HISTART 62 Lecture 8: Italian Explorers 1: Marco Polo and the Hanseatic League
13 Sep 2016
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History of art 62 lecture 8 italian explorers 1: marco polo/the hanseatic league. Spolia/spoliation: the spoils of war; whoever is defeated pays tribute to the victor (art, gold, slaves, jewels, food, etc. ) Renaissance and reformation (1400 1600ce): europe, particularly italy . Neoclassicism and romanticism (1750 1850ce): europe and western tradition. The piazzetta in venice in marco polo"s day illustration of a palace (resplendent with columns and arcades) as well as the basilica (identifiable by the domes, the columns, and the four horses) wrapped by the water canals. Recreated from an original painted and gilded manuscript. Venice, piazzetta, columns with san terodoro and lion of saint mark, 1172 ancient columns outside the palace that indicate the patronage of saint mark to the city. 13th c. taken from constantinople to venice during its sacking and installed on the top of the face of san marco cathedral.
