ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - Orsanmichele, Portico, Giovanni Pisano
28 Nov 2012
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A lot of people didn"t answer the essay questions that were posed. Pay super close attention to the extra readings (like vasari) Competitions in florence were very important: usual method to choose an artist for important public commission. Competitions were the usual florentine method of choosing artists for important public commissions. Both ghiberti and brunelleschi built brick models illustrating how they would build the dome they were chosen to work together in the early stages of the project. Worked together with ghiberti in the early period of the dome but they didn"t get along and ghiberti was dismissed in 1425 the major portions of the dome project are usually attributed to brunelleschi. Baptistery, florence, 11th century, with white carrara marble and dark green marble from prato. Sculpture was made for the fa ade of the cathedral, the baptistery doors, and the guild hall of florence important sculpture.
