Discovering Renaissance
Art
in Florence
Discovering Renaissance Art in Florence
I took part in one week
Erasmus+ Teacher Course
about Florence and Tuscan
Renaissance Art. I have
visited a lot of museums and
churches but it was an
integral part of the course.
The Duomo – the tallest
church in Florence was
accompanying me during
everyday excursions.
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Discovering Renaissance Art in Florence
And now a bit of history:
the Renaissance (from French - the rebirth of…)
is a historical period in European Art and Culture dated
between XIV to XVI centuries.
The beginning of the Renaissance took place in Italy, in
Florence to be exact, where the Medici family was
giving patronage to local and foreign artists like
Leonardo Da Vinci or Michelangelo.
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Discovering Renaissance Art in Florence
The Renaissance was a
result of stepping out from
Medieval cannons in
philosophy of life
and turning more attention to
human being and its needs.
Typical feature of these
times was a return to the
values of hellenic and roman
times with their admiration to
the beauty of human body.
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Discovering Renaissance Art in Florence
Everything started in 1404 from
the competition on decorating
the bronze gates of Baptisteries
in Florence. The winner was
Lorenzo Ghiberti with his work
titled „The gates to Eden”. At
present, tourists can see in this
place only a copy. Original
gates as too precious to be
shown in open air are situated
in Opera di Duomo.
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Discovering Renaissance Art in Florence
The most famous and
oldest museum not only in
Florence but as well in
Europe is The Ufizzi
Galery.
Paintings acquired in the
Gallery are characterized
by the use of perspectives
and triangle composition,
knowledge of human
anatomy and the use of
landscape as a
background.
Giotto, 1265-1337,
Maesta do Ognissanti
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Masaccio and Masolino
Bronzino,
Eleonora from Toledo (1545)
Santa Anna (1424)
and me
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Botticelli
Birth of Venus (1484)
Spring (1481)
The best paintings from Leonardo da Vinci (14521519)
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Discovering Renaissance Art in Florence
All classes at Centro Studi Europeo were
provided as lectures after which students
could visit museums and architectural
monuments. Very important for me was
comparative look at Renaissance artists
and their influence on art and architecture
in Siena and Florence.
Teachers taking part in this course could
compare theory from lectures with real art.
I have spent seven very interesting days in
Florence. In the mornings I have studied at
school and in the afternoons I have visited
many places discussed earlier with our
teachers.
And you, have you already been to Florence?
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Thank you for your attention
Maria Jurzyk
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