Sylvia RoseSep 34 min readTitans of the Renaissance: Powerful Italian FamiliesPowerful Medici, Borgia, Sforza, Gonzaga and Este families rise to prominence in the Renaissance. Behind the vast artistic innovations...
Sylvia RoseAug 273 min readAlchemy & Renaissance Glass: Antonio NeriAntonio Neri is a Renaissance Florentine priest, well known for contributions to alchemy and glassmaking. As a youth Neri is drawn to the...
Sylvia RoseAug 164 min readCosimo de' Medici & the Italian RenaissanceCosimo di Giovanni de' Medici, also known as Cosimo the Elder, is a leading figure in the rise of Florence as the Italian Renaissance...