Yesterday, as part of an assignment for the class, we were divided into small groups (2 or 3) and asked to explore a new city within an few hours outside of Florence. The goal was to see how well we could interact with the locals and discover a new place. Lisa and I were paried up and chose to go to Bologna.
We took the train there, which I found was a lot easier than I expected. Once out of the train station we got a bit lost. Instead of heading into the city we headed out of it and had to stop into a small shop to get a map and ask for directions. Once we found our way we took a hike over to the University of Bologna. The univertisty was very different from Otterbein but can be compared to almost and NYU or CSU where a large campus is integrated into part of the city. The buildings of the university were scatered among a section of Bologna and all around were shops, offices and restaurants. One thing we found that I was impressed with was a whole side of a building covered with posters for school functions, apartments for rent, and job listings. I found this interesting since we usually post things on bulletin boards outside our small campus, but they used a side of a building and even graffiti was incorperated.
After visiting the university the rest of the trip was spend exploring the city's plazas. The city has its own unquie charm about it but overall I did not find it anything special and perfer Florence over it.
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05 December 2010
03 December 2010
Hello!!
Well we have survived almost a full week in Italy and I am not sure I have fully grasped being here. Yes, the language is different, keys on the computer are different and customs are not what I am used to but somehow it all stills has that home feeling for me. We spent a few nights in Rome and the city was constantly alive with people, cars, motorcycles (which I loved!) and noise, so to me it was just like being on vaction in NYC. So even though Rome and NYC have very different customs I still see similarites between the two, which makes me remeber we are all the same and what we percive as different is the only thing that makes us so.
This week we will be in Florence, a much smaller town but still has the energy of a bigger city. I am off to Bologna tomorrow for a day trip and looking forward to comparing all three cities to home.
Ciao for now!
This week we will be in Florence, a much smaller town but still has the energy of a bigger city. I am off to Bologna tomorrow for a day trip and looking forward to comparing all three cities to home.
Ciao for now!
07 November 2010
Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Chapel of Pieta. St. Peter’s Basilica. 5 Nov. 2010..
This website provides information about St. Peter’s Basilica. On one page in contains a description of the Pieta and articles, from other websites and publications from around the world, that discuss the Pieta and Michelangelo’s life and works.
Harris, Dr. Beth. “Michelangelo’s Pieta.” SmARThistory. 5 Nov. 2010. <>.
This website is a multimedia “web-book” of art history created by two art history professors who felt students were not gaining the knowledge and appreciation of art through old editions of art history books. This site provides two videos in which art professors are discussing Michelangelo’s Pieta. Their discussion is much easier to follow than websites or books because the information is heard and not read.
Hughes, Anthony. Michelangelo. London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1997.
This book provides a detailed account of Michelangelo’s life as well as colored pictures of his artworks. It is a great resource because of its in-depth explanation of his life. The author also provides a biography section where there is a short description of who the people where in Michelangelo’s life and a timeline that outlines, side-by-side, the major events in his life and the major events happening in Florence and Rome. This gives me an understanding of what political or social events were going on while he was creating certain works.
Ruehring, Lauren. “Michelangelo Sculptures.” HowStuffWorks. 1998-2010. 5 Nov. 2010..
This website provides an article that gives a short description and background information on Michelangelo’s Florence Pieta. It also has detailed photos of the work. This site is a good resource because it gives information on the Pieta statue that is less known by the public.
Ruehring, Lauren. “Rondanini Pieta by Michelangelo.” HowStuffWorks. 1998-2010. 5 Nov. 2010. <>.
This website, like the one above, provides an article about Michelangelo’s third Pieta. It gives a small description of the work and tells the story of how Michelangelo attempted to complete this work several days before his death. This website is a good resource because it gives information on an artwork that is virtually unknown to the majority of the public.
Sala, Charles. Michelangelo. Paris: Finest S.A., 2003.
This book provides a detailed timeline of Michelangelo’s life along with discussions and descriptions of his works he created through out his life. It also gives color photos of his works and sketches. Sala’s book is a good resource because the timeline allows me to see the years that he created each work and where he was located at the time.
Chapel of Pieta. St. Peter’s Basilica. 5 Nov. 2010.
