AHST 1304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Quatrefoil, Transept, Warehouse
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A city built on wood pylons in the lagoon. Most buildings are gothic, quatrefoil shapes, reflection in the water from the palaces - painters notice this. Basilica of san marco and plan, begun 1063, venice, italy. Latin cross plan, the dome is in the middle, the arms of the transept and nave are equal. They look to the east because of the byzantine. 40 thousand square feet of mosaics with pieces of glass with gold leaf. It is sumptuous and problematic because the marble and glass go down to the floor but the water damage is affecting the church because of the floods. Florence has heavy walls surrounding it for defense, worried of attacks from naples, etc they can climb up the towers to see enemies coming. Realistic depiction of a storm in the back. 3rd characteristic of venetian art: attention to the female nude. Beautiful modeling on the light and shadow, making her look 3 dimensional and the drapery.
