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Life in Verona Italy in the 13/14th centuries

Clothing

  • Clothing in Verona during the renaissance age was drastically different than clothing now.
  • The casual clothing was far more modest with women wearing long dresses and men wearing simple gowns.
  • Some people even tried to compete with each other over clothing, by buying more and more expensive clothes.

Home life

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  • There were two and three story houses
  • The wealthy families could afford high decorated ceilings and painted walls
  • People lived and worked and close family units
  • If you had money you could get a servant to do all the chores.

Servants

  • Servants were peasants who worked in the lords manor house, doing the cooking and cleaning, laundering and doing other household chores.
  • All the servants slept in a very large room.
  • Only wealthy families had servants

The City of Verona

Economy in Verona, Italy

  • They earned money from shipping industries of the town benefited from their position as trading link between east and west.
  • They sold slaves, wood ,spices, silks ,salt and fish.
  • They developed a strong fleet to protect their products in the Adriatic Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Economy Continuation....

  • Verona got wealthy from the products they sold
  • With that money they made distinctive Art, Sculptures and Architecture.
  • Verona is located in northern Italy at the foot of the Lessini mountains on the river Adige
  • Founded in 1st century B.C.
  • Between the centuries of 13 and 15 Italy was controlled by several wealthy families who took leadership of areas in Italy rather than a central government.

Holidays

Continuation...

  • Holidays in Verona were celebrated extravagantly
  • The holidays celebrated were Christmas, Liberation day, May Day
  • May Day was for political parties to hit the streets and support their cause.
  • Wealthy Families tried to out do each other during the holidays by throwing bigger parties.
  • During these parties the rich and the poor talk to each other more freely.

Art

Artist: Paolo Veronese- The Feast in the House of Levi

  • Verona was flourished under the rule of the Scaliger family in the 13 and 14 centuries.
  • The population grew to 40,000 in the 14 century.
  • Castelvecchio (Old Castle)-built with massive walls, towers, turrets, and a vast courtyard built for Cangrande II Della Scala in 1354

  • Veronese art became famous for their use of light and color and its portrayal of space.
  • It was the time of the Renaissance
  • There where new ideas in science and literature.

William Shakespeare and Verona

  • Verona would product one of the most famous playwrights, William Shakespeare
  • He would go on to produce Romeo and Juliet, this play was the best known work related to Verona.
  • The play is based around a multi-family feud and young lovers from rival sides in those families.
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