Confucianism Beliefs & Practices
People across the globe are followers of a particular religion or sect. These religions teach the basic principles of fear of God, respect for fellow human beings and a harmonious …
Beliefs of Confucianism: A Way Of Life
Confucianism is an amalgamation of the thoughts and system of philosophy propounded by Confucius, the Chinese social philosopher and thinker. It is rife with governmental morality, ethics in social relationships, …
Fra Angelico: Painter of the Early Renaissance
Fra Angelico: Fra Angelico, whose real name was Guido di Pietro, was born sometime between 1395 and 1400 in Vicchio, a small town near Florence. For a long time, there …
Michelangelo Art Quotations
1. If people knew how hard I worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all. 2. I dare affirm that any artist… who has nothing singular, …
The Prince of Venosa: Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
Personal Life Born on 8th March 1566 (1560 or 1561, according to some historians), Don Carlo Gesualdo was the second son of the aristocratic Neapolitan couple Fabrizio Gesualdo and Girolama …
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Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571): Goldsmith & sculptor
The Renaissance, also known as the Age of Humanism, was one of the most astonishingly productive and creative epochs of European History. For the first time ever, individual artists took …
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Coppo di Marcovaldo: Italian Renaissance Artist
One of the most important Florentine painters before Cimabue and in his own way quite on par with the later Michelangelo, Coppo di Marcovaldo is also one of the earliest …
Roman Weapons in History
If you were to read a book on Roman history, you will learn that Roman weaponry and their production was very disciplined in ancient Rome. In fact there was a standard …
Roman Coliseum History & Facts
“Quandiu stabit coliseus, stabit et Roma;Quando cadit coliseus, cadet et RomaQuando cadet Roma, cadet et mundus.“ In the eighth century, when Saint Bede wrote these famous lines that roughly translate …
Roman Clothes & Fashion
The clothes used by Romans although were simple in appearance, they had an elegant look. Stitching was kept to minimum and accessories like buttons were not used at all. Roman …