Rome is a city like no other, though its status by the time of the fourteenth century was only a shell of its ancient self. The population of early imperial Rome likely reached one million inhabitants, though perhaps it was as high as two million. However, in the late years …
Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance and an early hub of artistic and architectural activity in the fifteenth century.
Venice emerged from its medieval past in the fifteenth century to become one of the greatest cities in Italy. Venice developed as a city unlike that of any other in Italy. Whereas other cities in the peninsula could say they were founded by the ancient Romans, and thereby claim an …
Michelangelo carved a number of works in Florence during his time with the Medici, but in the 1490s he left Florence and briefly went to Venice, … Read More →
The most famous section of the Sistine Chapel ceiling is Michelangelo's Creation of Adam. This scene is located next to the Creation of Eve, which is … Read More →
David is one of Michelangelo's most-recognizable works, and has become one of the most recognizable statues in the entire world of art. Standing … Read More →