Staglieno Monumental Cemetery: Art, Memory, and the Making of Modern Burial Spaces

With Esteban Nigro

During the early nineteenth century, major transformations in European cities profoundly altered the relationship between death, memory, and public space. As burial grounds were moved outside u...

Dr. Meghan Callahan

Born in 1435, Andrea del Verrocchio was one of the most important artists of the early Renaissance in Florence. Trained by a goldsmith and patronized by the Medici, Andrea sculpted and painted some of the most important public and private works in Florence before moving to Ve...

Dr. Fabrizio Ricciardelli

In Europe city-states developed following diverse origins. There were: 1) ancient roman cities; 2) new cities founded near castles; 3) new cities founded near monasteries; 4) cities built in hostile but naturally protected environment (like Venice); 5) settlements estab...