This website provides information about St. Peter’s Basilica. On one page in contains a description of the Pieta and articles, from other websites and publications from around the world, that discuss the Pieta and Michelangelo’s life and works.
Harris, Dr. Beth. “Michelangelo’s Pieta.” SmARThistory. 5 Nov. 2010. <>.
This website is a multimedia “web-book” of art history created by two art history professors who felt students were not gaining the knowledge and appreciation of art through old editions of art history books. This site provides two videos in which art professors are discussing Michelangelo’s Pieta. Their discussion is much easier to follow than websites or books because the information is heard and not read.
Hughes, Anthony. Michelangelo. London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1997.
This book provides a detailed account of Michelangelo’s life as well as colored pictures of his artworks. It is a great resource because of its in-depth explanation of his life. The author also provides a biography section where there is a short description of who the people where in Michelangelo’s life and a timeline that outlines, side-by-side, the major events in his life and the major events happening in Florence and Rome. This gives me an understanding of what political or social events were going on while he was creating certain works.
Ruehring, Lauren. “Michelangelo Sculptures.” HowStuffWorks. 1998-2010. 5 Nov. 2010.
This website provides an article that gives a short description and background information on Michelangelo’s Florence Pieta. It also has detailed photos of the work. This site is a good resource because it gives information on the Pieta statue that is less known by the public.
Ruehring, Lauren. “Rondanini Pieta by Michelangelo.” HowStuffWorks. 1998-2010. 5 Nov. 2010. <>.
This website, like the one above, provides an article about Michelangelo’s third Pieta. It gives a small description of the work and tells the story of how Michelangelo attempted to complete this work several days before his death. This website is a good resource because it gives information on an artwork that is virtually unknown to the majority of the public.
Sala, Charles. Michelangelo. Paris: Finest S.A., 2003.
This book provides a detailed timeline of Michelangelo’s life along with discussions and descriptions of his works he created through out his life. It also gives color photos of his works and sketches. Sala’s book is a good resource because the timeline allows me to see the years that he created each work and where he was located at the time.
27 October 2010
Mannerism & High Renaissance
The art that was created during the High Renaissance focused on reviving and improving the Classical principals, creating a naturalistic view of the human body and the importance of an educated artist. Works such as David were meant to show the Classical image of the body and told a Classical story in a new way. Several art works, including School of Athens by Raphael and Venus of Urbino by Titian, presented the topic of depicting the nude human body in a naturalistic light. During this time, it was also important for artist to know what had come before them, so they could produce it better.
As the times changed so did the art work and after the High Renaissance came the movement known as Mannerism. This movement focused on elongated and disproportionate bodies, contortion the body into twisted positions and the value of technical expertise. The painting of Madonna of the Long Neck by Parmigianino is a perfect example of Mannerism art. Madonna and child are both depicted with suck disproportion that the audience wonders how the baby stays on her lap. The ladies that surround her as well have such elongated legs that they become a distraction.
During both movements Michelangelo was a working artist who really flowed into this change with his works. The Sistine Chapel is a great example of the values that the High Renaissance art possessed. As as artist he would have to be educated in religion, philosophy and what other artist before him did in order to create the images and stories from the Bible onto the ceiling. He was also so interested in the male nude body that he constantly tried to rework and recreate positions that the body could be presented in. As time went on he took this passion for the body and really pushed it into a whole new level during Mannerism. In his Night and Day sculptures he "beefs up" the body so that one can see all the muscles, puts the body into these twisted and unrealistic positions and elongated certain body parts so that they become disproportionate.
These two movements truly valued very different aspects of art and art making but both valued a sense of artistic expertise and knoweldge of other artist and historical and biblical events.
As the times changed so did the art work and after the High Renaissance came the movement known as Mannerism. This movement focused on elongated and disproportionate bodies, contortion the body into twisted positions and the value of technical expertise. The painting of Madonna of the Long Neck by Parmigianino is a perfect example of Mannerism art. Madonna and child are both depicted with suck disproportion that the audience wonders how the baby stays on her lap. The ladies that surround her as well have such elongated legs that they become a distraction.
