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Vintage Italian Art Print Napoli Naples Antique View 32 cm x 21 cm Unframed || SWtradepost - ebay

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Fashion Friday:  Adopt a Pompeiian Dog

For my fashion inspiration this week, I turned to ancient Pompeii, an urban land that succumbed to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, located on the western coast of Italy, southeast of Naples. The ruins of the city laid buried under ash and earth until 1748 when murals and bodies posed as action figures frozen in time were revealed. While much has been excavatied, today, there are still over 50 acres of land yet to be explored, with growing access to the public as the archeology dig expands.

The allure of Pompeii lies in the catastrophic and immediate deaths of so many who failed to escape, becoming concrete mummies in situ.  Recent discoveries in a nearby villa have shown scholars that life in Pompeii was not to be envied, with slavery paramount and social welfare nonexistent.

In spite of the tough Pompeii society, the urban streets were very multi-cultural where theatre was performed in Greek. Street vendors and food stalls provided Roman urbanites with stews of sheep, snail, and fish. Graffiti was found everywhere. Inside one food stall is the mural of a chained dog, with graffiti scrawled on the mural’s painted frame, blaspheming a snack bar owner.

Carnal proclivities were not uncommon in ancient Pompeii. For instance, an excavated fresco of the Spartan queen Leda hints at the everyday homage to the eroticism of mythology. In this story, Leda is seduced and raped by Zeus in swan-form bearing heirs whose power continued the deity tradition of wickedness.

Fortunately, today's leaders of the Great Pompeii Project are using $137 million of EU funds to reach a vast audience, including Instagram and Twitter followers. Prior to this joint effort, the ruins of Pompeii suffered from environmental overexposure, looting, and Italian red-tape while being nestled in a region of organized crime. In fact, packs of stray Pompeiian dogs are now available for adoption as the archeological site leads modern conservationism efforts by abating tourism blight and corruption traps.

My first fashion plate is titled "Dog Paws Dress," highlighting the round velvet foot-pads of our furry friends. The remaining designs are similarly inspired; can you spot these single inspirations?

Here is a listing of sources from the UWM Special Collections and the New York Times, which I have augmented with digital color and outline to emphasize particular details of my inspiration: 

1, 3, 4, 8). Photographs of ancient Pompeii frescoes and two Roman bodies, published by The New York Times, written by Elisabetta Povoledo, 2018 - 2020. Images 3 an 4 inspired my own designs for the Swan Wrap Dress and the Curly Rooster Dress.

2, 8). My interpretation and contemporary design of the Dog Paws Dress inspired by David Hawcock's pop-up book, The Pompeii Pop-Up, published by Universe Publishing in 2007.

5) Costume illustration of Roman warriors with animal predator as hooded cloak, in Geschichte des Kostums, published by E. Weyhe in 1923.

6) Woodcut prints by the illustrator Kurt Craemer as published in The Last Days of Pompeii by the Limited Editions Club in 1956.

7) Works Projects Administration illustration of Roman warriors as published in the Costumes of the World, 100 Hand Colored Plates from Ancient Egypt to the Gay Nineties in 1940.

9) Jewelry of the Roman civilization with several animal motifs in Alexander Speltz's plate collection, The Coloured Ornament of All Historical Styles, Part I: Antiquity, published by Baumgärtner in 1915.

10) Ornamentation of Roman aesthetic as seen in Giulio Ferrari's Volume 1: Gli Stili Nella Forma e nel Colore, Rassegna dell' arte antica e Moderna di Tutti i Paesi, published by C. Crudo & Co. in 1925.

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—Christine Westrich, MFA Graduate Student in Intermedia Arts

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Hello ! Could you tell me facts about the life of Cesare Borgia? Thaanks.

