ARTH 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Theatricality, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Santa Maria Della Vittoria
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Painted a number of years after the sistine ceiling, even has to remove and go over some of his previous work on the ceiling. Historical background: counter reformation catholic response to the protestant reformation and the large number of people converting to protestantism, catholics tried to buckle down and get rid of some of the corruption through the. Inquisition: new emphasis on catholic conversion ---- the new world and age of exploration, statements of how the church plans to handle religious subject matter and control it. Fres(cid:272)o pai(cid:374)ted o(cid:374) the altar (cid:449)all of the pope"s chapel. Very large and expensive fresco (lapus lazuli) The original subject matter was set to be the resurrection of christ: changes from the celebratory scene of the resurrection to the darkness of the. I(cid:374) the pope"s (cid:272)hapel so it (cid:449)as (cid:373)ea(cid:374)t for a s(cid:373)all audie(cid:374)(cid:272)e of the (cid:272)lergy and sent a message to them to keep in line with catholicism for when their judgment comes.
