For students of the humanities…
The Italian Renaissance may well be the most significant art movement of all time. This website, put together in conjunction with Oxford University Press and the National Gallery of Art (in Britain) details the movement in a number of informative modules. link to Italian Renaissance Learning Resources
Magic was an important part of human culture from antiquity. Renaissance Florence was no exception. This article from the University of Chicago provides a great introduction to the subject. link to Magic in Humanist Florence
Unfortunately, not all art is valued all of the time. In Italy, the traditional villages and their traditional way of life were seen as old and tired in the first half of the twentieth century, and many people moved to the city for a faster-paced, hopefully more lucrative life. Things are changing now, and Italy… Continue reading Article: How Italy Is Bringing Its Rustic Villages Back to Life
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