Florence

Florence: Heart of the Renaissance By Yusra Farooq During the 15th century, Florence was the home of the Renaissance and the birthplace of our modern western world. You can enjoy much of the greatest art created, during that exciting age, today like Michelangelo’s David or Botticelli’s Birth of Venus. There’s also Ghiberti's glorious 3D bronze gates, Fra Angelico’s serene beauty of paintings and the Duomo that kicked off the Renaissance. After the fall of ancient Rome, Europe wallowed in centuries

On 1st of November 1301, Charles of Valois invaded Florence, with the official purpose to bring peace between the two internal political factions but, in contrast, he reached the political power on the city, on which he ruled and enacted hard laws. In addition, on 9th of November 1301 the French Prince appointed Conte Gabrielli da Gubbio (member of the Black Guelphs) as supreme magistracy of Florence, allowing this latter to recall in Florence the exiled Donati family, who had been previously banned

evolving because of its relation to the medical field. Possibly one of the most influential people in the medical field was Florence Nightingale. Although the achievements she accomplished in her lifetime may seem small, they certainly impact how not only recreation functions today, but the entire medical field. Florence Nightingale was born into a wealthy family in Florence Italy in 1820. During the 19 century the original role of women shifted due to the Industrial Revolution. Instead of working

In a time that was economically and socially dominated by men, Florence Nightingale was a female that overcame many obstacles and persevered to become a world renowned social reformer and the founder of modern nursing. By examining Nightingales life, it is easy to see how she dramatically redesigned the medical administration of Europe and became the face of modern nursing. This paper will examine Nightingales major achievements, the influence she had in the 19th century, ability to conform contemporary

in the arts during the Renaissance. The Renaissance started in the city of Florence, The reason for Florence being the birth of the Renaissance, was because the region of Florence experiencing major changes in social and economic development. With these changes brought new minds that sparked an interest in the Roman past. Along with being a major trading city, with many guilds ready to display their wealth. Making Florence the perfect city to start the beginning of a new era, an age of new ideas,

In 2008 my husband and I went to Florence, Italy. Prior to going, I did some research about a few particular sites we should visit and why they were important. Florence has been considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance (Walther, Suckale, Eschenbur, Williams). The key tipping point of that birth was the creation of IL Duomo that Fillipo Brunelleschi designed. We visited it while we were there. The structure was massive. It is the largest massonry dome in the world. When I saw the

Florence Nightingale was an admirable leader because despite her gender she kept striving for what she wanted in a world ruled by men. She had determination, honesty, integrity, and respect from her peers. She fought diligently for women to receive an education

Florence, Italy is often referred to as the “birthplace of the Renaissance” because many early artists and writers in this period emerged from this city as well as the northern hills of Italy. Florence became a center for trade, with its most wealthy merchants selling wool. This source of income provided the rebirth of the city such as the building of large cathedrals, gilded mansions, and beautiful villas. During most of the Renaissance the Medici family controlled Florence, and through their

The early Renaissance art in Florence focused on an elaborate, Gothic style of painting; very formal and traditional, yet there was always something that seemed to be lacking. Perspective and depth were two very important qualities in painting, yet up until the time of young Masaccio, (born Tommaso Guidi), paintings were beautiful, but seemed to just be art that hung on the wall. In Masaccio’s work, “rather than recede in space, the figures seem to come forward” (Cole 120). He may not have known

artistic roof that would fully cover the interior, and keep the outdoor elements from entering, instead of having a massive whole in their cathedrals was the motivation that led to Brunelleschi’s invention of the dome that is used on a few cathedrals in Florence. The questions that were asked were how are they going to build a dome that was almost 150 feet across? How are they going to build this dome and successfully place them from 180 feet from the ground? Would the weight