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Florence Italy was very interesting and complicated during the Renaissance. Art was becoming a prominent part of the society and so was politics. Mary Hoffman portrays Florence during the Renaissance in the book “David” as being divided and a time of rebirth for the interest in the arts. But this book was a single story and I did not find that enjoyable.
To begin with, the book “David” shows Florence as a very divided city during the Renaissance in many ways. Split into the “Frateschi”, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola, and the “Compagnacci”, supporters of the Medici clan, Florence was not the safest place to be. The narrator of the book is a young man named Gabriele who is new to Florence and is uneducated about the political factions. He learns quickly that because of the opposing sides, Florence is no place to be wandering around. “David” takes place during the time Michelangelo was sculpting his famous David, this sculpture was very controversial because it represented the republic (frateschi). But the author portrays the frateschi as the good guys, and puts the Medici family in a bad light although they helped the renaissance very much. For these reasons and many more, Florence was a very divided and dangerous city during the Renaissance.
Not only was Renaissance Florence divided, but it was also a time of rebirth for the arts. After the middle-ages, the lives of the people improved very much that they could start to focus on new aspects of their culture and in Florence, that meant the arts. The Renaissance was also the birthplace for a new idea, humanism, this idea led to many people wanting materialistic things and working for personal achievements. The new found interest in the arts and humanistic beliefs was the source of artist during the Renaissance being very busy, everyone wanted a piece of art for themselves. The reasons stated above proves that art was becoming a prominent aspect of florentine culture.
As explained, Florence was a very complicated yet majestic city. In “David”, Mary Hoffman showcased the opposing views and dangers in Florence, but also the beauty and rebirth of its culture during the Renaissance. Being a single story is the major flaw of the book “David” in my opinion.
Florence Italy was very interesting and complicated during the Renaissance. Art was becoming a prominent part of the society and so was politics. Mary Hoffman portrays Florence during the Renaissance in the book “David” as being divided and a time of rebirth for the interest in the arts. But this book was a single story and I did not find that enjoyable.
To begin with, the book “David” shows Florence as a very divided city during the Renaissance in many ways. Split into the “Frateschi”, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola, and the “Compagnacci”, supporters of the Medici clan, Florence was not the safest place to be. The narrator of the book is a young man named Gabriele who is new to Florence and is uneducated about the political factions. He learns quickly that because of the opposing sides, Florence is no place to be wandering around. “David” takes place during the time Michelangelo was sculpting his famous David, this sculpture was very controversial because it represented the republic (frateschi). But the author portrays the frateschi as the good guys, and puts the Medici family in a bad light although they helped the renaissance very much. For these reasons and many more, Florence was a very divided and dangerous city during the Renaissance.
Not only was Renaissance Florence divided, but it was also a time of rebirth for the arts. After the middle-ages, the lives of the people improved very much that they could start to focus on new aspects of their culture and in Florence, that meant the arts. The Renaissance was also the birthplace for a new idea, humanism, this idea led to many people wanting materialistic things and working for personal achievements. The new found interest in the arts and humanistic beliefs was the source of artist during the Renaissance being very busy, everyone wanted a piece of art for themselves. The reasons stated above proves that art was becoming a prominent aspect of florentine culture.
As explained, Florence was a very complicated yet majestic city. In “David”, Mary Hoffman showcased the opposing views and dangers in Florence, but also the beauty and rebirth of its culture during the Renaissance. Being a single story is the major flaw of the book “David” in my opinion.
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