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When and where was Galileo Galilei born?
February 15, 1564
Pisa, Italy
Which was Galielo’s religious belief?
Catholicism/ Catholic
according to which system Dante frames his Divine comedy?
Ptolemy system
Title of the book Galilelo wrote in 1638?
Two New Sciences
What is the Florentine camerata?
The 16th century groups of nobles, poets, and composers responsible for the creation of opera as an art form
when did Bernini die and born
December 7, 1598
November 28, 1680
Which device did Galileo improve (and how, for bonus)?
Telescope, improved it by 8 to 9x stronger
Which university in Italy was Galileo a professor of mathematics?
The university of Padua
What is the title of the book Galileo wrote in 1632?
The dialogue concerning the two chief world systems, this is the one that got him in Trouble with the church
When and where was eurydice performed?
October 6, 1600
Floernce at Plazza Pitti
Which planet‘s moon did Galileo discover in 1610?
Jupiters
Describe Aristotle’s cosmos
The earth is the center of the universe; the sun, moon, planets, and stars revolve around it
Who is Semplicio?
Dedicated follower of Ptolemy And Aristotle. He is a fictional character in the Galielo’s first book
What is a Monitum?
A warning issue by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to an errant cleric, who is in danger of receiving an additional penalty
Why was Eurydice perfomed
The marriage of king Henry is of France and Maria de medici
Who‘s systems Galielo’s discoveries supported?
Copernicus systems
What was cardinal bellarmino’s position toward gallielo’s ideas?
He was against Galileo’s idea of Copernicus solar system
What is ‘stile rappresentativo’?
Representativo style, more expressive than speech, but not as melodious as song. ”half-spoken, half-sung”
Jacobo Corsica, who is he?
An Italian composer of the late renaissance and early baroque and one of Florence’s leading patrons in art (sponsored the Cameratta). Best known work is Dafne, whose score he wrote in collab w Peri. Six fragments have survived. two by Corsica and four by peri.
What was berninis first commission From Pope Urban VIII? And describe its features
Baldacchino
the baroque piece of architecture over his grave/ tombstone ST. Peter’s Basillica and made of Bronze
four tall columns with a ball at the top
Who is Urban VIII?
Friend Of Galileo, he ended the friendship when Galileo published the Dialogue concerning the two world system. Who was the former cardinal maffeo barberini
What was an intermedio
In the italian renaissance, was a theatrical performanice or spectacle with music and often dance, between acts of a play
Story of pluto and proserpina
Abduction of proserpina, who is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto. This story is used to show how the seasons work
Who wrote the “Eurydice” AND explain the story
Jacobo Peri
Orpheus and Eurydice get married, but later that night, she is bit by a snake and dies. So, he travels to the underworld to bring her back to life.he convinces hades to release her, but with a catch: she must walk behind him as they ascend to the upper world, and he is forbidden from looking at her. Unfortunately, he is overcome with passion just as they reach the exit, he turns to look back at her and she is immediately sent to the underworld FOREVER. he is divested and roams Greece and then is killed by drunken, mad women
Apollo and daphne story
Greek and Roman mythology. Doomed, unrequited love. Apolloed is struck by cupids love arrow and wants to marry daphne. Daphne’s does not want to marry and wants to stay a virgin, so her father turns her into a laurel tree