FIN 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Giorgio Vasari, Roman Art, De Architectura
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Ancient sculpture and canon formation in the renaissance. The preface to part 3 of giorgio vasari"s, lives of the most famous painters and architects, Canon - two etymological senses: literally, a rule or standard , a lister or catalogue, especially a body of works that exemplify rules or standards. The formation by which works with canonical status become models for new works of art and serve as the standards by which new works are measured or evaluated. Because they represent standards of values, canonical works also become sites of resistance when artists seek to reject or reform such standards. Imitation of esteemed works of art contributes to their canonization . Histories of art can be very effective means of canon formation. Collections of art can have a similar canon-building effect, if sufficiently publicized. Ancient roman engineer and architect, author of de architectura ten books on architecture . In theory, the human body provides a canon of proportions for architecture.
