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21: DensityRank = 32<sup>nd</sup> |
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23: AdmittanceOrder = 20<sup>th</sup> |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[December 10]], [[1817]] |
26: Latitude = 30?13'N to 35?N | - 2006 (7939 bytes)
5: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>'''[[Decades]]:'''</small> <br> [[1970s]] [[1980s]] [[1990s]...
11: ...nday]] of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. It has been designated:
12: * The ''International Year of [[Deserts]] and [[Desertification]]''
14: ...Austrian composer ''Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart''.
19: ...[[January 1]] - Deadline by which the small remainder of non-metric road distance signs in the [[Repub... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
8: ... [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], surrenders.
15: ...an]] was announced at a meeting of the [[Acad魩e des Sciences]] in [[Paris]].
17: *[[1871]] - [[Amadeus I of Spain|Amadeus I]] becomes King of [[Spain]].
23: ... announces the [[Open Door Policy]] to promote trade with [[China]].
25: ...Russo-Japanese War]]: The [[Russia]]n fleet surrenders at [[L?ou|Port Arthur]], [[China]]. - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
1: ...image:DESPREZ.JPG|Josquin Des Prez]]<br>''Josquin Des Prez''</div>
2: ...i da Palestrina|Palestrina]], and is usually considered to be the central figure of the [[Dutch School...
6: ...nce]]), Josquin was a member of the papal choir under [[Pope Innocent VIII]]. In the later [[1490s]] ...
8: ...of the [[Miserere]], Psalm 50, for five voices, widely acknowledged to be one of his masterpieces.
10: ...d by researchers. He remained at Cond頵ntil his death in 1521. - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...s]], and there have been either 265 or 266 popes, depending on whether a source counts [[#Notes on num...
6: ...] of the Roman Province'' and ''[[Servus Servorum Dei|Servant of the Servants of God]].''
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29: | <small>Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day ([[SS Peter & Paul]]) [[29 June]]...
36: | <small>Traditionally martyred (no evidence); Feast day [[23 September]]</small> - Donatello (10376 bytes)
3: ...''Donato di Niccolo Betto Bardi''') ([[1386]] - [[December 13]], [[1466]])
4: was a famous [[Florence|Florentine]] [[artist]] and [[sculptor]] of the E...
7: ...struct the cupola of [[Santa Maria del Fiore]] in Florence, while Donatello acquired his knowledge of classi...
9: ==Work in Florence==
10: ...hitectural setting. In fact, so strong is this tendency that the ''Saint Mark'', when inspected at the... - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ...e town where he first took the vows. His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''.
7: ...hich we find in use within thirty years after his death, but was not properly [[beatification|beatifie...
9: ...tings of this artist were in the [[Certosa]] of [[Florence]]; none such exist there now.
13: ...cuted for the Church of the [[Holy Trinity]] in [[Florence]], paintings that Vasari indicated as "painted by...
15: ...ansferred to the Dominican convent of S. Marco in Florence. - Leonardo da Vinci (25889 bytes)
2: ... for designing many inventions that anticipated modern technology but were rarely constructed in his l...
7: .... It has also been suggested, albeit on scanty evidence, that she was a [[Middle East|Middle Eastern]]...
9: As he was born before modern naming conventions developed in [[Europe]], his full name was "Leonardo...
11: ...s father soon showed them to the painter [[Andrea del Verrocchio]], who subsequently took on the fourt...
12: ...ntellect that whatever he turned his mind to he made himself master of with ease" ([[Giorgio Vasari|Va... - Lorenzo Ghiberti (754 bytes)
1: '''Lorenzo Ghiberti''' ([[1378]] - [[December 1]], [[1455]]) was an important [[Renaissan...
3: ...ne years working on a second door with ten panels depicting scenes from the [[Old Testament]]. These ... - Raphael (3466 bytes)
2: ...Santi, Raffaello de Urbino''' or '''Rafael Sanzio de Urbino'''.
4: ...Perugino]]; but after moving to [[Florence, Italy|Florence]] he soon adopted the styles of [[Leonardo da Vin...
8: ...ting Christian [[theology|theologian]]s grouped under [[Jesus]].
10: Under [[Pope Leo X]] he was chief architect of [[Saint...
12: ... his biographer) set a period to his labours, and deprived the world of further benefit from his talen... - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
1: ...n (c.1435) Oil on oak panel, 220 x 262 cm [[Museo del Prado]], Madrid]]
3: ...(c. [[1400]] - [[June 18]], [[1464]]) was a [[Flanders|Flemish]] [[painter]].
9: ...ult on his style, which owes nothing to Italian models; and he returned to [[Brussels]], where he died...
