Culture of Italy
Italian culture has profoundly shaped Western civilisation across many fields.
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Etruscan and Greek settlements marked the start of architecture in Italy, and these settlements shaped the subsequent development of Roman architecture.[1] Aqueducts, amphitheatres, temples, and urban planning were among the accomplishments of the Romans.[1] Rounded arches, vaults, and elaborate cloisters characterized the Romanesque architectural style that thrived from the 9th through the 12th centuries.[2] Rome was the birthplace of both Baroque and Neoclassicism, the final two styles originating in Italy that influenced all Western art.[3]
The Lumière brothers had only been exhibiting motion pictures for a few months when the history of Italian cinema began.[4] A long-standing tradition exists in Italian fashion, with Milan, Florence, and Rome serving as the country's primary fashion centers.[5]
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The same source states that the form of Palladio’s buildings is documented in his Quattro Libri dell’architettura (1570).[6] The Vogue article by Cardini reports that the International Talent Support Award ceremony has been held in Trieste, Italy, since 2002.[7]
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- Wikipedia, "Culture of Italy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sear, Frank. Roman architecture. Cornell University Press, 1983. p. 10. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Culture of Italy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Italy Architecture: Romanesque (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Culture of Italy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stevenson, "Oxford Dictionary of English", OUP Oxford, 19 August 2010; Kohle, "The road from Rome to Paris. The birth of a modern Neoclassicism", archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de, 19 July 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Culture of Italy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "L'œuvre cinématographique des frères Lumière - Pays: Italie"; "Il Cinema Ritrovato - Italia 1896 - Grand Tour Italiano"; "26 febbraio 1896 - Papa Leone XIII filmato Fratelli Lumière"; "Cinematografia", Treccani, 1970, p. 226; Gian Piero Brunetta, "Storia del cinema mondiale", Einaudi, 2002, p. 38; "Cinematografia", Treccani, 1970, p. 226; Andrea Fioravanti, "La "storia" senza storia. Racconti del passato tra letteratura, cinema e televisione", Morlacchi Editore, 2006, p. 121; Robert K. Klepper, "Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Gui en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Culture of Italy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "New York Takes Top Global Fashion Capital Title from London, edging past Paris", Languagemonitor.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Centre, "City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto". facts only, no text reused. whc.unesco.org
- Cardini, "Get to Know the Young Winners of the 2020 International Talent Support Awards", Vogue, 28 October 2020. facts only, no text reused. vogue.com
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