ART-HIST 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Aerial Perspective, Pediment, Giacomo Della Porta
27 Jan 2017
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Textbook notes: gardner"s art through the ages: a concise global history 4th edition. High renaissance and mannerism in europe pages 250-268. Produced most art under contracts of wealthy patrons. Did not believe in application of mathematical methods as guarantee of beauty in proportion. Believed the eye could identify ideal proportions. Controversial because mary seems younger than son. Michelangelo said she looked young to represent her purity and virginity. Michelangelo commissioned by florence cathedral building committee. Did not represent david in victory, but at encounter. Rugged torso, huge hands and feet alert people to ensuing triumph. Different from donatello"s because donatello"s depicted victory. Commissioned by catholic church- specifically pope julius ii. Michelangelo did not want to do it as he was more interested in sculpture. Mostly paintings expressing the beauty of the human body, often nude. 5800 square feet, 70 feet above ground. History of the creation and fall of humankind.
