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The Duchy of Legnica ( Polish: Księstwo Legnickie, Czech: Lehnické knížectví) or Duchy of Liegnitz ( German: Herzogtum Liegnitz) was one of the Duchies of Silesia. Its capital was Legnica ( Liegnitz) in Lower Silesia . Legnica Castle had become a residence of the Silesian dukes in 1163 and from 1248 was the seat of a principality in its ...
- How Did They Rise to Power?
- They Set A Peaceful State For Art to Flourish
- Lorenzo de’ Medici Allowed Michelangelo to Live with Him Like His Own Son
- Leonardo Da Vinci Studied in Their Network
- Patronage in Architecture: Building The Uffizi, IL Duomo, and More
- Michelangelo’s David: A Rebellion Against The Medici Family?
The short answer is that they formed the largest bank in Europe in the 15th century, from 1397 to 1494. Location is just one part of what made their bank prestigious. The Medici bank also developed some of the financial tools we still use today. They introduced Double Entry Bookkeeping, or the practice of recording a payer’s debits and credits in o...
Between Florence, Milan, Naples, and Rome, Florence was not the most militarily powerful nation. This made it vulnerable to conquering in a period when Italian city-states would fight for power between each other. However, the Medici family were also astounding diplomats. Cosimo the Elder believed war was bad for trade and negotiated the end to a s...
Lorenzo met Michelangelowhen he was a young teenager studying at the Academy of San Marco. According to Ascanio Condivi’s 1533 biography of Michelangelo, Lorenzo found him carving an ancient fawn stone head. He praised the young artist’s skill but also teased him by pointing out an error: that an old fawn would not have a full set of healthy teeth....
Leonardo da Vinci didn’t have as strong a patronage by the Medici family as other artists, but he did begin his education through their network. As a teenager, he became an apprentice of Andrea del Verrocchio. Verrocchio was a sculptor and painter who created tombs for Cosimo, Giovanni, and Piero de’ Medici from the 1460s-70s. Under him, da Vinci l...
The Medici family helped form the Uffizi Gallery, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Florence Cathedral. Cosimo I de’ Medici, First Duke of Tuscany (1519-1574), originally formed the Uffizi to be an administrative building for his family. The word Uffizi in fact meant offices. It opened to the public as an art gallery in 1765, shortly after the last mem...
The statue of David was originally commissioned by the Arte Della Llane in 1501 to be placed in the Cathedral of Florence. The Medici family had been in exile since 1494 due to political losses and would return later in 1512. The government that replaced the Medicis was firmly anti-Medici. David, the biblical figure who defeated a giant with only a...
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The Duchy of Cornwall (Cornish: Duketh Kernow) is one of two royal duchies in England, the other being the Duchy of Lancaster.The eldest son of the reigning British monarch obtains possession of the duchy and the title of Duke of Cornwall at birth or when his parent succeeds to the throne, but may not sell assets for personal benefit and has limited rights and income while a minor.
Apr 19, 2024 · The Feminine Mystique was one of many catalysts for the second-wave feminist movement (1960s–80s). By the end of the 1980s, however, its flaws had been clearly identified. Its arguments, broadly speaking, were less relevant, because twice as many women were in the workforce as had been during the 1950s. Furthermore, feminists of colour ...
- Spartan Women in Ancient Greece. Spartan society was formed out of three main classes: the Spartans, who were citizens of the city, the Perioeci, who were craftsmen who worked and lived nearby, and the Helots, who were serfs or slaves.
- What Kind of Woman Is The Spartan Woman? Compared to Roman or even Athenian women, Spartan women led a life that had more freedoms than usual for an Ancient society.
- Marriage in Sparta. Marriage was very important in Sparta. Spartan women and men were encouraged to marry and would be shamed if they did not. Why was this a requirement?
- Even More Marriage. Before marrying, it was the custom for Spartan women to shave their heads and keep their hair short throughout their marriage. This tradition also stands in contradiction with other cities from Ancient Greece.
Mar 29, 2011 · On a voyage of discovery at the end of the 15th century Christopher Columbus, thinking he had missed China and reached the Indian Ocean, found and named the West Indies. On his third voyage, in ...
Reconstruction and the Battle for Woman Suffrage. The origins of the American women’s suffrage movement are commonly dated from the public protest meeting held in Seneca Falls, New York, in July 1848. At that historic meeting, the right of women to join with men in the privileges and obligations of active, voting citizenship was the one ...
