FA 30b Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Florence Cathedral, Ancient Roman Architecture, Republic Of Florence
5 Feb 2017
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Power struggle between florentine republic and milan who was ruled by a tyrant. Rivals in the beginning of the 15th century. Looked to ancient greece and rome for the structure of being a republic. Viewed themselves as a virtuous republican state. Classical pedigree for their government influenced the art produced there. Florence becomes the city we know today was created mostly in the 1400s. Revival and re-use of classical antiquity equivalent of humanism in the arts. Spatial logic in architecture, relief sculpture and painting. Enhanced status of arts as liberal arts, incorporating aspects of geometry, rhetoric and drama. Rise in the status of artist, and recognition of distinct personal styles. Completion as envisioned in andrea da firenze"s way of salvation. Over the course of the 1400s the cathedral is adorned with marble, the bell tower is built, and the dimensions of the cathedral increased. The interior is a tempered italian gothic.
