Brunelleschi and Bernini represent two artists from two different eras that impacted Italy’s art and architecture. Brunelleschi was born under the name of Filippo di ser Brunellesco do Lippo Lapi during 1377 in Florence, Italy (“Filippo Brunelleschi”). Brunelleschi came from a middle class family, being that his father was a notary. While growing up, Brunelleschi received a formal education by taking math and literature courses; however, he always was drawn towards the arts and soon enrolled into an art school. The art school that he enrolled at was a silk merchant’s guild (PBS). During his schooling, Brunelleschi learned many techniques such as engraving, embossing, and mounting (PBS). In addition to the goldsmith training, he studied the …show more content…
For example, Bernini recreated Michelangelo’s David to have more tension and dynamism in his figure. Another theatrical and detailed sculpture would be Bernini’s Piazza Navona fountain, the Fountain of the Four Rivers. At the center of the Fountain contains the Egyptian layer of the obelisk that was ordered to be placed in the middle by the Pope Innocent X’s (Pamphil)i family. Moreover, the obelisk with the Christian symbol represents the church’s power and authority. The Fountain of the Four Rivers is dedicated to the four rivers the Danube, Nile, Ganges, and the Rio de la Plata. The Danube River represents the river closest to the papal city through the figure touching Pope’s personal coat of arms. The Nile River is represented by a figure covering its face, which represents that no one knew where the source was from. The Ganges figure is holding an oar that represents the river’s navigability. Lastly, the Rio de la Plata is sitting on gold, which symbolizes the America’s possibilities for wealth for Europe. In addition, the la Plata figure is fearful of a snake, which represents the fear that the money could be stolen. It is rumored that Bernini put the la Plata figure in front of his rival’s (Borromini) church, Sant’ Agnese due to being fearful of his rival. Moreover, this work represents the baroque style by being very theatrical and making the viewer walk around the entire statue. This work symbolized the epitome of drama and theatrical style during the baroque era, which can be seen throughout
Filippo Brunelleschi was a genius at not only architecture, but at sculpture, woodcarving, drawing, and clock making. When the priests in Florence, Italy in 1418 were deciding on what they were going to do with the big hole they had in the roof of their cathedral, Brunelleschi volunteered to be the architect (King, 2013). His motivation was to help the church, however, he also knew that this would allow him to have never ending fame and a big salary once the job was complete. Even though he would not reveal his plan on how he would accomplish this extraordinary task, they accepted his as the supervisor of this great project.
In the fifteenth-century, the evolution of patronage begin, since power, and money influenced the creation of great artworks. One hand it flourished the Italian architectural collections other hand, notable designers as Brunelleschi, and Donatello designed and experimented with their creations. For example, Brunelleschi creation for the Medici family, which known as the Dome of Florence Cathedral (Fig 12-12). As it has been mentioned in the book he was the founder of the dome and it was one of the Gothic inspired and cost effective creation from that time period. Artist Donatello also made a contribution in the art world in a fascinating way since his work was inspired by as it has been mentioned in the book by the classical forms which
His biggest influence was most likely founding architecture as a separate and unique branch of art. This established architects as more than just laborers and helped raise their status. Architects and other artists in general received more credit for their work. Another similarly important influence Brunelleschi had was popularizing the classical style by visiting and examining the ruins of Rome. This helped repair the disintegrated reputation of Rome. This also established a new idea of beauty that was achieved through harmony, symmetry and abiding by classical rules and styles. These rules helped some artists to create individuality and to experience greater artistic freedom. Brunelleschi’s creation of new machinery was still impactful, but less so than the others. This revolutionary technology ignited a new reliance on science and technology until the point where math and the arts were inseparably intertwined. Brunelleschi’s construction of the dome of Il Duomo clearly shaped the Renaissance by raising the status of artists and architects, reviving the classical style and creating a symbiosis of the arts and
The city of Florence, Italy lays claim to the world’s largest dome that stands atop the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore or the “Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flowers”.1 The main cathedral was built in 1296 but the dome was not started until 1420. It was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, a master goldsmith, who had been preparing for the honor of constructing this dome all his life. As a young apprentice, he sketched and painted, carved in wood and worked with stone, metals and enamels. Using wheels, pulleys, weights and gears, he built clocks and learned about motion. But it was his observations in linear perspective that would give him the knowledge to build the world’s largest brick
Brunelleschi started out his skilled life as a goldsmith in San Giovanni. A career as a goldsmith was very popular at the time by other great artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Donatello. Being a goldsmith inspired Brunelleschi to create and sculpt things. When Brunelleschi was done mastering the skills of metal work, he began working on gears, and then on to clocks. Later he found out that all the traits he learned became very useful for his
