Missed notes - 10/8/10

• Giotto
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto
• The first person to break out of o,d painting styles and into Fresco
• He painted scenes instead of people
• Painted "normal" looking people
• All religious paintings because he was working for churches
• Fra Angelico
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Angelico
• Was more detailed
• Filippo Brunelleschi
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo_Brunelleschi
• The Medici were willing to take a gamble and try Brunelleschi's designs
• He brought back ancient techniques
• Cosimo Medici would publicly support Brunelleschi's plans
• He was going to build the largest dome in the world, and there was a large gamble
• Brunelleschi was inspired by the design of the Parthenon
• Giovanni made a shifting gear so that oxen could walk forward while the gear switched direction, raising and lowering stones
• Cosimo is imprisoned, accused of treason, and found guilty
• He was supposed to be executed, but he bribed his jailers and was set free
• Cosimo and his family were exiled, and Brunelleschi was thrown in jail
• Agents of the Pope came, and Cosimo's exile was over
• He was offered control of Florence again, and he accepted