Visual Arts History 2269F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: History Painting, The Guardians Of Time, De Architectura
24 Apr 2016
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Remained fragmented although spain, france and england were becoming unified, Italian cities competed for trade and are unwilling to lose autonomy. Holy roman emperor and the pope also fought over territories. Important italian cities ruled by strong and ruthless leaders who were also patrons of the arts who aspired to aristocracy; however, the republics of florence and. Venice, on the whole, were the exceptions to despotic rule in italy. Fifteenth & sixteenth centuries timeline (see owl slide show w 3. 5) Schism of the papacy (pope in rome & pope in avignon) Church continued to be one of the most powerful patrons, religious commissions, such as altarpieces, constitute bulk of artistic pieces produced in renaissance. Small devotional pieces, madonna & child, also produced for private patrons. Wealthy patrons who commissioned pieces sometimes appear in the artwork. Portraits made of powerful people, sign of piety, but also prestige.
