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Release of Aldo Cazzullo book on the Italian Renaissance

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Journalist and writer Aldo Cazzullo has released a new book through HarperCollins titled ‘Quando l’Italia rinacque. Il nostro Rinascimento’. The work examines the Italian Renaissance, exploring its impact on human knowledge and the transition to modernity. Cazzullo covers various historical figures, including the Medici family, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Christopher Columbus, and Galileo. In describing the era, Cazzullo characterizes it as a period that placed humanity at the center of the world and serves as a profound root of Italian identity. He uses football analogies to illustrate the impact of monumental figures, comparing Michelangelo to Lionel Messi and Leonardo da Vinci to Diego Maradona, while noting that Leonardo transcends standard classification as a “visionary” and “genius.” The book is presented as an invitation for Italians to rediscover their history and national pride. Recent updates to the work’s scope highlight its exploration of the era’s cultural flowering and the specific roles of women, such as Vittoria Colonna and Lucrezia Borgia. The narrative also addresses the eventual decline of the period by examining the fates of figures including Giordano Bruno, Galileo, and Caravaggio.

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