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Tag Archives: Italy
1529: Fortifications
In 1527, a republican government was established in the city-state of Florence after residents ousted the ruling Medici family. The pope at the time, Clement VII, was himself a Medici—and he took affront at the rebellion and resolved to capture … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Architecture, Art, Drawing, Emperor Charles V, Italy, LGBT, Michelangelo, Pope Clement VII, War
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340 AD: Patron Saint of Beekeepers
According to tradition, a swarm of bees settled on the face of the infant St. Ambrose, leaving a drop of honey and thus foretelling the saint’s eloquence—his honeyed tongue. He is the patron saint of bees and beekeepers. A certain … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 4th Century, Ambrose, Animals, Art, Bees, Books, Charles Butler, Christianity, France, Insects, Italy, Jacques I Laudin, Painting, Portraits, Religion, Saints
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1974: Iconography
Annibale Carracci: Christ Crowned with Thorns (16th Century) Phil Roman, director: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974)
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Tagged 16th Century, 1970's, Animals, Annibale Carracci, Art, Birds, Christianity, Comic Strips, Dogs, Italy, Latino/as, Mammals, Painting, Phil Roman, Television, USA
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1936: Gold Were His Limbs where He Was Bird
In 1921, the Istituto nazionale dantesco in Milan commissioned a lavish edition of the Divine Comedy to celebrate the 600th anniversary of Dante’s death; the edition was to include an original color plate for each of the 100 canti of … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Century, 1930's, 20th Century, Amos Nattini, Art, Books, Cryptids, Dante, Italy, Poetry, Printmaking
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2014: Starts With
Richard Meier: SINDA (2014) Italian words that start with “sinda“: sindaco, mayor sindacato, labor union sindacale, union sindacalista, union official, trade unionist sindacare, to judge sindacalismo, trade unionism sindacalizzarsi, to unionize
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Tagged 2010's, 21st Century, Architecture, Art, Collage, Italy, Labor, Richard Meier, Unions, USA
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1463: Portrait
Luca della Robbia: Portrait of a Young Lady (1463)
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Tagged 15th Century, Art, Ceramics, Italy, Luca della Robbia, Portraits, Women
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44 BC: False Friends
When I was a student in Italy, a friend of mine once wanted to tell his host family that he liked the bread because it was made “without preservatives.” Not knowing the Italian for “preservative,” he took what seemed like … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Century BC, 21st Century, Art, Brutus, Italy, Language, Sculpture
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