So, I really wanted to make this a short list with basic facts, but somehow it ended up becoming a longer, detailed list with my favorites facts alongside facts that aren’t very well known or mentioned, here it goes: - Cesare received an outstanding, carefully planned education. He was brought up at Rome by private tutors until the age of twelve, in 1489 he left Rome to attend La Sapienza of Perugia, where he studied the foundations of law and the humanities, being placed under the charge of the preceptor Giovanni Vera of Archilla, to whom btw, he remained warmly attached until Vera’s death in 1503. In 1491 he continued his studies in Civil and Canon law at the University of Pisa, attending the lectures of Filippo Decio, one of most rated lecturer on canon law of his day. There he also became more acquainted with the Medici family, through Lorenzo de’ Medici sons: Giovanni de’ Medici and his brother Piero. - Paolo Pompilio, a Spanish scholar, dedicated his treatise on verse-writing, the Syllabica, to Cesare, where he praised him as ‘Borgiae familiae spes et decus’  (the hope and ornament of the House of Borgia).     - His father, as Cardinal and Vice-Chancellor, invested a long list of benefices upon him, to name only a few: when he was seven years old, pope Sixtus IV conferred upon him a prebend of the cathedral’s chapter of Valencia. In 1483 he received the title of rector of Gandia and archdeacon of Játiva. Later on, with pope Innocent VIII he was granted the position of treasurer of Mallorca’s cathedral, following that of canon of Lérida, Archdeacon of Tarragona and then treasurer of Cartagena’s cathedral. By 1491, Innocent at last granted him the bishopric of Pamplona. - He learned the art of bullfighting from the Spanish members of his father’s court and it became one of his life passions. Whether in Rome or in the Romagna, at any celebration, there was almost always a bullfight and he was almost always participating himself. - He also loved hunting, so he was always looking for good hunting dogs and falcons. On May 28th, 1497 he even sent one of his men, Enrico, to Germany to request from the Archbishop of Mainz some “well-trained and sagacious hunting dogs; their quality to be more important than their number.” - He was the first person in the history of the Church to resign the cardinalate, eventually becoming commander of the Papal armies. - He was briefly hostage of the Colonna during the conflicts of the French Invasion in 1494, and later on hostage of the king of France, Charles VIII. Although that time, he escaped their camp at Velletri, with the help of a man named Francesco del Sacco, officer of the Podestà of Velletri, who was waiting for him with a horse. Cesare sped back to Rome going to the house of one Antonio Flores, where he stayed for a night and informed his father of his presence. The next day, he withdrew to the city of Spoleto, and remained there until matters cooled off. - In 1497, a sword was forged for Cesare, known as “the queen of swords”, for his visit to Naples as papal legate, to crown the new king, Frederick of Naples. Its design was attributed to many artists including Michaelangelo, but it is more likely that the artist was Pinturicchio. And the blacksmith/sword engraver was Salomone da Sesso (c. 1465- c.1504–21) who after his conversion to Christianity assumed the name of Ercole dei Fedeli. (more details about the sword here x) - Cesare appeared wearing a horned mask in the guise of a unicorn during a theatrical performance, in one of the many festivities held in honor of his sister Lucrezia’s second wedding. Unicorn are known symbols of female chastity, possibly a reference to Lucrezia and her wedding night, but it also shows off Cesare’s own sense of humour, since it was well known to all present that he was anything but a chaste man lol. And the unicorn horn, according to a Greek physician had the ability of protecting people from sickness and neutralizing poison, which could have been another humourous remark from Cesare in reference to his family’s reputation of using poison to dispose of their enemies. - His best known mistress was Fiammetta Michaelis, she was a cultured courtesan from Florence, but who lived in Rome since 1473 most likely. Her relationship with Cesare was such that even after his death in 1507, she continued to sign herself as Fiammetta Ducis Valentini (of the duke Valentino). And her will in the city archives was headed ‘The Testament of La Fiammetta of Il Valentino.” - On May 10, 1499, he married Charlotte d’Albret, and before his departure from France he appointed her governor and administrator of all his lands and lorships in France and Dauphiny. He also made her heiress to all his moveable possessions in the event of his death (a little more about that here x). On December 1501, he personally selected precious gifts to be sent to her acquired from Venice. It included moulded wax, white sweetmeats, fine sugars, syrups, nine barrels of Malvoisie, oriental spices, oranges and lemons and all kinds of cloths. - Under his patronage, the first printing press of any importance was established in Italy. It was set up at Fano by Girolamo Sancino in 1501. One of the earliest works was the printing of the Statutes of Fano for the first time in January 1502. - About his administration staff, also in the year of 1501, we know he had a beautiful young woman from Bologna named Jovanna, working for him in his chancery. She’s described as a “degnissma scriptora”, she wrote letters and maybe did other secretarial duties as well for 14 ducats. - Whether it was treachery or a legit, reasonable move against Guidobaldo's own plans of treachery against him, the fact is that Cesare acquired Urbino without bloodshed in any of the towns, in a brilliant coup that amazed the whole of Italy (and terrified the nobility lol). While leaving a military contingent at Camerino, Cesare road north through the Apennines, between Nocera and Urbino he covered more or less sixty miles in forty-eight hours with a mixed force of 2.000 men. Before anyone else knew, he had already took Cagli, inside the Duchy of Urbino. Simultaneously, two other points were taken too, Montevecchio and San Lorenzo. Di Naldo, one of Cesare’s captains came from the east. These three armies converged towards the capital of Urbino then, where they met with the castilian and the garrison was rendered by him. A few hours later Cesare himself entered the city without any resistence. - The famous Sleeping Cupid by Michelangelo that Cesare gifted it to Isabella d’Este when he took Urbino in 1502 had a history together. He had previously been the owner of this piece. Cardinal Riario Sforza bought in 1496, but apparently when he found out that the piece was a modern piece and not an antique, he didn’t wanted it anymore, so it was displayed across the street of Cesare’s palace and he bought before the end of the year and later on send it as a gift to Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino. -  A popular canzona of the time, Donna contra la mia Voglia by Filippo de Lurano  (c.1470-c.1520) was Cesare’s favorite song. (There is an excellent version of it too by conductor and composer Jordi Savall). - As another step to secure the unity of the Romagna, Cesare did a reform in legal administration of great importance, he established a supreme Court of Appeal, named the Rota, influenced by the famous Court of the Vatican with the same name. He appointed as The First President, a newly created office, to Antonio di Monte Sansovino, a distinguished jurist with high integrity, and who was universally beloved. This Appeal Court sat in the seven main cities of the Romagna: Fano, Pesaro, Rimini, Cesena, Faenza, Forlì and Imola. If it was necessary, this Court would sit for as much as two months. All expenses were met by a payment from each of these judicial circuits of 200 ducats per annum. - In October 1500 Pinturicchio wrote to Cesare asking for the grant of a well to be put in one of the lands pope Alexander VI had bestow on him and his descendents at Chiusi, a city in the province of Siena, but near Perugia. Pinturicchio went himself to see Cesare at Diruta to request for all the necessary permission. Cesare issued a letter to Alfano Alfani, vice-treasurer of Perugia, making the request and saying that: “he had again taken to his service Bernardino Pinturicchio of Perosa, whom he always loved because his talent and gifts; and he desires that in all things he should be considered as ‘one of ours.” This initial request wasn’t honored so Cesare wrote again to this Alfani reinforcing his wish to be granted within that year. In 1501, Pinturicchio was given an annual payment as Cesare’s personal painter as well. - Cesare hired Leonardo da Vinci as a military architect and engineer in the spring of 1501, he entrusted him with all sorts of projects, in Cesena for example he asked that Da Vinci planned a new quarter of the city with wilder streets, sidewalks, parks, and a functioning sewage system and many other improvements. He also issued papers from the city’s headquarters for the construction in Cesena of a new university building, a palace to house the Rota. - Cesare also commissioned Da Vinci to work on an alterpiece, that is now lost unfortunately, at the Santuario della Beata Vergine del Piratello, outside of Imola. Some scholars agree that Da Vinci at the very least begun this painting, but it was not finished by him. There are some sketches he made that are called: Three views of a bearded man and it’s generally accepted to be Cesare, in what might have become a portrait of him in this alterpiece. - Right after he conquered a city, it was Cesare’s policy to issue a stem proclamation against plunder, guaranteed the property of the citizens. At Forlì he took measures to safeguard the convents, listening to all complaints of ill-treatment or robbery at the hands of the soldiery. On December 7, 1500, he hanged from the windows of his headquarters, two of his own men, a Piedmontese and a Gascon soldier, who had disobeyed his orders against plunder in the town. On the 13th of the same month, other offenders followed the same fate as the first two, which showed his zeal and the level of his commitment for the interests of his Forlivesi subjects. - At Cesena, as in other places in the Romagna, that same policy was applied, the usual disorder was put to an end, and civic automony was fully restored, along with the suppresion of aristocratic feuds, which resulted on econonical security and internal peace. - During the conquest of Faenza, the only city where Cesare met a true resistance, he retired to Cesena through the winter months while the siege kept going there. One night, he was walking around the city when he found a baby girl abandoned in the street, he commanded the baby to be nursed, and settled an ample dowry on the baby’s mother until she was of marriageable age. Afterwards, when the father refused to acknowledge the girl as his own, Cesare himself acknowledged the girl and she was baptized that day. - On March 29, 1501, when he was informed of Beatrice of Naples arrival at Cesenatico, twice Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia, and sister of Frederick of Naples, he send off his staff to greet her and to present her with a 'royal gift'. He ordered his lieutenants to honor her in every city in the Romagna and the Marche region, where she made her way back to Naples. - On 1502, Cesare and his father, Rodrigo went on a boat trip to Piombino and the island of Elba so that Rodrigo could officially take possession of these territories Cesare had recently conquered. Everything went smoothly, and they were on their way back when a violent storm began, hitting them hard. During 5 days they wandered aimlessly. Everyone, but Rodrigo, were quite anxious and scared. At the second day, the crew saw an English ship, and Cesare proposed to go to this boat to request for help, but Rodrigo refused, not wanting to request help from strangers. Eventually they made it back ashore, but it was a close call there for them for awhile.     - After the masterstroke at Senigallia, where he successfully arrested his conspiring condottiere, the city was in total confusion, and a part of Cesare’s infantry were starting to sack the city, so Cesare in full armour and on horseback gave orders for his men to stop the sacking immediately, he then gathered some of his captains and went about the city streets putting a stop to the abuses that were starting to happen, some soldiers however, refused to obey his orders, and they were promptly executed there for their disobedience. - On 25 October, 1506 he managed to escape the Castle of La Mota, in Spain, a fortress that at that time worked as State prison, of maximum security, and where he was imprisoned. With the collaboration of his chaplain, and a servant of the governor's, named Garcia, along with the outside help from Count of Benavente, a powerful lord from the neighbourhood, who visited him regularly, he managed to climb down the 40 meter high tower with a rope, and if memory doesn't fail me, he was the only prisoner to have ever managed to escape this prison lool.

