FAH230H1 Lecture : Golden Age of Florence

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12 Dec 2011
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Though officially a republic, it was ruled by powerful families. They tried to rotate between various families to prevent one from being too powerful -> lead to tumult in economics and culture. > were exiled + then re-accepted bc they carried too much the bulk of florentine. Michelozzo di bartolommeo (attributed to), palazzo medici-riccardi, florence, begun. Rustification use of rough stones give it a fortress feel + an idea of strength. Arcade placed on columns, similar to ones by brunelleschi; but these columns are heavier. Two sculptures in courtyard of medici: donatello, david, c. 1446-60, bronze, florence. Stands triumphant w/ laurel wreath on hat and by feet. Idealized beauty nudity and sensuousness -> neoplatonic ideas: david represents platonic love as he was the beloved of god. Old interpretation that it was a sign of the artist"s homosexuality does not work, because. Cosimo would not have had such a suggestive themed sculpture in their backyard.

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