ART H102 Lecture 11: Flemish and French Influence on the Renaissance
23 Nov 2017
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New forms of patronage, fueled by socio-economic developments, caused transformation . Private changes : wealthy business class (entrepreneurs, bankers, merchants) No laws against conflict of interest, so most wealthy people were also policy makers. Ambrogio lorenzetti - the effects of good government in the city and country. Fresco, painted on the walls of the church. Commissioned by city council (the council of nine) Urban hub filled with bankers and merchants. Composed of three fresco paintings: allegory of good government/allegory of bad government, effects of good government in the city/effects of bad government in the city, effects of good/bad government in the country. Guild of the judges, lawyers, and notaries. The centerpiece in the guild hall was a economic life of the city. Small chapel meant for family use only and private devotionals. *many families would expand and add to their oratories.
