This past class we discussed Quattrocento, the 15th century. There was an uptick in the study of literature, art and ideas during this time. Due to the development of moveable type and the print press, more books were made. However the original costs were still expensive due to the high cost it took to make paper.
The city of Florence was filled with guilds of differing professions, unions for apprentices to hone their craft, including wool, silk, sculpture, judges, etc. The guilds were responsible for the making of public art pieces and displays for buildings. The wool guild held a competition to choose an artist to make bronze doors for the Baptistery of Florence. Brunelleschi lost, but found greater success in the area of architecture.
We then spoke about linear perspective, which was super interesting to me as an art major as this was something I had learned in a previous class but applied in a new context.