ARH 156 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Filippo Lippi, Piero Della Francesca, Antonio Del Pollaiolo
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The renaissance in quattrocento italy: medici of florence a. i. Helped to pay for a lot of people to go to art school a. iii. Based on a poem of the greek mythology a. iii. 1. a. ii. Not controversial during these times: renaissance humanism b. i. Italy faced constant fluctuations in politics and economics. b. ii. b. iii. Florence became an area where good artists arose. Italy consisted of a lot of city-states, very different from modern day italy b. iii. 1. Pazzi and medici families: giangaleazzo visconti c. i. First duke of milan c. i. 1. c. i. 2: sacrifice of isaac. Florence decided to not back down and take a stand d. i. In the baptistery, there is a bronze depiction of isaac being sacrificed d. i. 1. From the genesis: brunelleschi and ghiberti e. i. His depiction contained a lot of emotional agitation e. i. 2. Emphasized grace and smoothness: or san michele f. i. Statues placed on the exterior of the building f. ii.