Italian influence
Pasta and opera
The effect of Italian culture, aesthetics, or traditions on other domains.
In food, Italian influence appears in the global spread of pasta, pizza, and espresso culture.
In art and architecture, it refers to Renaissance principles shaping later Western traditions.
In music, Italian influence shaped opera and classical terminology.
The restaurant shows strong Italian influence in its menu.
Italian influence on American cuisine is everywhere.
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- bel cantoElegant Italian vocal style
- espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- Sistine ChapelVatican worship hall
old master · basilica · Palladian · bruschetta · sonnet · Dante · fresco · pasta · Petrarchan · chiaroscuro · Machiavelli · gelato · opera · piazza · Verdi · risotto · Puccini · prima donna
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
- ItalyRome, Venice, Milan, Florence, Naples
- ShakespeareRomeo, Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello
- CorsicaCorsica, maquis, polyphony, chestnuts, citadel
- Early TheaterShakespeare, Elizabethan theatre, Globe Theatre, Marlowe, morality plays
- Italian DiasporaLittle Italy, ethnic enclaves, emigration, immigration, immigrants
Italian influenceRussian influence
Moscow's foreign leverage
British influence · French influence · Japanese influence · Chinese influence · Spanish influence
Italian influenceScandinavian design
Minimalist aesthetic from Nordic countries
Italian influenceJapanese influence
Japan's effect abroad
Chinese influence · American influence · African influence · Middle Eastern influence