HAA 1306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sebastiano Serlio, Sebastiano Ricci, Protestantism
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-michelangelo died 1564 and vesari"s book comes out 4 years later asking what art will do now that perfection was reached in the works of michelangelo. -sack of rome 1527 (protestant and catholic invaders) -max dvorak writes about mannerismus during german expressionism. Saw with the death of meis van der rohe a turn to elements mocking mvdr. Return to history away from minimalism: wed october 23: the renaissance on paper: sebastiano serlio"s seven. Oddly, the greatest impact of renaissance ideas outside of italy came not from leonardo, Bramante, raphael, nor michelengelo, but from the almost-unknown sebastiano serlio, whose design books were used in spain, france, and overseas. Serlian designs turned up in spain, brazil, goa (india), and macou (china) Born in bolognia (1/2 way between venice and rome) in 1472. Writes 7 books only 5 published during his lifetime: sebastiano serlio, reproduction of designs by bramante and raphael. Belvedere palace: serlio, ch teau d"ancy-le-franc, france, ca 1530.