Venice, Italy

English poet and playwright renowned for his dramatic monologues, characterization, and challenging vocabulary

German composer, theatre director, and essayist known for his innovative music dramas and the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk

Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school known for his dynamic brushwork, muscular figures, and bold use of perspective

American anthropologist and anarchist known for influential works on debt, bureaucracy, and his role in the Occupy movement

Italian composer, choirmaster, and string player, a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music history