Today was the first day of class, and I have not taken an art history class before, so I am very interested to see what we will learn and cover this semester. In today’s class, we started to cover Art in Thirteenth and Fourteenth Century Italy. We began by looking at Siena and Florence and discussing what a campanile served as. We discussed how citizens would look to the campanile or bell tower and take pride in their identity and city. We then discussed the Piazza della Signoria and Piazza del Campo. The Piazza della Signoria looks almost like a castle and has a strong structure that takes up much of the city. It is meant to resemble the power of the government. I was particularly interested in our examination of the Pisa Baptistery. We discussed how the tubs used had to be larger than what a majority use today because back then, they were baptizing adults. The architecture of the lectern was also very interesting, as there was an eagle resembling St. John the Evangelist. I also enjoyed examining the Mosaics in Monreale, Sicily as they are referred to as maniera greca or the Greek style. This reminded me of my Church back home, as we also have a very similar mosaic of Jesus on the ceiling. I enjoyed this first class and look forward to learning more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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