HIST 158 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last LectureI. Humanisma. Intellectual thinkingb. Educationc. Virtued. PhilosophyII. The ArtsOutline of Current LectureI. Breakthroughsa. Florencei. Craftsmanshipii. Perspectiveiii. Architectureb. Romei. High Renaissanceii. Patronage and PatronsCurrent LectureI. Breakthroughsa. Florencei. Craftsmanship1. The doors of the Baptistery “Gates of Paradise”2. This building was of great significance to the people so they decided to finance new bronze doors3. 1401 Wool Guild announced competition4. 2 finalists: Brunelleschi and Ghiberti These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.a. Ghiberti won5. Not only about craftsmanship but expression of human feelings and emotionsii. Perspective1. 3D paintings on 2D canvases2. Brunelleschi was the first to study perspective systematically3. Masaccio, Trinity (1427) was the first painting with depth and dimensionalityiii. Architecture1. The Dome of Florence’s Cathedrala. 1296: started buildingb. 15th century: completely finished except for the large domethat no one knew how to buildc. 177 ft. above ground; 123 ft. diameterd. 200 gold florins rewarded to the person that could build the domee. Brunelleschi had begun to study architecture proposed that the dome could be made without wooden structures but wouldn’t tell the jury how (for fear of someone stealing his idea)f. The jury allowed Brunelleschi to work on the dome but with Ghiberti’s helpi. Brunelleschi and Ghiberti were great competitorsb. Rome (the second phase of the Renaissance)i. High Renaissance1. Popes behaved like Renaissance princes with many children, wivesand luxuries 2. Popes personally led armies into battles3. Pope Julius II (1503-1513)- man with a strong personality that many people feareda. Commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel (fresco)i. Michelangelo was opposed at first. He was a slightly dark and paranoid personii. Fresco was difficult to do, especially on a ceiling (painting on wet plaster)iii. Pope forced him toiv. Took 4 years, much longer than expectedb. Also commissioned Raphael (Michelangelo’s competitor) to paint the Papal Chambersi. Raphael was much unlike Michelangeloii. In the Papal Chambers, the only scruffy and dirty person is believed to represent Michelangeloii. Patronage and Patrons1. Art was a social event2. The art market emergeda. Consumerist state was developing3. Types of patronage:a. Artist produces work and looks for buyerb. Patron commissions artist for a particular piecec. Artist lives in patron’s household and is at their
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