Giovanni Bellini was born in c.1430 in Venice, Italy. Giovanni, his brother Gentile, and sister Nickolosa came from a long line of Italian venetian painters. In his early days, Bellini worked with his brother Gentile in their father Jacopo’s house. There, they learned important skills and techniques from some of Jacopo's pupils. Bellini’s father helped bring the Italian Renaissance to Venice. A Paduan painter named Andrea Mantegna was one of the most important pupils because he later became Giovanni’s brother-in-law, and one of the great influences of his work. Around the 1470’s he began to use a new technique called oil painting instead of using the common style of tempera painting. He quickly mastered this and captured the human emotions
He was commissioned after words from Pamphili to decorate the pendentives with oil sketches in Saint Agnese I Piazza Navona. After this commission, he then left to Correggio that is in Parma, and again Bernini gave Gaulli a letter that was for Duke of Modena, and in that letter, he asked for Gaulli to receive commissions for portraits. Bernini was a huge influence on Gaulli’s career, again with him introducing him to the Pope and Alexander VII that was another step towards the “Triumph of the Name of
Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi was born in Florence, Italy in 1386. His exact date of birth is not known. He was born to his father Niccolo Bardi. He was given the nickname “ Donatello” later on in life by some of his friends. They combined his names Donato and Niccolo. His father was a craftsman so Donatello was born to be a working man in trades, but that is not quite how his life turned out to be. While he was young he began to apprentice under a man who was a metalsmith and a sculptor, his name was Ghiberti. Through this experience he was able to learn how to sculpt with gold and other materials. His first real work or art that got his name out into the world was a masterpiece he was only helping with. He helped Ghiberti in a competition
Of all the artists from the European Renaissance to have come from Venice, perhaps the most important one of them all was Giovanni Bellini. Many of his works such as The Feast of the Gods, Agony in the Garden, and Holy Allegory have become known around the world thanks to various museums and their exhibits. Interestingly, there is the subject of his life story overall. Regarding this, Philip Hendy wrote in one article for Encyclopedia Britannica, “Giovanni Bellini, (born c. 1430, Venice [Italy]—died 1516, Venice), Italian painter who, in his work, reflects the increasing interest of the Venetian artistic milieu in the stylistic innovations and concerns of the Renaissance” (Hendy). Hendy also wrote how little is known about Bellini’s family,
The four rivers seem to have lost their balance and it seems as though they might fall at any time. There is a play of light with all the detailed chiseled creases in the cloths that they are wearing, and with the natural light of the sun the shadows create an even more realistic statue. All four rivers are caught in the specific moment of them moving. Bernini creates a
Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was the full name of the famous artist we all call by just his first name Michelangelo. Michelangelo was born on March 6th, 1475 in Caprese, Italy and lived with his parents and four siblings. Michelangelo's mother became sick when he was an infant and he was raised by a wet nurse. In Michelangelo's teen years he would leave school early and go to the church to watch the painted while they worked; his family started to see him as a disgrace as they didn’t see art as a profession he should join(Michelangelo). As he became older he worked more and more with stone over any other type of art and made
Giovanni Bellini, (born c. 1430, Venice [Italy]—died 1516, Venice), Italian painter who, in his work, reflects the increasing interest of the Venetian artistic milieu in the stylistic innovations and concerns of the Renaissance (metmuseum). Bellini was one of the most influential Venetian artists. He lived and worked in Venice all his life; his career spanned 65 years. Little is known about Bellini’s family. Bellini’s father, Jacopo, a painter was a pupil of the Gentile da Fabriano, in any case, Jacopo introduced the principles of the Florentine Renaissance to Venice before either of his sons (Britannica). Jacopo strove to ensure that his sons would become distinguished painters as well and, it is said, often pitted them each other.
As a boy, Brunelleschi had mastered drawing, painting, wood carving, sculpture in silver and bronze, stone setting, niello, and enamel work. He also studied optics and tinkered with wheels, gears, weights, and motion.
Indeed, it is not possible to imagine someone could compete with Gianlorenzo Bernini in feeling of the Baroque style in sculpture. Thus, the most prominent works of the artist, known for
There are several functions to the Fontana dell’Acqua Paola, the obvious one being to bring water to the community. However, as Marxist theorists stated, “we should read cultural forms as reflections of hidden interests and social forces” (Smith, 7). This can be seen in the Fontana dell’Acqua Paola through various different parts and components of the structure. For instance, the physical structure of the fountain is incredibly large, which exemplified the wealth and dominance of the Borghese family. Symbols such as eagles, the Borghese coat of arms with the eagle and dragon and the metal cross are all representative of the Borghese family (Heilmann 2). The structure sits on top of the hill with the all-seeing