo voice. The Florentine Camerata was a small group of humanistic musicians who gathered to discuss trends in the arts. Known members of the Camerata included of Giovanni Bardi, Guilio Caccini, Pietro Strozzi, and Vincenzo Galilei. It was through many discussions and experiments that they decided that the group believed in. The Camerata found some issues when it came to the revival of Greek Drama, particularly with the style and textures of the
In the book, Giovanni and Lusanna, by Gene Bucker, he discusses the scandalous actions of a Florentine woman taking a wealthy high status man to court over the legality of their marriage. Published in 1988, the book explains the legal action taken for and against Lusanna and Giovanni, the social affects placed on both persons throughout their trial, and the roles of both men and women during the time. From the long and complicated trial, it can be inferred that women’s places within Florentine society
Music has shaped the lives of people throughout history. Even in its earliest forms, music has included use of instruments. One of the oldest musical instruments known is a variation of the flute; the original flute is thought to date back nearly 67,000 years ago. Tonight we are going to move throughout the eras with a history of instrumental music. This concert will begin with the Renaissance Era and continue through time until we have reached modern instrumental music. During the Renaissance
Nicole Dommer Mrs. Hutchinson English 10B 1 April, 2014 The Good Side of Lucrezia Borgia Have you ever been falsely accused of something you didn’t do? It wouldn’t be surprising if the answer was yes. Misinterpretation affects a numerous amount of people on a daily basis. Someone in history who had their fair share of misinterpretation was Lucrezia Borgia. She was the daughter of the sadistic, Pope Alexander VI and the sister of Cesare Borgia. Both, her father and brother, accidently created various
Supply-Chain Breakdown." MIT Sloan Management Review, 46.1 (2004): 53-62. Christopher, Martin and Helen Peck. "Building the Resilient Supply Chain." International Journal of Logistics Management, 15.2 (2004): 1-13. Colicchia, Claudia and Fernanda Strozzi. “Supply Chain Risk Management A New Methodology For A Systemic Literature Review.” Supply Chain Management an International Journal, 17.4 (2012): 403-418. Print. Hans-Christian, Pfohl, Gallus Philipp, and David Thomas. “Interpretive structural
The Prince Application to Individualism Blue The novel The Prince by Machiavelli demonstrates individualism, the practical application of humanism, a theme of the Renaissance that is characterized by developing one’s own skills in the style of classical Greek and Roman figures. In The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the development individual leadership skills using examples from ancient Greece and Rome, making The Prince an example individualism in the Renaissance. The Prince is well represented
called upon to create interiors that met those needs. This period began a trend of prosperous trade and banking which created a strong economy resulting in a great deal of capital. This great wealth was possessed mostly by the Medici, Pitti, and Strozzi families, who used it to collect artwork, fund artists, construct buildings, and ultimately inspire the growth and development of this period. Simultaneously, many forward thinking individuals distinguished by achievement in arts and sciences were
Introduction to NoSQL For storing the data in organized manner we use the traditional relational databases and in these databases the information is stored in the form tables. NoSQL is an abbreviation or a short form for ‘Not only SQL’. Carlo Strozzi in 1998 for the first time used this name to refer their open source relational database, which didn’t exposed its SQL interface. As this was different from the relational databases so on later stage he suggested to name it NoRel (No Relational) instead
When most people think of the Scientific Revolution, they think of scientists such as Galileo, Newton, Brahe, and Boyle. However, many people do not even know about the many women who played a vital role in the scientific advancements of this period. Even when these women were alive, most of society either ignored them or publicly disapproved their unladylike behavior. Because of this, these women were often forgotten from history, and very little is known about the majority of them. Although