ASC 306 Lecture 4: Lecture 4: Mannerisms of the Late Renaissance (Michelangelo)
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Princes + dukes funded churches + hospitals, etc. Artist/ architect would supervise everything that was done: milan. Patron of da vinci + bramante: da vinci designed very little, but was highly influential, had several patrons in france, france. Spent fortune on art + architecture: rome. Wanted to restore the grandeur of rome: mantua. Most artists worked under bramante (were influenced by him: other popes. Michelangelo (1475-1564: ne(cid:449) star ar(cid:272)hite(cid:272)t after bra(cid:373)a(cid:374)te"s death. Wrote a lot of poetry: sculptor/ painter/ architect. Thought as both an architect + painter: popes recognized his talent + monopolized him for churches. Showed unity of nerve + muscle systems in his designs. Interested in movement of observer in space: church of san lorenzo, florence (1421-28) Michelangelo chosen to do models + drawings. Fa ade is very 3-dimensional created shadows: embedded columns + pilasters, porch reflected some of the interior geometries, meant to be decorated with sculptures.