How Did Venice And Florence Influence The Renaissance

In historical Europe, Venice and Florence were the leading states in the Renaissance that were progressive. Both Venice and Florence had progressing culture because of their art work that was so tremendous in both of these cities. Rome including, Rome which is the capital of Italy had many artwork that was first arrived in Florence then moved to Rome.
Venice, Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth century Venice was in many wars. The War of the League of Cambrai but Venice had a stable republican government led by Doge (Duke). They also had many wealth from trade and also gateway between Europe and Byzantine. During the Renaissance, The Doge’s Palace was influenced by “Gothic style facades on such buildings of the Doge’s Palace, which had begun

in 1340” (sayre 237-238). The shine on the building serves as a gemstone set and is the reflection of the wealth and well-being in the city. This palace became a hallmark of Venetian art and architecture. In Venice, the city’s most wealthy curving thoroughfare, which is the Grand Canal is where most families built their home. The most popular building is called Ca’ d’Oro built by the head of the Contarini family. Ca’ d’Oro means House of Gold. Unlike the Doge’s Palace, the Contarini family avoided Gothic elements because citizens regarded using their signs of stability and city’s values. During the Reniassance period, there were many paintings in the city of Venice such as Tempest painted by Giogione in 1530 which is the collection of a Venetian patrician. This painting has remained a mystery for many years. This painting only has a young German man wearing a soldier uniform while there is young nude lady with a baby in her hand. He painted women without identity to show ideal the beauty of women. Women in Venice and Florence were the same.
Renaissance began in Florence, Italy in the fifteenth century.

Florence is known to be the historical city in Italy for economic, cultural, political, and artistic in the middle ages during the Renaissance. During the fifteenth century, Florence had the population of sixty thousand people and was self-governed. Florence was home to many churches, public buildings, and houses because of Gothic and Romanesque styles. The Dome concept came from Florence during the Renaissance period from Santa Maria del Fiore, a cathedral in Florence (Foundation). An artwork in Florence, Italy has been done by Lorenzo Ghiberti for creating Gates of Paradise because they mean the doors open in paradise between the area of baptistery and the entrance into the cathedral. The doors depict the Hebrew bible in square panels. The borders around these panels have the artist head so he can look upon his audience. The image functions as artists own worth and individual. The head also shows the spirit of individualism in the Renaissance. In another part of Italy there is Rome. Rome had some artist such as Michelangelo who created the David statue in 1501. He also created Sistine Chapel Ceiling which had 9 scenes from the book of Genesis. Michelangelo had done many paintings throughout his

life.