Early Rome and ECDS Project
One thing I really liked from this week’s readings and digital resources was the article about church decoration in Rome from 1500-1700. It talked about …
Week 2
Rome and Digital Humanities
Hannah Im | Discussion Post 2 Rome is well known for its staunch opposition to Christianity at one point in history. The Romans were well …
Discussion Post Week 2
This week’s readings and digital resources helped provide a better understanding of the architecture and the lives of normal people in Rome. For example, in …
Early Modern Rome and the Digital Humanities
When reading Irene Fosi’s “The Plural City: Urban Spaces and Foreign Communities” and Arnold A. Witte’s “Scale, Space, and Spectacle: Church Decoration in Rome, 1500-1700,” …
Discussion Post 2
The image of ancient Rome is the image of unified, imperial strength–but as Irine Fosi’s “The Plural City; Urban Spaces and Foreign Communities” points out, …
Discussion Post 2
In the past, I’ve tended to view Rome as monolithic. Of course, it has consistently been the focal point of social, political, and economic progress, …
Baroque Rome Through the Lens of its Urban Fabric
Irene Fosi’s The Plural City: Urban Spaces and Foreign Communities, viewed in conjunction with Dr. McPhee’s Envisioning Baroque Rome project and Dr. Leone’s Roma: Caput …
Discussion Post 2
I was deeply fascinated by Scenes from the Life of Mary (1581-1610) by Cristoforo Casolini and assistants in frescoes in the apse of Madonna ai …
Early Modern Rome and ECDS Projects
I am really inspired by Irene Fosi’s “The Plural City: Urban Spaces and Foreign Communities.” When we talk about Baroque art and Rome during the …