Today in class we had an introduction to Renaissance art and started by looking at the 13th and 14th century in the Italian region. We discussed that it is important to note when reviewing history oftentimes those in power, the victors, depict how the history is told. During the renaissance, Italy had a large boom in trade routes bringing in money, art, and ideas. We also discussed how cities in Italy like Siena and Florence have a strong sense of individuality, which was interesting to me as it linked to geography and culture I had learned in an Italian class. We discussed examples of the linkage between church and state, like the Palazzo di Priori. This was a very interesting piece to me as the militaristic architecture didn\u2019t fit the true purpose of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We ended class by discussing the life of Saint Francis and looking at some pieces depicting him and his life. One example we looked at was an altarpiece. Altarpieces are very important as they are the setting for transubstantiation. This part of class was interesting to me as I am not Catholic so I learned a little bit beyond art history as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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