When the daughter of a diplomat fake dates a Scottish celebrity in Italy, she soon finds herself living her own Roman Holiday until the feelings get real and the paparazzi's knives come out.
The Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ child in her lap and flanked by four angels. She wears a veiled mantle, or maphorion, royal purple in color. A small white cross is woven into her veil.
S. Apollinare Nuovo, #Ravenna, early 6th cent. (partially restored)
Concordia, located in the north of Italy, was the birthplace of the early Christian author Rufinus. Among its archaeological remains are a Christian basilica and the “Trychora Martyrum,” a 4th c. martyrs shrine. By the end of the century it was transformed into a small basilica
The arch of Titus stands on the Via Sacra which leads from the Colosseum into the Roman Forum. It marked Titus' campaign in Judea which led to the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple. Titus' deified image is depicted lifted up to the heavens on the back of an eagle.
The arch of Titus stands on the Via Sacra which leads from the Colosseum into the Roman Forum. It marked Titus' campaign in Judea which led to the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple. Titus' deified image is depicted lifted up to the heavens on the back of an eagle.
Another excellent review of RAPHAEL: A PORTRAIT: “Sheds essential light on one of history’s greatest artists. Meticulously researched while there’s much to enjoy for even the dilettante..a thing of splendour"
Details: https://ideasroadshow.com/raphael/
“Mussolini’s propaganda was full of references to Latin and ancient Roman imagery. In 1936, after the end of the Italo-Ethiopian colonial war, the Duce boastfully announced from the balcony of Palazzo Venezia “the reappearance of the empire on the fatal hills of Rome.” A racial legislation carefully regulated the interactions between Italians and Ethiopians.”
John Condren is assistant professor at the university of Nottingham. He is an expert in 17th and 18th century Italian #diplomacy. In his PhD thesis he looked at the role of the duchies of the Po plain within the context of Louis XIV foreign policy. We’re eagerly awaiting its publication which is due this summer! (3/10)
Loek Luiten focusses on Italian #emdiplomacy from the other end of time making them both the perfect match! Luiten has done his PhD Oxford University on the Farnese Family in the 15th century. We can recommend his article “Friends and family, fruit and fish: the gift in Quattrocento Farnese cultural politics”. What a great title! (4/11)
Together Condren & Luiten accepted the challenge to give an overview on Italian #emdiplomacy! This is a great task indeed, as #earlymodern Italy consisted on a great variety of different political entities: duchies, princely composite states, the possessions of foreign monarchs and city-republics of different size and influence, meaning that Italy was itself “a hive of diplomatic activity”. (5/11)
Studying Italian #emdiplomacy is so rich of case studies that we could have several separate articles – and we indeed have a special article on papal diplomacy. (10/11)
Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Dennis Morano
A sweeping and comprehensive history of Venice--from its formation in the early Middle Ages to the present day--that traces its evolution as a city, city-state, regional power, and overseas empire.
Just finished 'I was an elephant salesman' by Pap Khouma. I read it because the author is a friend's uncle. It is a reasonable worm's eye view of a Senegalese migrant's experience in mid 80s Italy. The narrative voice of the first few chapters is excellent, but having set up an interesting character who is looking back on the travails of his younger self and full of things to say about Senegal, Italy, France and Germany we get a rather breathless account of a few years of selling. This is a shame. There is a bravura moment in which the sudden death of a friend is recounted. It is readable, full of insight but ultimately a failure of a novel (or translation).
<strong>Science of Naples: Making knowledge in Italy’s Pre-Eminent City, 1500–1800</strong>
"Individual chapters demonstrate the extent to which Neapolitan scholars and academies contributed to debates within the Republic of Letters that continued until deep into the nineteenth century. They also show how studies of Neapolitan natural disasters yielded unique insights that contributed to the development of fields such as medicine and earth sciences."
Science of Naples: Making knowledge in Italy’s Pre-Eminent City, 1500–1800
“Individual chapters demonstrate the extent to which Neapolitan scholars and academies contributed to debates within the Republic of Letters that continued until deep into the nineteenth century. They also show how studies of Neapolitan natural disasters yielded unique insights that contributed to the development of fields such as medicine and earth sciences.”