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Florence and the Early Renaissance . Chapter 17. 1. Florence. 1. Florence. Duomo (cathedral), baptistery. Ponte Vecchio over the Arno. 1. Florence. Piazza della Signoria. Loggia dei Lanzi Galleria degli Uffici David by Michelangelo. 1. Florence. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 17
Florence and the Early Renaissance
1. Florence
Duomo (cathedral), baptistery
1. FlorencePonte Vecchio over the Arno
Piazza della Signoria
Loggia dei LanziGalleria degli UfficiDavid by
Michelangelo
1. Florence
1. Florence
Piazza della Signoria in the 18th century:
-Palazzo Vecchio
-Galleria degli Uffici
-Loggia dei Lanzi
1. Florence in 1493
2. The Medici family (1418-1494)
Cosimo (1389-1464)Piero (1416-1469)Lorenzo (1449-1492)
Bankers of the Papacy with offices in Rome, Venice, Avignon, Lyon, Geneva, Cologne, Bruges, London…
Patrons of the arts.De facto rulers of
the Republic of Florence through their influence.
2. The Medici family (1418-1494)
Lorenzo the Magnificent
2. The Medici family (1418-1494)
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo. 1444.
2. The Medici family (1418-1494)
Chapel and patio of the Medici Palace (1944)
Adoration of the Magi by Sandro Boticelli , 1470.
-Meaning for the donors?
2. The Medici family (1418-1494)
2. The Medici family (1418-1494)
The Medici embody the wisdom of the Magi and their kingship.
They belong to the Confraternity of the Magi and participate in the procession every January 6th.
2.The Medici family (1418-1494)Accomplishments:Cosimo: enlisted
Brunelleschi to:Enlisted Brunelleschi
to complete the dome of Florence cathedral.
Paid for the reconstruction of the church of San Lorenzo.
Lorenzo collected manuscripts creating the Laurentian Library.
2. The Medici family (1418-1494)
Classical models:Doors of Florence Baptistery (1401-1402)Brunelleschi’s dome of Florence Cathedral
(1420-1436)Scientific perspective
San Lorenzo (1421-1469)Doors of Paradise (1425-37)Masaccio’s Trinity with the virgin (1425)
Classical freestanding sculptureDonatello’s David (1440)Michelangelo’s David (1501-1504)
3. Artistic developments
Mythological themesSandro Boticelli, Primavera, Birth of Venus
(1480).Illusionism:
Studiolo of Federigo da Montefeltro, Urbino (1476)
Mantegna’s Camera Picta, Mantua, 1465-74Leonardo da Vinci
Sfumato, psychological portrayal
3. Artistic developments
4. Florence Baptistery (1401-1402)
4. Florence Baptistery (1401-1402)BrunelleschiSacrifice at the
centerGothic verticality:
three rising planes.Crowded, figures
spill outDramatic tension
GhibertiIntroduction of
classical models: torso, toga
Introduction of landscape: sense of real space.
Diagonal lines, cohesion
5. Dome of Florence cathedralFilippo Brunelleschi Technical challenge:
to cover and octagonal gap, 140 foot wide.
1420-1436Brunelleschi
travelled to Rome to study Roman domes.
Where can you study a dome in Rome?
5. Dome of Florence cathedralModel: Rome, Pantheon, 2nd cent. CE
5. Dome of Florence cathedralInternal structure of
vertical and horizontal ribs.
Elongated dome, rather than semicircular.
6. Scientific Perspective: Church of San LorenzoBrunelleschi: Church of
San Lorenzo, (1421-1469)
Sense of balance and proportion.
Use of scientific perspective and geometry.
Search for harmony as a reflection of the divinity.
Use of Classical models (Roman basilica)
7. Scientific Perspective: Gates of Paradise (1425-1437)Lorenzo GhibertiEast side of the
BaptisteryThemes: Old
testament
7. Scientific Perspective: Gates of Paradise (1425-1437)
7. Scientific Perspective: Gates of Paradise (1425-1437)Use of classical modelsScientific perspective:
convergence of lines at the vanishing point.
Landscape and architectural detail create a sense of real space and guide the viewer to the vanishing point.
Low and high relief.
7. Scientific Perspective: MasaccioMasaccioTrinity of Santa
Maria Novella (1425)Visual effects?Vanishing point?Donors?Origin of
architectural details?
7. Scientific Perspective: Masaccio
-Trompe l’oeil: vault and architectural details
Donors in the foreground.
Vanishing point: Christ
Perspective from viewer’s viewpoint.
Architecture: Roman triumphal arch.
The Tribute Money, 1420.
7. Scientific Perspective: Masaccio