During both movements Michelangelo was a working artist who really flowed into this change with his works. The Sistine Chapel is a great example of the values that the High Renaissance art possessed. As as artist he would have to be educated in religion, philosophy and what other artist before him did in order to create the images and stories from the Bible onto the ceiling. He was also so interested in the male nude body that he constantly tried to rework and recreate positions that the body could be presented in. As time went on he took this passion for the body and really pushed it into a whole new level during Mannerism. In his Night and Day sculptures he "beefs up" the body so that one can see all the muscles, puts the body into these twisted and unrealistic positions and elongated certain body parts so that they become disproportionate.
These two movements truly valued very different aspects of art and art making but both valued a sense of artistic expertise and knoweldge of other artist and historical and biblical events.
22 October 2010
Art then & now
After studying the changing artist in Renaissance times, I think there are few similarities and differences between them and the modern artists today.
One main similarity is the changing aspect of both types of artist. The artist's position in society was changing during the Renaissance. Artist became a part of a higher, more respectable class than before. Today the position of the artist is changing from someone who not only creates art but brings to the forefront ideas and criticism of the world around them through their art. Another similarity is that both artist types were pushing boundaries brought on by society. In the Renaissance the artist were branching out and beginning to chose their own subject matter and paint to their standards and choices. Today artist are pushing the boundaries of creativity and trying to find new ways to express old ideas.
In the Renaissance, the artists were creating art for the patron and sometimes could add their own artistic touch and display their talents, if the patron allowed. Many of the artist had to sign contracts and stick to the guidelines put down by the patron. This concept of art has completely changed for the artist today. Art now is produced because the artist has some concept or idea to get across to an audience, they are not bound by patrons but rather have the freedom to create art as they please. This is the biggest difference, artist then were restricted to patron subject matter, where now artist are restricted only through government policies and gallery standards. However, even then artist today can always find somewhere or someone to accept their art and ideas. Another big difference is how people during the time accept the art. During the Renaissance, artist were praised for their talent and skills, today artist are still recgonized for their talent but they are also judged on their ideas and how different the art is compared to other artist in their genre.
One main similarity is the changing aspect of both types of artist. The artist's position in society was changing during the Renaissance. Artist became a part of a higher, more respectable class than before. Today the position of the artist is changing from someone who not only creates art but brings to the forefront ideas and criticism of the world around them through their art. Another similarity is that both artist types were pushing boundaries brought on by society. In the Renaissance the artist were branching out and beginning to chose their own subject matter and paint to their standards and choices. Today artist are pushing the boundaries of creativity and trying to find new ways to express old ideas.
In the Renaissance, the artists were creating art for the patron and sometimes could add their own artistic touch and display their talents, if the patron allowed. Many of the artist had to sign contracts and stick to the guidelines put down by the patron. This concept of art has completely changed for the artist today. Art now is produced because the artist has some concept or idea to get across to an audience, they are not bound by patrons but rather have the freedom to create art as they please. This is the biggest difference, artist then were restricted to patron subject matter, where now artist are restricted only through government policies and gallery standards. However, even then artist today can always find somewhere or someone to accept their art and ideas. Another big difference is how people during the time accept the art. During the Renaissance, artist were praised for their talent and skills, today artist are still recgonized for their talent but they are also judged on their ideas and how different the art is compared to other artist in their genre.
07 October 2010
Travel
Traveling is an element of human nature that allows one to explore other cultures, languages, beliefs, and values. When one travels to another place, whether it be a city five miles away or a large country thousands of miles from home, a person begins to understand themselves better. They are constantly placed in situations outside their comfort zone, allowing the traveler to use their skills and knowledge to evaluate and discover solutions. This is why traveling is important, because it allows humans to explore both their outside world and themselves.
To me, the best way to travel is with an open mind. By having an open mind about a new place, the traveler can take everything in and absorb the culture, traditions and activities. An open mind eliminates the snap judgments that one can make when they first encounter a situation outside their comfort zone.
I think the best places to travel to are places where one has a certain fear or is uncomfortable in the setting because it allows the traveler to explore why one has these unpleasant fears. By placing yourself in a country or city that you have fears or prejudices towards, you can discover elements about yourself you didn’t know and begin to dissolve the stereotypes you perceive.
