AHIS 120gp Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sistine Chapel, Counter-Reformation, French Revolution
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1648: revolutions and wars erupt in europe state formation centralization of power. 1517: martin luther proposes 95 problems with the church political fragmentation: political power was based in theological reasoning so to attack the church = attacking that power. Whose region, their religion crucial for image making. Should be invested in word of bible and not in the images mark difference b/w italy, france, and north (dutch republic and germany) mid 17th century (1648), first royal academy of french is constructed. Civil war b/w king of region and the nobles artistic production intertwined with political power: who can patronize art individual patrons (dutch republic) able to patronize certain artists until rise of the market defining feature of art. Florence 1401-1402: naples going around and invading italy, leaving. Florence are inheritors of classical past: translate cicero. Idea of being true romans (florentine) was patriotic ideology during 1401 to. Wool guild held commission for baptistery: all florentine baptized in the baptistery.
