tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.comments2024-01-08T15:48:48.367-05:00Donna Russo MorinDonna Russo Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-57608013985493478152017-08-11T23:25:24.576-04:002017-08-11T23:25:24.576-04:00In addition to commissioning Michelangelo's &q...In addition to commissioning Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" and Medici Tombs, Clement VII / Giulio de Medici also commissioned Raphael's greatest masterpiece, "The Transfiguration," as well as his architectural masterwork, the Villa Madama. On top of that, in his autobiography Benvenuto Cellini attributes much of his success to Pope Clement VII - whom he describes as having "excellent taste."<br /><br />In literature, Pope Clement VII patronized Machiavelli and the historian Guicciardini.<br /><br />While Giulio de Medici's pontificate reads like a Greek tragedy -- tangled up in no-win scenarios that he did not create -- his legacy of patronage is extraordinary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-16475187669426259832017-03-12T10:09:01.650-04:002017-03-12T10:09:01.650-04:00Thank you for this. The tv show and everything I h...Thank you for this. The tv show and everything I have read shows Contessina in a positive light. I'm glad. <br /><br />I'm also looking to see what happened to the slave girl, Madeline, who was mother to Carlo? When was she banished from the De Medici home? I know Contessina raised him, so I assume she was banished and not around while this happened. Thanks. TennisMenacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592944798511890465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-34131021865392834752017-03-10T13:36:21.523-05:002017-03-10T13:36:21.523-05:00A very good man dealt a very bad hand, it seems to...A very good man dealt a very bad hand, it seems to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-55032533745206771432016-05-02T07:07:04.667-04:002016-05-02T07:07:04.667-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129431389954655565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-14085715131833494852015-09-29T08:32:00.672-04:002015-09-29T08:32:00.672-04:00There are few places in the world where you can fe...There are few places in the world where you can feel as strong supernatural presence as haunted hotels. Tragic background stories of drug addicts, murders, suicides and more with rumours about paranormal experiences of guests checking in will literally send a shiver down your spine. So, if you are a paranormal enthusiast, we have a list of most haunted hotels around the world where you can check in to check out the supernatural manifestations. Check out <a href="https://www.ixigo.com/haunted-hotels-around-the-world-fq-2012033" rel="nofollow">haunted hotels around the world</a> also. Dimpy Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346792633744295035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-79974049394790404402014-08-08T00:20:07.039-04:002014-08-08T00:20:07.039-04:00I like your post !!! great reading!!! <3I like your post !!! great reading!!! <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233308131710832962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-31220602350309254042014-07-28T16:49:34.291-04:002014-07-28T16:49:34.291-04:00I do go back a little further, three generations a...I do go back a little further, three generations actually, but the material is a bit scanty. However, it does detail how the Medici came to be in Florence. The series began in May of 2013; look for those posts.Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-32961175973667605762014-07-24T16:41:19.753-04:002014-07-24T16:41:19.753-04:00I really enjoy your Medici series. If I had to cho...I really enjoy your Medici series. If I had to choose between Borgia and Medici I would take the latter. <br />I wish it were possible to trace Medici family further back than Chiarissimo de' Medici, father of Averardo.Marie Antonia Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042717361669195903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-58052103396016663052014-04-21T14:02:50.648-04:002014-04-21T14:02:50.648-04:00Many thanks, Thingumbobesquire, for bringing this ...Many thanks, Thingumbobesquire, for bringing this to my attention. It touches me very personally. My grandfather was a violin/viola player/maker; one of his viola's is in the Smithsonian Institute. And my oldest son is currently studying in NYC to become an opera singer. Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-74737243032684758232014-04-20T08:17:53.388-04:002014-04-20T08:17:53.388-04:00While you did mention in passing that Leonardo was...While you did mention in passing that Leonardo was a musician, I think it should be emphasized that during his lifetime he also gained fame in winning a competition in Florence as a singer and lutanist. He famously created a remarkable silver lyre in the shape of a horse's head. Here is a concert with one of Leonardo's musical instrument inventions the viola organista: <br />http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/viola-organista/Thingumbobesquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020353989252293669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-79629227815272267062014-04-01T18:35:50.525-04:002014-04-01T18:35:50.525-04:00Thanks so much. Look for the next Medici post with...Thanks so much. Look for the next Medici post within the next day or two!Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-56667109865842599522014-03-30T13:10:53.467-04:002014-03-30T13:10:53.467-04:00I am happy to find so many useful information here...I am happy to find so many useful information here in the post, thanks for sharing it here. I hope you will adding more. <br /><br /><a href="http://homedici.com/" rel="nofollow">house of medici</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595957923889105216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-61440495667536521042014-03-15T18:59:49.503-04:002014-03-15T18:59:49.503-04:00I was not raped. I died a virgin, and they knew i...I was not raped. I died a virgin, and they knew it.<br /><br />Tianca = Jehanne d'ArcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-57910194093482261952014-03-03T03:18:04.946-05:002014-03-03T03:18:04.946-05:00Thank you, this was very helpful and easy to under...Thank you, this was very helpful and easy to understand.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-33259574817622778412014-03-03T03:15:50.445-05:002014-03-03T03:15:50.445-05:00Thank you, this was very helpful and it made a lot...Thank you, this was very helpful and it made a lot of sense. <br />-RachelRachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-74843397431500571672014-01-06T20:24:52.627-05:002014-01-06T20:24:52.627-05:00Love it! Fun answers and a perfect blast for our s...Love it! Fun answers and a perfect blast for our short-attention-span readership. :)Erika Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614971210603661902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-51845304072690357662014-01-06T13:11:02.812-05:002014-01-06T13:11:02.812-05:00Inside the Writers' Study is based on a series...Inside the Writers' Study is based on a series of questions posed to every guest at the end of the regular interview segment on Inside the Actor's Studio which airs on Bravo. James Lipton has always given credit for the questions to the French television personality Bernard Pivot, who used them on his show, Apostrophes. But it actually began with a writer. As it turns out, Bernard Pivot developed this set of questions from a questionnaire answered by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust. Proust originally answered this questionnaire while still in his teens, in a 'confession album,' a type of autograph book popular in the late 19th century. The title of that which Proust wrote in is self-explanatory; it belonged to his friend Antoinette (daughter to a future French president) and was entitled "An Album to Record, Thoughts, Feelings, Etc." It has since become a tool for an artist to reveal aspects of themselves and their work outside of the normal 'interview' format. It's modern evolution has been used to reveal the inner depths of the respondent. It is intentionally short, a mere glimpse into the inner thoughts of the artist. <br /> Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-19125933475420834802014-01-06T11:05:27.327-05:002014-01-06T11:05:27.327-05:00I wish this could have been longer. It's only ...I wish this could have been longer. It's only a sketch<br />of an author whom we all enjoyed. She may not have<br />been given enough time to reply, or your space didn't allow her to say more....n21etnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-1061160873559683992013-12-31T17:04:21.632-05:002013-12-31T17:04:21.632-05:00Thank you, JM!
Thank you, JM!<br />Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-38516812568172651262013-12-30T17:05:03.339-05:002013-12-30T17:05:03.339-05:00Put it in gear.....and drive. Go you...Put it in gear.....and drive. Go you...JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10166221506990951721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-23674442582163019332013-11-20T11:49:21.905-05:002013-11-20T11:49:21.905-05:00That is incredible! Congratulations! The book loo...That is incredible! Congratulations! The book look amazing!!!<br />angelarosebooks@yaoo.comAngela Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072032390775076919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-55270482934066327082013-11-17T17:48:01.073-05:002013-11-17T17:48:01.073-05:00congrats on your fantastic news!!
& thank you...congrats on your fantastic news!!<br /><br />& thank you for the giveaway!!<br /><br />cyn209 at juno dot comcyn209https://www.blogger.com/profile/15389416408969526333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-6304530115861946912013-09-30T21:25:27.783-04:002013-09-30T21:25:27.783-04:00What a fun interview! She is full of fun humor...l...What a fun interview! She is full of fun humor...loved it!M.C.V. EGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575143818423442046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-44701845892170033002013-09-30T21:13:47.281-04:002013-09-30T21:13:47.281-04:00I loved Oleanna. What an ingenious concept to writ...I loved Oleanna. What an ingenious concept to write a whole novel about the lives of unknown great aunts and the reasons that they may have had, for being the only ones in the family who did not emigrate!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096299164024429829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-76912409247877982792013-08-23T08:28:25.379-04:002013-08-23T08:28:25.379-04:00What an interesting post. I find the Medici Family...What an interesting post. I find the Medici Family fascinating. I recently watched a documentary that stated that the rodents were not the actual culprits but rather fleas or lice they carried. I am sure everything is debatable. I also found the images enjoyable.<br />M.C.V. EGANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575143818423442046noreply@blogger.com