When traveling I think one should travel by experiencing the culture as the locals do. For example one should participate in activities that are part of a foreign culture or eat foods that are not served in their homeland. This will allow the traveler to complete goals, such as discovering new things about oneself and dissolving stereotypes, because they are actually participating and viewing life as a local would.
A.) http://www.world66.com/about/company_overview
World 66 is a travel resource site written by travelers themselves from all over the world. The site is broken down by continent, country, and city. You can search for a specific city or area and find hundreds of reviews written by people who have traveled there. You can also just search by country and click around until you found a place that sounds interesting. This site is great because it allows for past travelers to tell future travelers what they loved about a place and what they didn’t like about it.
World 66 is a travel resource site written by travelers themselves from all over the world. The site is broken down by continent, country, and city. You can search for a specific city or area and find hundreds of reviews written by people who have traveled there. You can also just search by country and click around until you found a place that sounds interesting. This site is great because it allows for past travelers to tell future travelers what they loved about a place and what they didn’t like about it.
B.) This is a picture of my sorority sisters and I at Old Man’s Cave in Hocking Hills. I put this up because I believe not only is it important to explore countries outside your comfort zone but, it is also just as important to explore places near your home. By doing this you learn interesting facts about your area and get to experience all that the town can offer.
21 September 2010
Seneca Eassy
The first essay I chose was 'On the Reasons for Withdrawing from the World'. Seneca discusses how humans should not become slaves to the body, but rather embrace and enjoy it. He states that many others we will meet in life will judge us on our body or enslave it, but as an individual we need to cherish our body and yet be prepared to sacrifice it when the time comes. The ideas of negative visualization and fatalism are seen in this essay. Seneca wants us to remember that while we cherish our body we must also not take in for granted. In this aspect the concept of negative visualization plays out when we remind ourselves what it would be like without our healthy body. The second idea of Stoicism was fatalism. We must be ready to give up our body when the time comes, which is something decided by fate.
The second essay I chose was 'On Saving Time'. In this essay, Seneca tells his friend that time is slipping away from them and if they do not begin to enjoy every second life has offered them, they will never begin to enjoy life as a whole. Seneca points out that the greatest lost of time is when we give our time to carelessness and choose to ignore what is going on around us. The Stoicism ideas that are expressed in this essay are control and fatalism. We can not control how much time we are given, therefore we should not worry about it and instead use the time we have as productively and joyfully as possible. We also do not know when our time will run out, therefore we should go with the flow and play your role as best as possible, leaving the rest up to fate.
The second essay I chose was 'On Saving Time'. In this essay, Seneca tells his friend that time is slipping away from them and if they do not begin to enjoy every second life has offered them, they will never begin to enjoy life as a whole. Seneca points out that the greatest lost of time is when we give our time to carelessness and choose to ignore what is going on around us. The Stoicism ideas that are expressed in this essay are control and fatalism. We can not control how much time we are given, therefore we should not worry about it and instead use the time we have as productively and joyfully as possible. We also do not know when our time will run out, therefore we should go with the flow and play your role as best as possible, leaving the rest up to fate.
14 September 2010
Question 1B - Answer
Looking at the list of World Heritage sites in Italy it seems the majority of the sites/places are cultural locations with a few natural sites mixed in. I chose to focus on Val d'Orica and the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica. The Val d'Orica is the location where the landscape was rewritten during the Renaissance to promote good governance and provide an aesthetic pleasings picture. This landscape is important to a universal culture because it reflectes the innovation in land-management and how it tied to the ideals of proper governance. The second site, the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, consist of 140,000 engravings about culture, war, land, navigation and magic. These carvings are important to a universal cultural heritage because it allows the modern world to discover, interpret, and understand how human culture, over an 8,000 year time span, viewed and described their world. It also is a documentation of the prehistoric world.
-Kayleigh
-Kayleigh
13 September 2010
Hello
Hi all my name is Kayleigh Hanlin & I am a public relations major with an art history minor. I am taking this class as part of my personal SYE that I have designed. I am very interested in art, art history and traveling so combining this class with a research project on how Italy advertise their museums to tourist & locals allows me to combine my major & minor to complete my SYE. Look forward to getting to know all of you!
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