Culture of Italy

Center Roman Empire then of the Catholic church, with the crossroads of the Civilization S of the the Mediterranean, the Italy is since the Antiquité, one of the largest hearths Culture ls of the Europe and the Occident.

The influence of Italy is exerted in an important way in many istic fields Art and particularly in the Architecture, the Peinture, the Sculpture, arts decorative, the Musique, the Littérature and this in a determining way and continues at least until the 18th century.

One can think that, beyond the particular genius of the Italian people, historical circumstances, natural conditions (marvellous landscapes of Italy) and policies (parcelling out of the Péninsule between multiples State S rivals) support in a single way the blossoming of a refined culture.

Many various and varied people take part in the development of the culture which can be described as Italian only starting from the Moyen-âge. This qualifier cannot indeed apply to the monuments and other testimonys of the past which in Italy the Étrusques leave, the Celtes, the Ostrogoths, the Lombards, Byzantine, the Arabo-Moslem S and the Normands in the south and in Sicily, which all was melted in the modern Nation. As for the Roman , they Empire and their culture largely exceed the Italian Frontière S, and one cannot reduce their contribution to that of the peninsula. Italy east nevertheless recognized like central province of the Roman Empire. Its Habitant S only enjoys the title of Roman Citoyen, before this title is not granted to the other inhabitants of the Empire.

But these multiple influences fertilized mutually and made of Italy an exceptionally creative country.

Festivals and bank holidays

A decree of 1985 fixes religious holidays (Catholique S), pursuant to the certificated agreement (Article 6) signed in Rome on February 18th, 1984 between the Italian Republic and the the Holy See, ratified by the law n° 121 of the March 25th 1985:

  • every Sunday
  • on January 1st, Maria Santissima Veined di Dio (very holy Marie, mother of God)
  • the January 6th, Epifania del Signore (Epiphany of the Lord)
  • the August 15th, Assunzione della Beata Vergine Maria (assumption of the Virgin Mary)
  • on November 1st, tutti I Santi (All Saints' day)
  • the December 8th, Immacolata Concezione della Beata Vergine Maria (Immaculate Conception)
  • the Native December 25th, del Signore (Christmas of the Lord)
  • the June 29th, S. Pietro E Paolo (holy Pierre and Paul), for the commune of Rome

  • the greatest association of the worship in Italy is the Catholic church, followed by far by the Assemblee di Dio, which are communities pentecostales, and the Témoins of Jéhovah. But the two other institutional religions are the Jews and the valdesi (of Vaud) (of the Protestants before the letter, refugees of France and Switzerland).

The Sagra

Between religious holiday and pagan festival, at the time of many seasonal pretexts.

Literature

Arte LED designo

Visual arts through their various historical movements Byzantine, Gothic, Rebirth, mannerist, Baroque, Rococo, neo-classic,…

Structure

  • the characteristics Duomo , religious buildings with cupola, often cathedrals like those of Florence or His, but also place of pilgrimage like that of Vicoforte.

Opposite the duomo , it is frequent to find a battistero (Baptistère), as with Florence, the Baptistère Midsummer's Day where at summer baptized Dante Alighieri.

  • the villa S generally and more specifically with the Rebirth:
    • the Villas médicéennes
    • the Villas palladiennes
    • the Villas génoises

The Loggia S, the house-turns,…

Painting

Sculpture

Examples of works of the " type; maniériste" :

The time of the style “mannerism” with Udine (Area Friuli-Venezia Giulia) gave the Tower of the Clock of Giovanni da Udine and the Gantry Midsummer's Day de Bernardino da Morcote.

In addition, to see:

  • Bernin

  • to see Giambologna
  • seeing Statue of Cosimo Ier in Bologna

Music

Theater

  • Commedia dell'arte
  • Pirandello
  • Dario Fo

Mode

The Italian fashion is represented by its internationally known famous brands such as Trussardi, Armani, Prada, Versace, Gucci, Pucci, Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana and well of others. The elegance and the respect of a “conservatism” associated with the mode with today by these Italian famous brands show by their world success that elegance can also be daring, comfortable and even functional calculus. If Milan became capital fashion in Italy towards 1970, Florence had acquired this position previously. Position which it disputes with Paris, both being two headlights cities of the mode.

The taste to appear it, the care that the Italians carry to their appearance are very Italian characteristics which register the fashion in all the Italian culture. (biographies and photographs of great creators) (bonds to go on the sites of the famous brands)

Design

For much of creators, Italy remains the fatherland of the Design ( Disegno industriale ).

Also sensitive in the industrial field (cars of luxury) that in that of the furnishing of office, the Italian design is exerted and was exerted as much on all the objects of the daily life like the kitchen utensils (coffee machines), furniture (the tables, chairs, lamps) and left sensitive traces of them.

The formation with the design in Italy is based on establishments of formation considered, on schools of avant-garde, universities and living rooms where the projects can be expressed.

The current production is very diversified and one associates the Italian style with the alliance of the artistic creativity to a very strong conceptual rigor.

See:

  • the site on the designer [[Gio Ponti]]).
  • Italian Design

Cinema

Cook

See also: Italian Kitchen, Italian Wines, Italian Cheeses

See too

  • Udine and the mannerism
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