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The Temple of Isis at Pompeii, Francesco Piranesi, 1788, Cleveland Museum of Art: Prints

Trained as a stage designer and architect, Desprez was a talented watercolorist. He collaborated with Francesco Piranesi—the son of the more celebrated printmaker Giovanni Piranesi (1720–1778)—by drawing views of Naples, Rome, and Pompeii that Piranesi etched. Desprez then completed the prints with watercolor. The scene of tourists enjoying the ruins at Pompeii demonstrates how interest in antiquity had been augmented by the archaeological excavations at Herculaneum (1737) and Pompeii (1748). The discovery of homes, furnishings, and personal artifacts revealed the domestic aspects of ancient life. Size: Sheet: 47.7 x 69.6 cm (18 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.); Secondary Support: 59.2 x 81.3 cm (23 5/16 x 32 in.) Medium: etching, hand-colored with watercolor

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Hertz - Landing Page Copy

A vast website re-write project for Hertz, one of the biggest car-rental companies in the world.

The Challenge

Hertz was implementing a large website redesign and ecommerce project and therefore needed new messaging for its thousands of destination pages.

Each page had be enticing, written in Hertz’s new TOV and SEO-optimised.

The Solution

I was contracted to work on the New Zealand website and tasked with writing landing pages of around 1000 words each with detailed sections on what people can expect from the city.

Results

Hertz at Rome 

A fusion of rich history, indulgent Italian fare and chic shopping hubs, makes Rome one of the world’s most captivating cities. It’s also a city of contrasts. Imposing ruins from bygone ages stand next to glitzy shopping districts, while quiet churches filled with ancient art are only a stone’s throw from thronging, characterful piazzas.

Wherever you go you’ll find more ancient structures to admire, more museums to explore, and more enticing aromas to tempt you through restaurant doorways. No matter how many times you visit, you’ll leave with a sense that you’ve only just scratched the surface of this wonderful place.

To help make exploring easier, we have around 30 hire car pick up locations in Rome. We offer a wide selection of hire cars, from reliable family vehicles to sporty models.

Driving in and Around Rome

‘All roads lead to Rome’ goes the saying, and a variety of main roads and motorways do feed in to the city, as you’d expect of a place that was once the very centre of the world. There’s convenient access for both arrival and departure, whether you’re going to Naples in the south or Milan and Florence in the north.

If you’re heading north, then you’ll be using the E35/A1. If you’re heading south, you’ll need to use the A1/E45. To reach the east coast, take the A24 which cuts through the beautiful Parc National du Gran Sasso, a mountainous, green area with some of the best views in Italy. The A90, or Grande Raccordo Anulare as it’s more commonly known, snakes around Rome offering access to all its different suburbs, and is the road you’ll initially use for most of your onward travel.

Many parts of central Rome are pedestrianised, namely the Trastevere and Centro Storico districts where only residents can enter. If you need to access these areas to reach your hotel, then you must provide your details to the hotel check-in staff so that they can notify the authorities. If you don’t, you may face a fine.

There are plenty of parking lots in Rome, but if you do manage to find a place on the street, it needs to have white lines to show it’s a free spot. Blue lines indicate that it’s pay and display, whereas yellow lines mean that the spot is reserved.

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A Quick Guide to Rome

Rome is more akin to a treasure trove than a city, with its priceless artworks, venerable monuments and sheer magnificence. Every turn you take in this illustrious city reveals another aspect of Rome’s culture to experience or antiquity to explore.

A glimpse of the old world

Relics around the city tell a tale of great empire, old-world gods and forgotten traditions. The crowning glory of them all is the Colosseum, a powerful metaphor of Rome’s prestige, engineering skill and barbarity. Stand among the ruins and imagine the eyes of up to 50,000 spectators bearing down on you. Hear the roaring cheers and imagine the adrenaline running through the veins of armour-clad gladiators, battling bloodthirsty tigers on the very grounds you stand upon.

A testament to the skill of Roman architects and craftsmen, The Pantheon stands almost as proud today as it did when it was built nearly 2,000 years ago. Once inside, your gaze will be drawn upwards to the feat of sculpture that is the domed ceiling, the largest unsupported dome in the world with its eye – or oculus – at the very centre.

Let your curiosity guide you around the streets of Rome to discover other gorgeous examples of antiquity. The Renaissance-era marvel, St Peter’s Basilica, is a stunning collaboration between famed architects, including the legendary Michelangelo himself. If you’re feeling energetic, clamber up the 138 Spanish Steps, or pass through the intricately carved Arch of Titus.

The art-beat of Italy

You can’t visit Rome without paying homage to the series of awe-inspiring ceiling frescoes at The Sistine Chapel – more impressive in real life than in print or on TV. Work your way from one end to the other, admiring the interweaving paintings Michelangelo carefully crafted over four years. Take a moment to appreciate the detail, skill, passion and perseverance behind the masterpiece. The most famous panel of all? The breath-taking panel of the Creation of Adam, plucked from the Book of Genesis and turned into an image that transcends religion.

The walk to the chapel is long, yet worth taking your time over as you can see a variety of artwork from legendary painters such as Raphael and Botticelli. Grab an audio guide to accompany you as you drift through, which illuminates the fascinating history of these great works.

A Roman feast

Rome is home to a variety of famous Italian dishes that you must try when you’re here. Bite into deep-fried risotto balls bursting with delicious fillings, known as suppli. Take them to go and you can snack on the move while continuing your exploring.

When in Rome, eat pizza like the locals – and sink your teeth into crispy, thin bases loaded with tasty toppings. Pizzeria Da Remo on Piazza Santa Maria della Liberatrice, is a firm favourite. Don’t let its humble appearance deceive you - people queue around the block to get a taste of this authentic speciality. There are no reservations, but queuing for the gooey goodness inside is all part of the experience.

You should also make time to try some pasta carbonara - a heavenly mix of smoked pancetta in a rich sauce made from cream and eggs. One of the most popular places for carbonara is Flavio al Velavevodetto in Testaccio. Tuck into tubes of rigatoni pasta, piled high with parmesan cheese and served in the indulgent, creamy sauce. When in Rome, as they also say…

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Artist: Maria Loboda

Venue: Thomas Schulte, Berlin

Exhibition Title: Woman observing the Alpha Persei Cluster

Date: November 16 – January 11, 2020

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Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.

Images:

Images courtesy of the artist and Thomas Schulte, Berlin. Photos by Stefan Haehnel.

