History Cities
Florence is a city found in Italy and also the capital city of the Tuscany region. The city is known due to its culture, architecture, renaissance art, and monuments. Various art galleries and museums are also found in this city, including the Uffizi gallery (Lazzeretti & Sartori, 2016). The city as said to be a place of birth of Renaissance. It is was the spring place for early artists and writers, especially from the northern Italian hills. An example of the artifacts in this city is the Madonna of the Goldfinch, which was painted from 1505 – 1506 by artist Raphael and can be found in the Uffizi Gallery. It is important for Christians to remind them of Christ’s crucifixion as it is believed that its red spot was born during the crucifixion.
Lisbon is the largest and capital city of Portugal. It played a very important role during Renaissance and protestant Reformation. Lisbon was the largest learning center of arts during the Portuguese Renaissance (MIROCHA, 2018). It was also open to the flow of finance, new information, and culture. Reformation led to the division of the new protestant traditions and Roman Catholicism. An example of artifacts is found in the Ribeira palace of the 16th century. Ribiera palace played an important role as it was a beacon of scientists, nobleman, scientists, and navigators.
Rome is a special commune and capital city of Italy. The city is known for its architecture with Colleseum, Trevi Fountain, and Pantheon. Rome is also known as a place where the pope assumed the artistic Maecenas role. The works of the artists called by popes made Rome a focal point of the Renaissance. It also played an important role in Counter-Reformation movement and growth, thus becoming the church’s pronunciation and a place of spiritual and theological rebirth. Examples of the artifacts include Raphael’s frescoes in the Vatican that are important in symbolizing the art of marriage and were painted from 1509 to 1511 (Gabrielli, 2019).
Wittenberg is one of the known cities in Germany. Saxony-Anhalt in Wittenberg was a place where Martin Luther posted about “95 Theses,” marking the monumental changes. The city is also known for its important role in the history of Reformation. The abuse of clergy and criticism of the Catholic Church led to protestant Reformation (Leppin, 2018). An example of an artifact is the Martin Luther monument that was established as the honor of the people who were not noble. It was unveiled in 1821 and important to Christians for the division of the Catholics and Protestants.
References
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MIROCHA, L. (2018, July). Game Engines: The Cornerstone of the VR/AR Renaissance. In VIII Lisbon Summer School for the Study of Culture: Cyber+ Cipher+ Culture.
Gabrielli, N., Guiso, M., & Bianco, A. (2019). The Vatican museum and organic natural products. The Raphael’s frescoes and the “Last Judgment” by Nicolò and Giovanni. Natural product research, 33(7), 943-946.
Leppin, V. (2018). From Charismatic Leadership to Institution The Reformation Significance of Making Martin Luther into a Monument. Lutheran Quarterly, 32(1), 28-39.