HOA 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Louis Le Vau, Jacques-Louis David, Bronzino
27 Apr 2016
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Course is going to focus on western humanities. Emperor augustus caesar, roman, 1st century famous sculpture. Renaissance: painting: leonardo da vinci, last supper, architecture: same rules of symmetry, balance, proportion and spiritual center, sculpture: michelangelo, david, ca 1500. 1600, written for basilica of st. mark in venice. The 17th century: italy and spain: responses to roman-catholic reformation, france: dominated by monarchy of xiv, the netherlands: influenced by protestant scientific advances, england: spirit of compromise reflecting creation of constitutional monarchy. Egg-shaped (as seen in the plan) not a regular church; four fountains: st. peter"s basilica, carlo maderno, design is symbolic of accepting people back into the church. Wednesday, jan. 27: discussion: mystery image: due e very friday at 5 p. m. 1650, marble, rome: main patron was the pope, appeals to all the senses: how do you make the mysteries of god relevant, make the. Very catholic, create works that reflect what it is to be catholic.
