Bonfire of the Vanities of 1497
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The Bonfire of the Vanities of 1497 was a mass public burning in Florence, organized by the followers of the Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola, in which luxury goods, artworks, books, and other items deemed morally corrupt were destroyed as an act of religious purification.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonfire of the Vanities of 1497 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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public burning ⓘ religious event ⓘ |
| destroyed |
artworks
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books ⓘ cosmetics ⓘ fine clothing ⓘ luxury goods ⓘ mirrors ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ pagan-themed artworks ⓘ secular literature ⓘ |
| hasCause |
campaign against moral corruption
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preaching of Girolamo Savonarola ⓘ |
| hasCityGovernment | Signoria of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1497-02-07 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Italian Renaissance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savonarolan reform movement ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Italian ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Girolamo Savonarola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Florence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocationDetail | Piazza della Signoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMethod | mass public bonfire ⓘ |
| hasMoralTheme |
condemnation of luxury
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condemnation of secular pleasures ⓘ condemnation of vanity ⓘ |
| hasOrganiser | followers of Girolamo Savonarola ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | late 15th-century Florentine Republic ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
elimination of vanity
ⓘ
moral reform ⓘ religious purification ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrder | Dominican Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1497 ⓘ |
| influenced | later concept of "bonfire of the vanities" ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Florentine youth brigades
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Girolamo Savonarola NERFINISHED ⓘ Piagnoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Savonarola's moral legislation in Florence ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | execution of Girolamo Savonarola ⓘ |
| isRememberedFor | destruction of Renaissance art and culture ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | Shrove Tuesday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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