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  • Botticelli: From the Birth of Venus to a Bonfire of the Vanities
    Sandro Botticelli, the beloved Italian Renaissance artist we know so well today, died tragically several years after throwing many of his own works onto a bonfire at the urging of a fanatical religious reformer. If not for his resurrection by an ususual group of Victorian painters in the 19th century, we might not know him at all.
  • For That Knee Alone
    An unspoken competition existed between Italian Renaissance giants Michelangelo and Raphael even as they paid grudging respect to each other in subtle ways.
  • Offer Thanks to Nero
    Why, one might ask, would modern civilization owe a debt of gratitude to the unpopular, infamous Roman emperor Nero, dead two thousand years now by his own hand? For those folks not tuned in to their own historical roots, Nero is an important part of your culture, not just a computer software tool for burning compact disks.
  • The Outrageous Life of Benvenuto Cellini in His Own Words
    Benvenuto Cellini's outrageous autobiography details his exploits as one of the most talented and colorful artists of the Italian Renaissance mannerist style of art. Commissioned by both kings and popes, Cellini's exploits give us an insight into the life and times of the Renaissance.
  • Women As Edible Art
    Education is fun, but students do not always learn the lesson that's being taught. Speaking in metaphors sometimes delivers quite a different learning experience.

 

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