In class today we were introduced to the survey of the Western art regions from the renaissance to today. We started off by looking at what was Italy made up of before it was called Italy. During the time in the 13th and 14th century, religion was very important in the influence of making art and designing churches. We looked into Sicily and Florence and what their town squares looked like. The town squares connect all the way back to the ancient greeks and romans and how they created forums in living spaces and public areas. Some other important sites in a town square were treasures (statues), churches, shops, and a town hall. We looked more into the details of the town hall like the crenellation structure, and the open windows. The idea was to make the town hall look strong and powerful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also looked at a piece from Saint Francis and discussed his influence in Italy. He wrote \u201cCanticle of Brother Sun\u201d in 1224 and it was significant because it was the first ever written in Italian rather than Latin. He died in 1226 and 2 years later was canonized in 1228. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I look forward to talking and learning more about the history of art in Italy, and Western regions and I am excited to get more of a sense of where art in the West evolved to todays time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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