13: ...lip the Good, painted c. 1450 by Roger van der Weyden]]
15: ...Unlike other Flemish masters, Roger used little underdrawing for his oil paintings, only blocking out ... - Sandro Botticelli (8995 bytes)
1: ...as characterized by [[Giorgio Vasari]] as a "[[golden age]]", a thought, suitably enough, he expressed...
3: ...'' for a new view of pagan [[Antiquity]] (Uffizi, Florence)]]
5: ...y" (Vasari) In [[1470]] he opened his own independent ''studio''.
7: ...'[[tondo]]'' form and did many beautiful female nudes, according to Vasari. The ''Birth of Venus'' ('...
11: ...him political protection and creating conditions ideal for his production of several masterpieces. - Coluccio Salutati (1748 bytes)
1: ...ural leaders of [[Renaissance]] [[Florence, Italy|Florence]].
3: ...on the death of Giangaleazzo in [[1402]], leaving Florence in a powerful position in northern Italy.
5: ...se viewpoints, frequently engaging in theological debates on the merits of pagan literature with Churc... - Giovanni Boccaccio (10149 bytes)
2: ...tic, spirited and clever individuals who are grounded in reality (in contradiction to the characters o...
5: ...lso the place of his birth, this has been largely depreciated as a romanticism and his place of birth ...
7: ... which he had no affinity and he eventually persuaded his father to let him study law at the ''Studium...
9: ...s with fellow scholars. His early influences included Paolo da Perugia (a curator and author of a coll...
11: ...eoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]]'s ''[[Troilus and Criseyde]]''), ''Teseida'' (ditto the ''Knight's Tale''), ... - Leonardo Bruni (2706 bytes)
2: ...lor of Florence]]. He has been called the first modern historian.
6: ... the city during his time in office. He was succeeded in office by [[Carlo Marsuppini]].
10: ...hed the end of the Dark Age and were entering a modern period, and thus logically called the interveni...
12: ...tudia humanitatis'', meaning the study of human endevours versus those of theology and metaphysics, wh...
14: ...itical philosophers (see [[Tacitean studies]] for details). - Petrarch (10447 bytes)
1: ...ched fresco. 247 x 153 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Artist: Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla (c....
3: .... Petrarch and [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] are considered the fathers of the [[Renaissance]].
6: ...]. His father, Ser Petracco, had been exiled from Florence in 1302 (along with [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]) by...
8: ...e antiquity to be given this honor. He traveled widely in Europe and served as an ambassador. He was ...
10: ...ience itself. Therefore, April 26th, 1336 is regarded as the "birthday of [[alpinism]]", and Petrarch ... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
3: ...ay 3]], [[1469]] - [[June 21]], [[1527]]) was a [[Florence|Florentine]] [[political philosopher]], [[musicia...
8: Machiavelli was born in Florence, the second son of Bernardo di Niccolò Machiavel...
10: ...ents arising out of the ambitions of [[Pope Alexander VI]] and his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], and these c...
12: ...here he devoted himself to literature. He died in Florence in [[1527]] and his resting place is unknown, how...
15: ...because the Catholic church put the work in its Index – a list of books against the faith. - Florence (11538 bytes)
1: ...]]-[[1871]]) the capital of the kingdom of Italy. Florence was long ruled ([[1434]]-[[1494]], [[1512]]-[[152...
3: ...ed the birthplace of the [[Italian Renaissance]]. Florence is famous for its wealth of fine [[art]] and [[ar...
5: [[Image:FlorenceSymbol-giglio.png|thumb|right|127px|"Giglio di Fir...
7: ...age:66360262.JPG|right|thumb|300px|An Overview of Florence (Italian: Firenze)]]
9: ...ence_bridges.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The bridges of Florence at sunset from Piazzale Michelangelo]] - Tuscany (4785 bytes)
1: ... [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] to the west. It is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of [[Italy]].
4: ...useum]]s like the [[Uffizi]] in [[Florence, Italy|Florence]] and in situ in even quite small cities.
8: ...ble [[tourist]] destinations in Tuscany include [[Florence]], [[Pisa]], [[Lucca]], [[Maremma]] (in [[Provinc...
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13: capital = [[Florence]] | - Regions of Italy (3031 bytes)
1: ...the principles and laws establishing autonomy and decentralization.
2: [[Image:TF7_4_0499W.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ...o resign if it fails to retain the council's confidence. Regional governments are thus analogous in st...
5: ...g greater powers and autonomy. The regions are headed by a Commissioner who serves to co-ordinate the ...
7: ...councils and ''giunte'' headed by provincial presidents or communal mayors.
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