Today, we began discussing Quattrocento, or the 15th century in Italy. We began by talking about Studia Humanitatis, which is the study of humanities. We learned that this involved a liberal arts environment and was anything created by humans. There was a great emphasis on trying to study in the context of literature by the ancient Greeks and Romans. We also discussed the introduction of the printing press in Italy in 1464. Paper was made from old clothing and rags. We then discussed Florence and the Baptistery and Cathedral. We learned that this was a republic with no king. The bankers and merchants controlled the government. There were also many Florentine guilds, which were bodies that legislated and organized trading. They were independent associates of the bankers. I particularly found our discussion on Brunelleschi and Ghiberti very interesting. We compared their different takes on The Sacrifice of Issac and found a few key differences. Ghiberti decided to create a more dramatic effect of the sacrifice by not showing that the angel had stopped Abraham. Instead, it appears as if Abraham is about to sacrifice Issac. Ghiberti was the winner of the competition for the bronze doors. As a result, Brunelleschi decided to take the path of an architect and worked on the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We concluded our discussion on Linear Perspective, which is a very interesting take on art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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