HUM-2020 Lecture 13: Roman and Venetian Art Notes
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Ludovico gonzaga: takes over from another family in milan, marries illegitimate daughter of leader of milan, go(cid:374)zaga"s k(cid:374)e(cid:449) they had to ha(cid:448)e so(cid:373)e (cid:449)ay to look like they deser(cid:448)ed to (cid:271)e i(cid:374) power, hired artists. Leonardo da vinci: one of the artists that were brought in to make the gonzaga family look more important, paints and invents war machines. Last supper: painted by da vinci, fresco on a wall, he used tempura which did not do well on the wall, monks commissioned this. Lady with the ermine: painted by da vinci. Sfumato: hazy background, by da vinci, used glazing. Glazing: when artist goes over area many times with clear varnish. David: statue of david from david and goliath. High renaissance: leonardo da vinci, michelangelo, raphael, giorgione, titian. Charles v: holy roman emperor, conquered as far as spain, wants the church to be glorified, pope fuels renaissance in rome, his soldiers (cid:449)ere(cid:374)"t paid, ransacked the seat of roman catholic church.
