ITAL101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pope Gregory Xiii, Gabriele Paleotti, Alidosi Family
16 Jan 2018
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Lavinia fontana: 1552-1614, has been called the first professional woman painter (murphy, 1997, fontana was not the only female artist to be productive during renaissance: Marietta tintoretto (1554-1590), venice; barbara longhi (1552-1638), ravenna; Fede galizia (1578-1630), milano; sofonisba anguissola, 1532-1625), cremona; Artemisia gentileschi all daughters of famous painters/ none worked in commercial sense: one of first female painters to attain professional success not in court or a convent, nobles commissioned painting from her. 16th century bologna in perspective: because of lack of one ruling family over city, greater sense of self-expression and confidence among populace, 1572: ugo boncompagni, a native bolognese & alum of ubologna, was elected pope. His relationship with bologna strengthened ties between papacy and. Images were fundamental contribution to catholic reform people could learn about religion through images: used images for prayer and spirituality / many paintings inspired by visions of mystics. Appreciation of art in order to understand catholic teachings (appropriate art)
