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Lost In The Italian Renaissance

2,939 views · Published 21 November 2014 · 52:03 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

As travel became ever more commonplace in the Italian Renaissance, so did a collateral phenomenon: getting lost. University of Chicago professor Niall Atkinson is fascinated by these moments. Join him for a tour of the dark corners of early modern Florence, Naples, and Rome, and hear the stories of sojourners disoriented by the architectural transformations of their urban environments.

This program is generously underwritten by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.

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