Press Release:

Galerie Thomas Schulte is pleased to present Woman observing the Alpha Persei Cluster, Maria Loboda’s first exhibition project with the gallery. In her site-specific installation, Loboda responds to the spatial parameters of the exhibition space and its history. Drawing inspiration from the findings of an ancient Egyptian burial site, 1920s Cubist architecture, a 1970s international SciFi comic book hit and a 60 million year old gigantic stellar constellation the artist creates a multilayered, transhistorical environment in which different aspects and meanings come into view in relation to changes and shifts in perspective of visitors and passersby.

The title for Loboda’s installation is taken from a caption found below a photograph in a newspaper, “Woman observing…,” which inspired the artist to make the unknown female observer—who ambiguously can also be read as the artist herself—look or marvel at something gigantic like the Alpha Persei Cluster. This cluster of stars in the stellar constellation Perseus is between 50 and 70 million years old. The Alpha Persei, the biggest and brightest of the stars, is 56 times larger than the sun. Loboda in her installation domesticates the colossal natural phenomenon from outer space and integrates it into her large wall drawing of an architectural interior.

Viewed from afar, the architectural drawing The interior, left alone, transforming itself, which has been air brushed onto the wall, dominates the view. The drawing is based on a 1920s architectural sketch by Robert Mallet Stevens (1886-1945) and patterns of the same era by the interior designer Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann (1879-1933). Spread across the two perpendicular walls, the modernist interior becomes spatially distorted, while at the same time and in contrast to the original drawing, Loboda’s interior shows signs of abandonment and decay.

Opposite the drawing, the work Some mysteries have no clues, three stainless steel cups, which the artist had forcefully crushed, adorn the two pillars. They are influenced by the so-called Ringlemere Cup, a golden vessel from the Bronze Age found in England in 2001 that was acquired by the British Museum. The weight of the soil, which buried the cup for centuries, slowly led to its destruction and left it folded in on itself enhancing its unique beauty.

Inside her interior, Loboda presents her new work The chair of Hetepheres, Mother of Khufu. The seat, legs and backrest of the chair consist of interwoven, irregular tree roots. The work is a reproduction of the so-called “Naturstuhl” (nature chair) by Karl Gräser (1875-1920), who was one of the co-founders of the Monte Verità community on a hill in the Swiss canton Ticino, which in the early Twentieth century became the home for different Utopian movements and an artist colony. Loboda appropriates Gräser’s back-to-nature design and places it in the context of the history of the ancient Egyptian queen Hetepheres. Hetepheres’ funerary chamber, which was discovered in 1925, mysteriously did not contain her mummy, but several pieces of furniture, including an armchair. Her burial site was found near the great pyramid of Giza, built during the reign of her son Khufu and the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Another work decorating the space is a 1920s marble desk set bearing the traces of a deer or a gazelle. Loboda has engraved the prints of the animal’s hooves on its surface to create an artificial petrosomatoglyph, the natural shape of footprint carved into rock, whose symbolism is used in religious and secular ceremonies in many cultures around the world. The word gazelle is derived from the Arabic word ghazāl, which also describes a type of love poem, which originates in the 7th century and centers on the themes of love and separation.

In the centre of the room there is a chair and a table with medieval armored gloves and antique greaves. Next to them there are several copied comic books, for example some editions of Metal Hurlant (Heavy Metal), a comic book anthology of science fiction and horror stories, published between 1975 and 1987. During the opening, the Corner Space will become a platform for a happening with the title A goon for hire, when a friend of the artist will inhabit the space, temporarily embodying both the role of the “Woman observing…” and of Hetepheres. Dressed up wearing a piece of medievalist body armor, the performer will sit in the chair, reading and enjoying the books and comics.

With her dialectical and egalitarian approach to history, Loboda creates works, which play with scale in relation to time and space, both on a physical and a mental level. Evoking ancient and mysterious histories and colossal natural phenomena and architectural sites as well as domestic and mundane scenes and narratives, the artist with her installation transforms the exhibition space into a decaying bourgeois interior, burial chamber, living room and archaeological site, oscillating between interior and exterior, nature and culture, macrocosm and microcosm.

Maria Loboda, born in 1979 in Krakow, Poland, studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt a.M., where between 2003 and 2008 she was a student of Mark Leckey. From 2015 to 2016, she taught as a guest lecturer at Hochschule der Bildenden Künste, Zurich. Loboda’s wide-ranging exhibition activities encompass the 58th Venice Biennale (2019), Taipei Biennial (2014), and documenta 13 (2012). Important solo exhibitions include Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt a.M. (2018/19), Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw (2019), Kunsthalle Basel (2017), Institut d’art contemporain, Villeur-banne (2017), The Power Plant, Toronto (2016), and Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2012). Furthermore, she has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including Contemporary Art Center, Singapore (2018), MADRE, Naples (2018), Modern Art Oxford (2016), Sprengel Museum Hannover (2015), Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn (2015), Ludlow 38, New York (2012), MMK in Frankfurt, a.M. (2010). Loboda lives and works in Berlin.

