This blog’s objective is to provide a better understanding of the Renaissance Venetians by looking at all aspects of their world in manageable chunks of information, which means, tightly focused, short posts. Even a post on, say, Gaspara Stampa will examine only one aspect of her life or art. Also, because much, if not all, of the information presented will rely published scholarship, I will supple proper attribution. Any personal opinions I present will be labeled as such, and I have a few.
Below are the topics I plan to cover; however, the list will expand and shrink as I progress.
THE ARTS
Discovery of perspective
The discovery of oil paint
LITERATURE
Petrarch and Petrarchism
Ariosto and Orlando Furioso
Tasso and The Gerusalemme Liberata
WORLD HISTORY THAT AFFECTED VENICE
Turks westward march
French and Spanish conflicts and fight over Italy,
Discovery and invasion of the New World
English and French conflicts over France
Venetian loss of holdings
RELIGION
Luther
The Inquisition
The Reformation and the Council of Trent
CULTURE
Education
Family life
Working life
Leisure
Travel
Entertainment
VENETIAN POLITICS
VENETIAN CLASSES
Patricians and Nobles
Cittadini
The working class
The poor
Slaves, voluntary and involuntary
GENDER DIFFERENCES, SEXUALITY, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION
FOREIGNERS IN VENICE: OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS
PEOPLE IN VENICE, BOTH FAMOUS OR OTHERWISE
1. ITALIANS
Tasso, father and son
Pietro Bembo
2. VENETIANS
Women musicians and singers
Women poets
Veronica Franco
Gaspara Stampa
3. FOREIGNERS
Willaert, composer
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