STAB 2018

Cosimo de Medici: I built Florence from the ground up, and now it's a place of great interest . #Home_Sweet_Home                                                                  (by  Izzy ,  Mia ,  Max M.  and  Spicer ) I guess you could call the Medici family the MVP's ( most valuable patrons ) #genius_banker #I_found_Mike                                    (by Scout ,  Sophie ,  Mason  and  Whitt ) Niccolo Machiavelli: When in a political pinch, be a total grinch #How_the_ Prince _stole_Christmas                                              (by  Harrison ,  Andrew ,...

Raisa's Diary Art by Lavinia Fontana Story by Lila September 12th, 1200 Dear Diary, Today Father went hunting with Fredrick again. His leather saddle had to be cleaned and polished by my handmaid Cecilia, so I had no one to talk to. The castle seemed so dreary today, and the stone walls felt like they were closing in on me.  The Gardens beckoned me and the shimmering, dew filled grass was aching for someone to run on it. All I really wanted to do was go hunting with father, but no one can know that. It is considered improper for a noblewoman to dirty herself by riding horseback in the overgrown woods.  The only person that knows of my yearning for the hunt is Fredrick ... On the morning before my birthday, he woke me abruptly and took me out into the forest. He had carved a little wooden bow for me, and he helped me practice shooting at trees, until the sun rose and we had to rush back into the castle. I am so clumsy, and archery is one of the few things that I feel I can do r...

The Seven Liberal Arts Art by Pesellino Poetry by Nicholas F. From afar I could see them The arts themselves Who brought about our knowledge. Arismetrica . She’s wise, with numbers on her right hand. She wields them like weapons. She doesn’t obey law, instead she makes it. Universal law that can be applied to any set of numerical symbols. She chose the decimal system, for the value it would have to the other arts. She will always be useful, in expanding scientific knowledge. Arithmetic . Geometria . Though wise, she’s nothing without her sister. She measures everything in the entire universe. With the rules of Arismetrica, she can craft anything imaginable. Her power maybe be unlimited, but proven by Arismetrica, there are different levels of unlimited. So many rules she follows, yet so much she accomplishes. Geometry . Mvsica . The sound of the universe. Everything you hear is put into your ear by her. You could hear nothing without her. Though her powers are great, she can be exploit...