![]() | Venice''s Most Loyal City: Civic Identity in Renaissance Brescia Subjects: Renaissance -- Italy -- Brescia; City and town life -- Italy -- Brescia -- History; Group identity -- Italy -- Brescia -- History; Political culture -- Italy -- Brescia -- History; Brescia (Italy) -- Relations -- Italy -- Venice; Venice (Italy) -- Relatio; By the second decade of the fifteenth century Venice had established an empire in Italy extending from its lagoon base to the lakes, mountains, and valleys of the northwestern part of the peninsula. The wealthiest and most populous part of this empire was the city of Brescia which, together with its surrounding territory, lay in a key frontier zone between the politically powerful Milanese and the economically important Germans. Venetian governance there involved political compromise and some sensitivity to local concerns, and Brescians forged their distinctive civic identity alongside a strong Venetian cultural presence. |
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