Link: Maria Loboda at Thomas Schulte

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Beautiful Homes of Instagram Beautiful Homes of Instagram is one of Home Bunch‘s most popular series because it not only shows how homeowners design their own home but also because it shares a variety of styles. Today, I am very happy to have Heather Strommen from @SweetShadyLane. I’ve loved her historic lakehouse for some time now and her timeless way to design her home always leaves me inspired to say the least. Today you will get to know about Heather and all of the details of this special home. She is sharing all details, from paint colors to the story of her home under each picture. Let this house tour transport you… Beautiful Homes of Instagram “Mona Bina – Home For All” was built in 1937. We purchased her in 2014 only hours after walking through for the very first time. We hired Landschute to lovingly restore her to her previous glory. Funny thing was, we were looking for a new house, but her charm could not be ignored. We fell in love immediately. Architecture Our builder, Jon Monson is notorious for restoring old homes. Where most people may have seen a “tear down” we, along with Jon saw potential. Lake side details of Mona Bina: Diamond windows, lattice railing, beautiful stone steps. In her full lakeside glory… She is truly something to behold. Lake Lake Minnetonka. Welcome! Living on a lake is like living with living art. The time of day, the light, the clouds, the sailboats that drift by… Every minute of everyday day is different and beautiful in its own way. Here, Dorothy and Buster our English Bulldogs are enjoying the “golden hour” on the lake as the sun is just setting. Front Door That first visit with the realtor, I opened the front door and I felt like I had opened it a thousand times. It was an explainable feeling. The new, expansive front door is painted Benjamin Moore. The anchor door knocker is from Nantucket. Rug is from International Market Square “Sale Room” (open to public.) Just steps away, visitors are greeted with Landschute’s magnificent work-coffered ceilings, wood panels, intricate moldings and details upon details as Lake Minnetonka and all its beauty beckons you in. Entry I love to move things around. Pictured here is an antique table of my Grandmother’s. I love the simplicity of just the table against the bare floor. I call this one “the ladies and the ducks.” I’m slightly obsessed with myrtle topiaries (as you can see) and any and all brass figurines. Wood floors are Du Chateau-walnut with an oil stain. Antique wood sconces by Landschute Builders private collection. Paint color is Dove White by Benjamin Moore Foyer Bench Spindle bench is from Francis King showroom. Cushion in Schumacher plaid. Grandfather clock is an antique. Timeless Another view with a change in furniture. I love to pull the rugs up so I can see the beautiful detail in the wood flooring. Pine dresser is an antique, but I have found similar at English Traditions in Naples, FL. Brass hurricane lamp from Homegoods (similar here & here), Brass lamp from an estate sale (similar). Custom mirror by The Great Frame Up. I love mixing in old and new lighting ! Antique wood sconce is from Landschute’s private collection. Living Room The living room is one of my favorite rooms. The coffered ceiling and soft colors in the fabrics along with the southern facing windows leads to a soothing experience. Chairs are A. Rudin and I adore them. They are the most expensive pieces of furniture I have ever purchased and I have zero regrets! The quality is outstanding and the comfort is out of this world. Antique side table from One King’s Lane (similar), Blue and White pottery from John Derrian in NYC, brass-looking glass is an estate sale find. Art from The Atelier Collection, rug is Couristan carpet made into a rug. I needed a custom size to fill the space and this rug had everything I wanted; warmth, nautical and classic. Blanket over chair is Faribault Mills. Bergere chair in a Schumacher mohair. Fireplace Glass sconces flanking fireplace from Landschute’s private collection. Green bamboo chair from IMS sale room (similar), Tray table from The Sitting Room Studio. Lantern is HomeGoods, vintage art by, The Atelier Collection. Large blue and white ginger jar is from Chesterdales in Naples, FL. Little one was a gift from my girls from William Sonoma. Art Vintage art by “The Atelier Collection”. Hayley, the curator had this in her personal collection and I loved it so much she let me graciously take it right off her wall. The tones are so rich and the frame is to die for. You’ll see very soon that I have a “slight” obsession for clipper ships. Antique Coffee Table First of all…This coffee table!! It’s a 1970’s Baker bamboo table that I found on (get ready for it) ETSY!!! I nearly died. Seriously! It’s a gem and I will own it forever! (Find a similar coffee table here). Couch, The Sitting Room Studio, blue pillows, Schumacher. Tiny print pillows, Amy Karyn. Sail boat needlepoint is from Chazin Interiors. I adore design books and often look through them for inspiration. I’m amazed at how often I notice something I never saw before. Countless design inspiration just a reach away. Coffee Table Decor Bird’s eye view of my favorite table. Ginger jar from Chesterdale’s antique store, brass box from an estate sale. Flowers by, Designer Blooms. Rug, Courtesan carpet. Topiaries The ladies (myrtles) travel from room to room and I love how easy going they are! They love the southern sunlight in the living room. Lantern from HomeGoods. Vintage art (the best collection I’ve ever seen) The Atelier Collection. Ottomans Living room ottomans are from The Sitting Room Studio. I love ottomans because they can move easily from room to room and come in handy for gatherings when you need extra seating. Bunny sketch is from Nash Frame. Pine table is a garage sale find. Side Table Decor Close up of my antique table. I love it’s size and charm and it’s perfect between the two A. Rudin chairs. Console Table This pine console table I have had for over 25 years. It used to be my writing desk and now it sits behind my living room sofa, separating the living room and dining room. Cubes are from Etsy, slipcovered in Schumacher Tribal print. The print reminds me of nautical flags. The ginger jars also get moved from table to table. Flowers by Designer Blooms. Silver tray is an estate sale find. Small ginger jar is a find from a Nantucket antique store. Star glass hurricanes are from Bean & Roe. I love collecting shell boxes. They add a natural textural touch to any room and remind me of the beach. Win Win! Dining Room Dining room table is Shabby Chic Couture from NYC. End chairs are from Hollyhock in LA. I’m planning on slipcovering the end chairs for winter in a plaid skirt. Chandelier is Lowcountry Originals Spring Island Oval Basket Chandelier. I love the magnitude of it over the table. These bamboo chairs have a story. I was at a furniture consignment shop in Florida, and they were on hold for someone else. I begged and pleaded to buy them, but the manager made me wait until the end of the day to see if the customers was going to follow through. At 5:59 I was told I could buy the chairs! I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about a “find” in my life. I shipped them home knowing they would be the perfect match for our new home. Built-in Cabinet Built in cabinet is filled with antique silver that I collect at antique stores and estate sales. All the nautical ware is from Nantucket. Clipper art from The Atelier Collection. Bamboo chairs are covered in Hollyhock for Lee Jofa blue. Classic & Timeless Kitchen I’ve always wanted a white kitchen and Landschute is known for building classic white kitchens. White Carrera marble on countertops and backsplash, Silver hardware on cabinets. Tempered antique glass in upper cabinets. Island measures 106 by 54′ and is painted “Benjamin Moore Black” with antique brass pulls. Kitchen faucet is gold and with a farmhouse sink. I love mixing metals in a kitchen. Star pendant lights are antiques from Nantucket. Glass dome is HomeGoods. Topiaries from Harvest Home. Clipper ship art from Nantucket. Range Black and brass stove is ILVE and I love its