Sunday, September 16, 2012

The Duomo



"The Duomo"
Photo: Tania Zatikian
The competition between Franciscan and Dominican churches was important because they wanted the best artwork. Therefore many artists became more important during the time because of their artistic genius. With this they could produce more significant artworks than those without the skills that were gained by others. This created more emphasis on the individual talent in the artwork itself. Vasari explains this within his three phase of art. Those phases being, making the rebirth of art, emphasizing the perspective of the artwork, and the third being the perfection of the first two phase. This has been seen within the artwork of Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello. An example of these changes in the style of art is a piece of Donatello’s sculpture of the Prophet Habakkuk, which can see now in the basilica of the Duomo. These changes can be seen in the subject body in how the clothes drape and have the sense of gravity within the folds. This is amazing to still be able to see even today, because of this experience I am able to personally wittiness these pieces of artwork. 
                                            
                                           

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