Venice is one of the most beautiful and unique cities on this planet. Located on the northeastern coast of Italy, this city is built on water giving this city a viewpoint no other city has. Venice exhibits natural spatial, visual, climatic, temporal, experiential, and conceptual properties, hereafter referred to collectively as spatiovisual conditions [1].<\/p>\n
Throughout the centuries of the Venetian Renaissance, we have seen many changes throughout the artwork. Specific themes caught my eye, and my favorite Venetian Renaissance theme would be religious themed artwork. Artists began using religious themes in their paintings in the early 14th century, and it became popular in the 15th and 16th centuries. Artists were commissioned by doges, officials, and higher authority to create beautiful religious paintings for their homes or a specific Church. During the Counter-Reformation, the Inquisition was very strict with what artworks met the specific criteria they were looking for. Venetian citizens placed religious-themed paintings in everyday spaces, and they also represented the geographic, economic, and religious climate in Venice throughout the fifteenth and sixteenth century [2].<\/p>\n
Throughout this exhibit, we will be viewing some of my favorite religious paintings as well as works of art that represented the common theme. During the Renaissance, artists had to execute their works of art in competition with other artists, dealt with constant spurs of fame and jealousy, and coped with public opinion, or they would be forced to abandon the field [3].<\/p>\n
[1] Savoy, Daniel. Venice from the Water Architecture and Myth in an Early Modern City<\/i>. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [2] Morse, Margaret A. \"Creating Sacred Space: The Religious Visual Culture of the Renaissance Venetian \"casa\".\" Renaissance Studies<\/i> 21, no. 2 (2007): 152.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [3] Ilchman, Frederick, and Linda Borean. \u201cVenetian Painting in the Age of Rivals.\u201d In\u00a0Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice<\/em>, 21\u201339. Farnham, MA: Lund Humphries, 2009.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","credits":"Seamus Harding","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"default","theme_options":"a:1:{s:7:\"default\";a:12:{s:10:\"text_color\";s:7:\"#444444\";s:16:\"background_color\";s:7:\"#cc6127\";s:10:\"link_color\";s:7:\"#888888\";s:12:\"button_color\";s:7:\"#000000\";s:17:\"button_text_color\";s:7:\"#FFFFFF\";s:18:\"header_title_color\";s:7:\"#FFFFFF\";s:4:\"logo\";N;s:11:\"footer_text\";s:0:\"\";s:24:\"display_footer_copyright\";s:1:\"0\";s:17:\"item_file_gallery\";s:1:\"1\";s:19:\"use_advanced_search\";s:1:\"1\";s:17:\"header_background\";s:36:\"4f0ccaf31112341f500544c4d2cb11b0.jpg\";}}","slug":"religion--christ--venetian","added":"2020-10-27 00:32:28","modified":"2020-11-20 00:28:20","owner_id":6,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":null},"item":{"id":8,"item_type_id":null,"collection_id":11,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2020-09-06 21:34:53","modified":"2020-11-20 00:33:55","owner_id":6}}