ITALIAN 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Girolamo Savonarola, Individualism
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Jules michelet (french historian) coined the term in the 19th century. Wealth: international banking developed in florence, 14th century onward, one famous baking family: the medici, today"s oldest bank is in siena (monte dei paschi di siena), in operation since. Government in siena: chose nine of cers who were accountable to a larger part of the population. Monday, september 14, 2015: allegory of good and bad government. Depict a scene of good government and a scene of bad government. Is not a king or ruler, but has the most power in florence (new meanings of power) 1453- fall of constantinople (end of byzantine empire) 1492- death of lorenzo de" medici and discovery of america. Dominican monk that makes prophecies about invasion after lorenzo"s death: based on life of excess/wealth bringing damnation from god, has people burn paintings, cultural objects, burned at the stake in 1498. After savonarola"s death florence returns to being a republic.
