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Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael: Genius and Rivalry in Renaissance Rome

Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael: Genius and Rivalry in Renaissance Rome

For roughly three years, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael were active in Renaissance Rome at the same time. They were not friends: admiration, influence, rivalry, and resentment shaped their relationships. Leonardo and Michelangelo had already crossed paths in Florence, and Raphael had studied both. Although no reliable source records all three gathering together, their artistic dialogue stretched from Florence to the Vatican.

Why Did the Founding Fathers Protect Slavery Without Naming It?

Why Did the Founding Fathers Protect Slavery Without Naming It?

The United States Constitution never uses the word "slave", yet it protected slavery in at least three places. Why did a generation that proclaimed all men equal write human bondage into its founding charter, who fought to stop them, and would the nation have split apart if they had chosen abolition instead?