Art history class recently

A couple of classes ago we went to San Marcos basilica which is the closest monument to my house! My favorite work in the monastery was the Annunciation by Fra Angelico. The frescos were all done by him and they were very early renaissance. Overall it was one of my favorite monasteries and surprised me how big it was inside. Next class we went to palazzo vecchio. This was amazing. The Medici palaces are absolutely insane. They continue to be my favorite sites to see here. The studiolo and the room of maps were my favorite rooms but the ceilings throughout the palace were so amazing. Next class we went to the Palazzo Pitti which is another Medici palace. This was the grandest Medici palace in my opinion and I loved to see the more residential side in some of the rooms. They had jewelry and collected personal items on the top floor that really showed us who the Medici were. They also housed their collection of “exotic” art and artifacts here. This was clearly the beginning of global colonization. Even though the Medici we’re not traveling to the Americas they were big players in that. They stole goods from mesoamerican indigenous people along with all kinds of other things. It was done as a way to display their wealth and power.Read more