HISTORY 3H03 Lecture 8: The Papacy
12 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
The renaissance also spread to rome where it was embraced by the papacy. As discussed in the previous lectures on renaissance art, the papacy was one of the most active patrons of renaissance art, architecture, scholarship, and literature. Today the vatican museum remains one of the most important repositories of. Vinci, raphael, botticelli, fra angelico, caravaggio, and many many other great artists. Just as importantly, under the patronage of several popes, rome was also transformed architecturally into a splendid renaissance city. Famous buildings include, st. peter"s cathedral, as well as many of the palazzos of important roman families. The villa farnese, the villa borghese, the villa. The task of the next two lectures is to understand not only why the papacy embraced the new learning and new style of art, but also the distinctive character of the renaissance in rome.
