ART 258 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: San Miniato Al Monte, Transept, Apse
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Proud of their independence- make their cities beautiful. Named for a saint- saint minuous- he was a martyr, early romans killed him because he refused to pray to pagan gods. Saint minious was decapitated, after he picked up his head put it on his body walked to the hillside and died there. Death isnt final, the saint chose the site and makes it that much more holy. Pedement at the top of the church. Doesn"t have a transpet- havent seen a church like that in a while. Don"t have stone vaulting? there is no transept. Italians influenced more by the past by the roman empire. They change ground level to indicate where the clergy stands and where the public stands because. Cathedral, baptistery and campanile in pisa, 1063-1272 (12-29) In italy the power will be separate- campirori. To celebrate the greatness on the city on building the center of worship. The bapistry is a separate building in italy.