form and function. Flower molding above stove is from the previous molding of front door. I wanted to work it in somewhere and luckily, it landed right here. From Above Kitchen rug from Traditions. Close up of brass features on ILVE stove and island hardware by Bosetti Marella. Sink & Faucet Farmhouse sink and brass faucet. Fruit bowl is Match. Sconces from Currey and Co. Sink is Shaw’s Original. Faucet is Perrin and Rowe. Polished nickel hardware is RKI. Cutting board from HomeGoods. Kitchen towel from Nantucket Looms. Kitchen Countertools Kitchen stools are from Layla Grace covered in Elizabeth Eakins small print. Whale cutting board from Anthropologie. Butler’s Pantry Back pantry has a butler’s vibe. Antique rug was a gift from a friend (similar here). Pine bench is an antique. Whale pillow from Homegoods (similar here). Mirror is antique from Mountain Dandy in Jackson Hole. Star wallpaper is Osborne & Little – Vintage II Coronata Star. Kitchen’s Pantry A peak inside the pantry. Doors are salvaged from another old home. Wallpaper is Elizabeth Eakins, Antique cow portrait from John Derrian in NYC. Vintage lights from Landschute’s private collection. Spindles Wooden antique sconces from Landschute’s private collection. Wallpaper is Schumacher. Dog oil is of our two beloved large dogs, a Newfoundland and a St. Bernard. The artist, Barbara Grieving. Because of the gold stars on the runner, I chose a classic damask gold tone wallpaper. It fits seamlessly into the house. Stair Runner I’ll never forget the day this runner was put it. I was giddy! The whole house is pretty quiet and serene and then all of a sudden…Whoa – lots of stars! I love the nautical vibe paired with the quiet undertones of the rest of Mona Bina. Lighting is Visual Comfort. Stars Walking on stars! Children oil portraits by, Linda Nelson are treasured keepsakes. Flooring & Millwork I call this, “The Oval Office.” It’s actually just a very wide hallway, that we decided to make extra special. The floors switch to a herringbone pattern and lead to the master bedroom left (door is at an angle to get the best view of the lake upon entering) or the master bath, straight ahead. Chairs, rug and side table are from The Sitting Room Studio. Pillows on chairs are Schumacher. Bench pillows, The Sitting Room, Schumacher and needlepoint is Chazin interiors. Custom mirror, The Great Frame Up. Reading Nook Another view of The Oval Office with an appearance by Dorothy. Sitting Room When you enter the master bedroom, the first thing you see is a gorgeous view of Lake Minnetonka. The master sitting area is filled with light and we love all the windows and waking up with the sun. Couch is Quatrine, spindle chairs are The Sitting Room Studio (similar here ). Rattan cubes were a garage sale find for $30 that I covered with custom monogrammed cushions. (similar here or here for rope cubes) Side table – The Sitting Room. Brass lamp is an antique that I found on Etsy. Rug is ProSource (similar here). Redecorating Another view with a pine trunk I’ve had since my kids were babies and no rug with a winter back drop. Alcove Landschute is known for built-in beds and our master bed is my favorite. It is flanked by bookcases with an arched top and coffered ceiling. Linen bedding is Quatrine, clipper ship pillows are Schumacher, striped pillow is Quatrine. Blanket is from Nantucket. Master Bedroom Full shot of master bedroom built-in. The coffered ceiling and beautiful architecture are Landschute details that make the home feel so comfortable. Master Bathroom The master bath has diamond windows on both sides. The white on white marble floors and beautiful “Artistic Tile” tile rug makes it impossible for me to cover up for a rug. Lighting is Circa Lighting. Bath is Bain Ultra (AMAZING). Vintage sale boat from Indigo Seas in LA. Monogrammed towels are Pine Cone Hill. Towel Bar Monogramming is a great way to personalize a space. Towels from Pine Cone Hill. Wallpaper is Schumacher. Art, The Atelier Collection. Bath bar is Restoration Hardware. Decor I’m a serious sucker for vintage boats… My favorites are from Indigo Sea shop in LA and a Country Look In Antiques in excelsior. And sea shells. Always! Wall Art The stars continue up the attic stairs, surrounded by shiplap leading to the boys room. Custom flag art by, Abbey Holden Studio. Stairwell Art Stairwell art is an eclectic mix of clipper ships and Nantucket memorabilia. Antique runneris from Victory in Mpls. Overhead lighting is from Landschute collection. Coastal Boy’s Bedroom Built in Bed #1, antique pine nightstand, striped and plaid pillows from John Derrian in NYC. Vintage boy scout pennants. Rug is Dash and Albert. Overhead light is an antique from London – found on Ebay. TV Nook The boy’s nook. A cozy peaked ceiling, antique rug, The Sitting Room navy chairs. Ottoman is a garage sale find covered in a ticking stripe from Calico Corner. Cozy & Charming Pine dresser is from English Traditions in Naples FL. Rug is Dash and Albert. Pillows are John Derrian. Overhead light from London found on Ebay. Staircase Details Sister staircase that leads from master bedroom to kitchen. Dash and Albert runner. Oil painting of our old home by, Linda Nelson. Child portraits by Wendy B. Photography. Chandelier from Landschutes’s private collection. Topiaries from Harvest Home. Heather’s Office My mother’s writing chair recovered in Schumacher fabric. It sits a little low, so I had a tuft made so I could sit comfortably. I love the look! And the monogram chair back is so personal. Vintage art, The Atelier Collection. Marble lamps, Etsy. Comfy Zone Mirror is from Quatrine. Chair and hardware from The Sitting Room Studio. Wooden bird and shell anchor, John Derrian. Bamboo Chair I fell in love with this oil in Jackson Hole and had to have it. Bamboo chair from living room making the rounds around the house. Here they both are in my office. Powder Room Powder Room with antique mirror and sconce with the my favorite, Nina Campbell “promenade” wall covering. Sink and faucet by Kohler (similar sink). Towel bar is antique. The Nook We call this, “The Nook.” This is where you will find me every morning!! The nook is adjacent to the dining room and open to the kitchen and front entry. It’s where we hang out and catch up. Walker Zanger tile that looks like it’s always been here, navy chairs from, Wesley Hall (similar chairs). Anchor blankets from Grace Hill, pine table from English Traditions, Dash and Albert rug, antique sconces, Landschute’s private collection, antique boat, Indigo Sea Shop, Star gold wreathes on stands, Nantucket Looms. Clipper ship art above fireplace, a Nantucket find. Carriage House Mona Bina came with a carriage house. Back in 1937, this home was actually the gardeners. We remodeled “Mini Mona”, as we call her, first and lived in there while we waited for the “big house” to be done. We have 4 older kids, 2 at the time were in high school while we lived here and it was so charming and warm, sometimes I wondered if I’d even be able to leave it. It’s a real charmer. Currently, my mother and step-dad lives here and they are happy as clams. Back Porch Mona Bina porch. All furniture is Kingsley Bates. Brass bell is from Nantucket. Lakehouse This porch is perfect for lounging and staring off at the beauty of the lake. Custom “Mona Bina” pillow by Nantucket Monogram. Lake View This Kingsley Bates wicker swivel chair is my favorite spot to relax. Boat J’s Crew. Interiors & Photos: Heather from “@SweetShadyLane“. Make sure to follow Heather from @SweetShadyLane on Instagram and visit her blog to see more photos of her beautiful home! Be part of the Home Bunch community. Leave your comment. See more “Beautiful Homes of Instagram“: @sanctuaryhomedecor: Beautiful Homes of Instagram. @MyGeorgiaHouse: Beautiful Homes of Instagram. @my100yearoldhome: Beautiful Homes of Instagram. Click here to see all “Beautiful Homes of Instagram”. Posts of the Week Latest Interior Design Ideas. Trending on Pinterest: Hamptons-Inspired Home with Coastal Colors. Trending on Home Bunch: Open-Concept Family Home Design Ideas. Follow Home Bunch on Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram. 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Chapter 13 - Renaissance Notes

