Alessandra Strozzi Letter Analysis

love and sacrifice for his son and wife. Guido’s reassurance to his wife that they are safe is

The organization of Giovanni and Lusanna falls into place and helps the reader to have an understanding of the case, Giovanni and Lusanna, Florentine social classes, government records, and judicial process. Structuring the topic of social class towards the beginning of the book would have been acceptable, by introducing the couple and their social rank. However, placing where he decided opens up the discussion of Giovanni’s Medici connections and ultimately his annulment with Lusanna as a fitting ending to the case. The book starts out with how he found this case out in the Florentine archives. He moves into how we got this information on the case of Giovanni and Lusanna through records, notaries,documents, and various legal sources, as well as church sources sent from and to the Archbishop. The background and detailed

Lorenzo de’Medici had passed away leaving the city under control of his heir, Peiro. This took a huge toll on their lives once Peiro was ousted and the French King prepared to march his city through Florence. Alessandra, along with all the other unmarried girls, were forced to move out to convents for their own protection. However, this was an idea that Alessandra could not bare so she proposes that a marriage contract be made for her. It was important for Alessandra to stay in Florence, being a city that is the center of an explosion of artistic enterprise, she was eager to know about the latest news. So Alessandra was married off to an elegant middle-aged man named Cristoforo, who is very well-versed in art and literature. Cristoforo promises Alessandra freedom to do all that she wants, but on her wedding night, Alessandra soon finds out that her marriage is just a lie. Infact, her husband only married her so that his homosexuality wouldn’t be discovered. Cristoforo was actually in love with Alessandra's brother, Tomaso. At times, Cristoforo would leave home for a while and during one of his times away, he came back with Alessandra's brother. Alessandra, realizing that her marriage was anything but normal, became depressed and had an emotional breakdown. Cristoforo believed that her crying was due to a miscarriage, so he turned the nursery into an art studio for

The second area that saw the littlest change for women in the Renaissance was the expectations that came with their social status. Overall women were deemed to be a lower class in terms of gender, and men often treated them with less respect as a result. Within social classes, stereotypical beliefs regarding women and their role were held. Lower class women were expected to be housewives and take care of everything to do with the house. The expectation of working-class women, however, was slightly different. They were expected to work for their husbands and help them run their business, although they couldn’t partake in any of the work by themselves or outside of the house. However, this different expectation wasn’t necessarily new and was upheld from previous times, supporting this idea of women not receiving a Renaissance in the area of social class. Some women in the elite were able to become slightly more independent from their husbands and gain more responsibility, but the vast majority of women in the Renaissance continued to be used for the sole benefits of the men; as providers of a dowry, homemakers

“I’ll be out of here and away from all you knaves for one time anyway, as not a month will pass before you’ll see whether I’m nobody or a somebody.” The story of Bianco Alfani reflected the nature of 14th century Florentine society where, as Alfani remarked, the election to public office could make or destroy a person. In late 14th century and early 15th century Florence, decreased population and expanding commerce provided a favorable environment for ambitious individuals. The real life examples of Buonaccorso Pitti and Gregorio Dati demonstrated the positive role of ambition in Florence. Pitti, a nobleman had an extremely successful career, partaking in military campaigns, holding public office in Florence and being an ambassador to

          Florence- Florence is one of Atonio’s friends. Although he does not believe in God, he attends catechism lessons with his friends. Florence’s mother died when he was three. Afterwards, his father slowly killed himself with alcohol. His sisters are now prostitutes at Rosie’s house. He asks Antonio insightful questions that point out the gaps in the Catholic Religion. When Antonio becomes

In the primary source, it talks about women from the upper class who gain prestige and power through widowhood. While lower class women had more freedom in their early life with work and marriage, upper class women were pressured to keep the wealth going throughout generations which led to a great deal of pressure to marry a rich man and benefit from that in any way that they could. The source focuses on a woman named Alessandra, who lived in the years between 1450-1465; married a wealthy merchant, named Matteo Strozzi, who then died of the plague thus leaving her with branches of businesses all across Europe and a sudden new access to these things that her husband previously took charge of. She talked to her sons about their role in the family with political, marital, and economical issues and duties for the family. She talked to her daughters about the men they should strive to marry and the duties they have at home that they should learn and do to

BMU Seminar Questions The novel fits the description of “magical realism” because of the mythical elements included such as the Golden Carp, the witches, and Ultima's owl. According to Merriam Webster magical realism is defined as,”a literary genre or style associated with Latin America that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction.” Anaya refers to Ultima as, “a respitory of Spanish, Mexican, and Native American teachings” (x). He also states that “the Golden Carp of the novel is a myth” as well as other topics in the story (xi).

4. Michele’s relationship with his mother is quite different to the one he has with his father. Rather than trying to impress his mother like he does with his father, he just tries to please her and make her happy rather than seeing her upset and angry. He saw his mother as a beautiful woman who he respected quite immensely. Michele seems to get along better with his father as his conversations with him are livelier than those between himself and his mother.

With Giovanni’s death in 1429, there were those who tried to capitalize on the opportunity to displace the Medici family from its place in the social and political landscape of the time. One such opportunity was taken with the help of a wealthy rival, the Albizzi family, who put in motion a plot to have Giovanni’s son, Cosimo de Medici, arrested on accusations of treason and banished to Venice. This did not happen without consequences. With Cosimo’s exile he took with him a large source of Florentine capital, the Medici Bank. The Pope intervened and restored the Medici’s to power. Thus began Cosimo’s restoration of Florentine pride and the support of great artists that many admire today.

For women in the renaissance period, their duty was to marry, have children, and take care of their household. Although, for couples that were lower class, the marriage

The main focus and subject of the film is about the rise and fall of the Medici Pope's and how art in the Renaissance played a heavy role in Leo X and Clement VII reign as pope's of the catholic church. The film focus and subject tells a story about the Medici family power over cultural, politics, banking and trading over Florence and the catholic church. The new information I learned about the Medici family was they were the first princely dynasty to win their status not by warfare, marriage or inheritance, but through the commerce of gold or monetary value. They come to Florence in the 12th century from the nearby countryside of their ancestral home in the Mugello valley.

Only with the use of social history did the issues of class and gender begin to be debated by scholars. Numerous articles have done a great job of analysing particularly men of high status. In the traditional political history of Italy the lower classes of the society are rarely studied. In this paper I will shed more light on the lower classes of Renaissance Florence. More specifically, I will focus on the lives of women in the lower classes during this era, how they were treated and viewed by the upper classes and how they were treated in the eyes of the law.

The focus of this investigation will be “The Medici family supported the artists of the Renaissance era by providing them financial support, throughout mentorship and because of the prevailing philosophy and humanism.” This investigation will focus on the background of the Medici family and how they supported artists of the Renaissances era. This investigation will use a primary source from an artist's work and a secondary source relating to the Medici family uprising.San Lorenzo (church). Medici chapel. Tomb of Lorenzo de' Medici which held Sculptures by Michelangelo and Adrien, De Roover Raymond. The Rise and Decline of the Medici Bank, 1397-1494. Norton Library, 2012.Both sources provide background to the Renaissance time period and how the Medic family treated artists with their power. The two sources are examples of how the Medicis changed the renaissance era through their money and power to pursue artists for their own benefit and for the time periods.