The fourteenth century witnessed the beginning of remarkable changes in the Italian society and in the fifteenth century, this “Renaissance” spread to northern Europe. Italy , particularly in Florence, produced a new attitude towards the world. The Renaissance (rebirth) was the product of men who saw the Middle Ages as a dark times and believed they were resuming a civilization like that of the Greco-Romans. * We must realize that the languages and nationalities, the institutions of laws government and the economy all originated in the Middle Ages. * However, the Renaissance did mark a new era in thought and feeling, particularly in the areas of literature and the arts. 

   -  The first artistic and literary manifestations of the Italian Renaissance appeared in Florence but toward the end of the thirteenth century, Florentine merchants and bankers acquired control of papal banking (acted as tax collectors for the papacy).  For Florence, profits from loans, investments, and money exchanges contributed to the city’s economy but the wool industry was the major factor in the city’s financial expansion and population increase as they purchased the best quality of wool.  The economic foundations of Florence were so strong that even severe crises could not destroy the city such as huge debts of King Edward III or the Black Death.

   - Everything sucked before the Renaissance, for instance…   

Black Plague and All Its Complications   Abruptly, almost half of the population was wiped out, a combination of sporadic local famines and the bubonic plague, which first struck in 1348.  There were massive insurrections of peasants, as Wat Tyler’s rebellion in England in 1381; begun over local grievances, these insurrections also led to spokesman questioning the class structure. -  Taxpayer resistance made this period a golden age of medieval parliaments. -  the Hundred Years War (1327-1453) between England and France. Battles were fought sporadically in France, with England winning all major pitched battles (longbow) and the French ultimately winning the war due to the rise of French national patriotism. - 

The Church    This Great Schism lasts from 1378 to 1414. -  John Wyclif, a teacher at Oxford, began to question the elaborate possessions of the church; he even began to doubt the necessity of an organized Church in achieving salvation. -  The result of this struggle was that real church problems could not be dealt with: Bribery and simony, the buying and selling of church offices were rampant; many churchmen had mistresses, and frequently gave lucrative church positions to children or other relatives (nepotism). Perhaps worst, indulgences, or the sparing of certain of the temporal punishments of purgatory, could be obtained for money–though of course the sinner must be properly confessed, absolved, and truly repentant. - [ Martin Luther’s explosion was set off in 1517 by the sale of indulgences by a friar named Tetzel, who was helping to finance the building of St. Peter’s in Rome. Luther, who thought the people were being deluded, posted 95 theses on the door of the castle church at Wittenberg and offered to debate these propositions concerning penance. His main point was the a sinner is freed not by the priest’s absolution but by the sinner’s inner grace and faith alone. Theses were soon printed and spread through Europe. When Pope Leo X refused to act against indulgences or even call a church council, Luther announced that the right to define belief was a matter for the individual, reading the Bible and freely making his own interpretation after his own conscience. – John Calvin, Calvinists, trained as a priest and lawyer, became a Protestant quickly and produced the Institutes of the Christian Religion.. He agreed with most of the main religious ideas of Luther, though he viewed communion as only a symbolic act. The main difference was his view that God, all knowing, had predetermined each soul’s salvation or damnation. ]

   -  Northern Italian cities were communes, worn associations of free men seeking complete political and economic independence from local nobles and fought for and won independence. A new force, popolo, disenfranchised and heavily taxed, bitterly resenting their exclusion from power, wanted places in the communal government.  Marriage vows often sealed business contracts between the rural nobility and the mercantile aristocracy forming the new social class, an urban nobility. New class made citizenship in the communes dependent on a property qualification, years of residence within the city, and social connections.  The popolo could not establish civil order within their cities and the movements for republican government failed and by 1300, signori (despots) or oligarchies (rule of merchant aristocracies) had triumphed everywhere Nostalgia for the Roman form of government, combined with calculating shrewdness, prompted the leaders of Venice, Milan, and Florence to use the old form.  In the fifteenth century, five powers dominated the Italian peninsula: Venice, Milan, Florence, the Papal States, and the kingdom of Naples.

   -  A humanism characterized by a deep interest in the Latin classics and a deliberate attempt to revive antique lifestyles emerged.  The literary movement was called humanism because of the rising interest in humane letters–writing about mankind. These humanists wrote in classic Latin, largely because they admired the classical forms and style, and partly because the ancients were interested in this world. Most wrote in the Italian of Florence, of Dante’s Divine Comedy, which thus become a standard (vernacular).  He stressed classical scholarship and produced a moral philosophy no longer exclusively tied to religion but raising questions like what the good life ought to be and what the ultimate rewards of life were.  Where medieval writers accepted pagan and classical authors uncritically, Renaissance humanists were skeptical of their authority. Renaissance humanists studied human nature, and while they fully grasped the moral thought of pagan antiquity, Renaissance humanists viewed humanity from a strongly Christian perspective: men and women were made in the image and likeness of God. [ Secularism involves a basic concern with the material world instead of with the eternal world of spirit and thinking finds the explanation of everything and the final end of human beings. ]  Christian humanists believe that the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined for example, classical ideals of calmness, stoical patience, and broad-mindedness with Christian virtues of love, faith, and hope. Northern humanists were impatient with Scholastic philosophy and believed it was capable of improvement through education, which would lead to peaty and an ethical way of life. 

lets talk politics   Italy did not unify, and most states passed from republicanism to despotism. Wars were common, and involved professional mercenaries known as condotierri; private leaders of armed bands. Politics became a tangled web involving subterfuge and conspiracy; states worked within an intricate, shifting, local balance of power. Machiavelli’s The Prince was written to convince Italians of the need for unity and provide a handbook of statecraft. Machiavelli concluded that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interest and this pessimistic view of humanity held him to maintain that the prince may have to manipulate the people in any way he finds necessary (fox and lion). – Dictators and oligarchs of the Italian city-states preferred to be secure, rather than loved. These monarchs were new in that they invested kingship with a strong sense of royal authority and national purpose; they stressed that monarchy was the one institution that linked all classes and peoples within definite territorial boundaries. These monarchs ruthlessly suppressed opposition and rebellion, especially from the noble. –  Europe seemed on the verge of a “universal monarchy.” That it did not happen is due to a complex series of events involving the decline of the Church and the rise of humanism; the rise of “new” monarchs who wished to control all elements within their kingdoms, including the church; the resistance of feudal lords to these same monarchs; division of Germany, the zeal of Spain, the power of Charles V, and the fears felt in the rest of Europe, (esp France), of absorption by the empire of the Habsburgs. –  Henry VII used these assemblies primarily to confirm laws and Parliament remained the highest court in the land and a statute approved there by the lords, bishops, and Commons gave the appearance of broad national support plus thorough judicial authority. The center of royal authority was the royal council which handled any business the king put before it - executive, legislative or judicial.

   - In the Renaissance the social status of the artist improved as the Renaissance artist was considered a free intellectual worker and usually worked on commission from a powerful prince; thus the artist’s reputation depended on the support of the powerful patrons. Renaissance society respected and rewarded the distinguished artist Renaissance artists were not only aware of their creative power, they also boasted about it; some medieval painters and sculptors had signed their works but now, Renaissance artists almost universally did so, and many of them incorporated self-portraits. Religious themes appeared in all media—wood, carvings, painted frescoes, stone sculptures, paintings; art served as educational purpose—a religious picture or statue was intended to spread a particular doctrine, act as a profession of faith. 

   -  Printing transformed both the private and the public lives of Europeans making propaganda possible, emphasizing differences between opposing groups, such church and state. Printing also stimulated the literacy of lay people and eventually came to have a deep effect on their private lives; printers printed moralizing, medical, practical, and travel manuals Since books and other printed materials were read aloud to illiterate listeners, print bridged the gap between written and oral cultures.

let’s give it up for the LAAADDDIEEESSS   During the Renaissance the status of upper-class women declined – in terms of the kind of work they performed, their access to property and political power, and their role in shaping the outlook of their society, women had generally less power than women in the feudal age.  In cities of Renaissance Italy, young ladies learned their letters and studied the classics and many read Greek as well as Latin, knew poetry, and could speak Spanish or French. Women’s inferiority was derived not from the divine order of things but from themselves. Men frequently believed that in becoming learned, a woman ceased to be a woman. ya know, the stereotypical men are better BS.  In Castiglione’s The Courtier, the woman was to make herself pleasing to the man; with respect to love and sex, the Renaissance witnessed a downward shift in the women’s status. 

   -  But beginning in the fifteenth century, sizable numbers of black slaves entered Europe.  Most Europeans’ knowledge of the black as a racial type were based entirely on theological speculation; theologians taught that God was light and so blackness, therefore represented the hostile forces of the underworld: evil, sin, and the devil.  Blackness symbolized the emptiness of worldly goods, the humility of the monastic way of life; black clothes permitted a conservative and discreet display of wealth (Christ had said that those who mourn are those who are blessed). 

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Willow Tufted Queen Wingback Bed in Blue

AZ Home and Gifts Next Luxe 18 in. x 18 in. 8-Wall Panel Headboard Set in Tweed Grey

Safavieh Angelina Large Storage Bench

HomeSullivan Calais Linen Panel Tufted Queen-Size Headboard in Grey

Safavieh Blanchett Linen Twin-Bed Frame w/Headboard in Navy

Samuel Lawrence Furniture Nailhead Full/Queen Headboard in Tan

Pulaski Furniture Upholstered Full/Queen Headboard in Linen

Prepac Monterey Twin Headboard in Cherry

Frenchi Home Furnishing Wood Vanity Bedroom Make Up Bench (3-Piece)

Acme Furniture ACME Bemis Console Table, Weathered Light Oak

Linon Home Decor Laredo Chinese Hardwood MDF Plywood Storage Bench in White

HomeSullivan Franklin Park Linen Wingback King-Size Standard Bed in Cream White

Safavieh Adriana Console Table in Cappuccino

Safavieh Kayson Lacquer White Solid Wood Console Table

Serenia Sleep King-Size 10 in. Two Sided Mattress

ZUO Niles Rectangular Stainless Steel Bench in Stainless Steel

Rest Rite Rest Rite Ashboro Twin-Size Platform Bed in Matte Black

Simpli Home Brooklyn Entryway Storage Bench in Dark Coffee Brown

South Shore Gloria 2-Drawer Nightstand in Chocolate

Rest Rite Rest Rite Cheryl Metal Queen-Size Complete Bed in Rustic Bronze

Rest Rite Rest Rite Courta Full-Size Bed Frame in Black

Safavieh Georgette Bench in White

PRI Velvet Upholstered King Headboard in Tuxedo Oatmeal

Home Decorators Collection Bridgeport Queen-Size Bed in Antique White

PRI Roman Bed Bench Leisure in Cream

HomeSullivan Tufted Vinyl Queen-Size Platform Bed in White

Malouf Heavy Duty Adjustable - Queen, Full XL, Full, Twin XL, Twin - Bed Frame with Rug Rollers

South Shore Reevo 32.5 in. x 53.5 in. 6-Drawer Dresser in Matte Brown

Home Decorators Collection Maharaja 1-Drawer Nightstand in Sandblast White

South Shore Logik 29-1/2 in. H x 47-1/2 in. W 6-Drawer Double Dresser in Pure White and Pink

Pulaski Furniture Upholstered King Headboard in Ash

Safavieh Mark Bicast Leather Bench in Grey

South Shore Step One 2-Doors Chest in Pure Black

SAUDER Shoal Creek Collection Oiled Oak Twin-Size 2-Drawer Mate's Bed

Safavieh Ramsey Bench in Spruce

Baxton Studio Myra Contemporary Gray Fabric Upholstered Queen Size Headboard

Walker Edison Furniture Company Carolina Solid Wood Bunk Bed in Grey

Prepac Fremont Livingroom 3-Drawer Espresso Console Table

Square Brown Wood Nightstand

Prepac Astrid Composite Wood Twin Headboard in Black

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Decorative Art Styles from Antiquity

This week we present more ancient pottery styles from the first volume of Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines gravées by Pierre-François Hugues, known as Baron d'Hancarville, with hand-colored engravings by François-Anne David. This is the second edition which is entirely in French. It was printed in a set of five volumes by Baron d'Hancarville in Paris from 1785-1788. The first edition was published in Naples from 1766-67 under the title Antiqués étrusques, grecques et romaines, tirés du cabinet du chevalier William Hamilton, and it is in both French and English. A digitized version can be found in the Internet Archive here.

The work was collaboration between Pierre-François Hugues, an amateur art dealer and historian, and Sir William Hamilton, a British diplomat and antiquarian who collected Greek vases and other antiquities while living in Naples. William Hamilton’s collection served as the foundation of Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines gravées, and he later sold his collection to the British Museum. The books inspired Josiah Wedgwood and other pottery manufacturers, and was a part of larger Neoclassical movement.

View more designs from this volume.

View more posts about decorative arts and pattern books.

–Sarah, Special Collections Senior Graduate Intern

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Decorative Art Styles from Antiquity

Today we present ancient pottery styles from the first volume of Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines gravées by Pierre-François Hugues, known as Baron' d'Hancarville, with hand-colored engravings by François-Anne David. This is the second edition which is entirely in French. It was printed in a set of five volumes by L'auteur in Paris from 1785-1788. The first edition was published in Naples from 1766-67 under the title Antiqués étrusques, grecques et romaines, tirés du cabinet du chevalier William Hamilton, and it is in both French and English. A digitized version can be found in the Internet Archive here.

The work was collaboration between Pierre-François Hugues, an amateur art dealer and historian, and Sir William Hamilton, a British diplomat and antiquarian who collected Greek vases and other antiquities while living in Naples. William Hamilton’s collection served as the foundation of Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines gravées, and he later sold his collection to the British Museum. The books inspired Josiah Wedgwood and other pottery manufacturers, and was a part of larger Neoclassical movement.

View more posts about decorative arts and pattern books. 

–Sarah, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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The Temple of Isis at Pompeii, Francesco Piranesi, 1788, Cleveland Museum of Art: Prints

Trained as a stage designer and architect, Desprez was a talented watercolorist. He collaborated with Francesco Piranesi—the son of the more celebrated printmaker Giovanni Piranesi (1720–1778)—by drawing views of Naples, Rome, and Pompeii that Piranesi etched. Desprez then completed the prints with watercolor. The scene of tourists enjoying the ruins at Pompeii demonstrates how interest in antiquity had been augmented by the archaeological excavations at Herculaneum (1737) and Pompeii (1748). The discovery of homes, furnishings, and personal artifacts revealed the domestic aspects of ancient life. Size: Sheet: 47.7 x 69.6 cm (18 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.); Secondary Support: 59.2 x 81.3 cm (23 5/16 x 32 in.) Medium: etching, hand-colored with watercolor

https://clevelandart.org/art/2001.19