SANTA CROCE (FIRST ARTIST DATE) = FILLING THE WELL (OUR ARTISTIC RESERVOIR)
Answer
the following questions and post them in the blog
http://cinemasummer2013.blogspot.it/
1)
Describe
the church paying attention to details and what attracts your attention (power
of observation). What are the images and symbols that attract you inside or
outside the church?
QUOTE. “ART IS BORN IN ATTENTION. ITS MIDWIFE IS DETAIL”
(P. 21)
QUOTE, “ANY REGULAR, REPETITIVE ACTION PRIMES THE WELL”
(P. 22)
2)
Describe
the state of mind and feelings/sensations that Santa Croce creates inside you
(experience)
3)
Who
is buried here? Why is Santa Croce important?
4)
Use
your artistic brain (our inventor our child, our creative and holistic brain,
our sensory brain,…) and not the logic brain that perceives the world according
to known categories and…
a)
write
a treatment for a short story that takes place in Santa Croce
b)
use
a famous Florentine citizen
c)
choose
a specific genre and explain why did you choose it
d)
Think
magic. Think delight. Think fun. Do not think duty while you are writing
1. At first I just thought Santa Croce was just another catholic church. Upon arrival... I looked around and what really caught my attention was the high ceilings. These ceilings were different than any church I've seen. They remind me of a wooden cabin in big bear. I noticed that the church was gothic styled with it's high windows and pointed arches.
RispondiElimina2. Honestly in the beginning I wasn't expecting to feel anything because I'm not religious and I just thought of it as going to a museum. But..as I was strolling over the tombstones of the famous people and marveling at the monumental burial spots of some of the greatest people that ever lived...I felt inspired and uplifted. I felt like I was walking around in the prescence of greatness. Last year I went to Ellis Island in New York and it reminded me of that feeling, like you don't really appreciate history until you see it.
3. Galileo, Michelangelo, Michiavelli. Santa Croce is important because it inhabitants some of the greatest thinkers who ever lived. It's a symbol of revolution and it's a monument of the Renaissance because it houses so many people who began to question the way people lived.
4. Setting: Present day June 28 2013 in Santa Croce in Florence
Michelangelo and Galileo stand guard at the door watching the million of tourists that walk in everyday to visit their grave. They hover around and wonder what are those huge devices around their necks and those small portable devices snapping away. Galileo notices a man adjusting the lens of his huge camera and wants to discuss the telescope with him and the power of his zoom. Galileo realizes that the man isn't responding and is in fact taking pictures of a massive monument. The skeptical Galileo asks Michelangelo if he had any luck finding his David sculpture... Michelangelo floats around and remarks that he can't find it. Both Galileo and Michelangelo are confused as they look at each other and their surroundings. They realize that the monuments are their own tombstones and that they're dead.
1. The church of Santa Croce has a beautiful exterior marble exterior that would attract any tourist. It was the first church I saw when I came to Florence, since I live in Santa Croce. As it is a Catholic Church, something that struck me as a unique feature was the Star of David on top of the church. I later found out that the head engineer/ architect was Jewish and had requested it to be on the church.
RispondiElimina2. Santa Croce gave me alot of inspiration to look into art history. The statues created for the mausoleum were some of the most detailed works of art I have ever seen. It also made me realize the importance of men like Michelangelo and Galileo and the others buried in the church, because Santa Croce is one of the biggest churches in Florence.
3. Important rennissance artists, thinkers and scientists are buried in Santa Croce. This includes Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo, Niccolo Machiavelli, and others/
4. Setting: Renaissance (16th Century)
Michelangelo is working in his Florentine workshop waiting a delivery of marble for his newest project. His younger students deliver him 4 small marble blocks. Michelangelo walks over and begins to analyze where he will begin to make the first carvings. He has been known the design for months now, and was eagerly awaiting the day to begin working. His student asks what he design for his latest project. Michelangelo responds with " it is a secret right now, 'it will be clear when it is finished." Michelangelo motions for his students to give him some privacy. The students leave, and he begins to work immediately. The students don't see their teacher for weeks on end, yet they are use to Michelangelo being absorbed into his work. Usually he leaves the door open for his students to watch, but this time his doors are shut. A month passes, and Michelangelo finally escapes his workshop. He looks frail and older. His students eagerly come to class waiting to see their master's work. The students first notice a replica of their master's face, then 3 angles crying. It is clear the students know he built it for his own grave. Michelangelo finally says to his class, " You, my students, are my greatest works of art." Michelangelo dies a few days later of old age.
I chose having a dramatic genre because I think it fits the setting since the church of Santa Croce also serves as a mausoleum to some of the greatest thinkers to have ever lived.
1. As we were standing outside, the church to me looked like any other church in Florence. But when I went inside, it was something different. As I strolled along the church, all I can say is that the church in Santa Croce has more detail than the Duomo.
RispondiElimina2. I am not really religious, but once I was inside, I felt a spiritual lift within me. It was really beautiful. You feel really small compared to the size of the church. The only thing I didn't like was that we were walking on tombstones of people.
3. Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli, and other important people. Their resting place are decorated to the extent that their tombstone is also a work of art.
4.Genre: Mystery and Adventure, because I like movies that have a hidden secret that you don't know until the end, and Florence has a lot of mystery.
A tourist is exploring the church in Santa Croce, as we walks up to the tombstone of Michelangelo, he notices a crack on the side of it, and he can see light coming out from it. As he slowly opens the crack, it opens up to a secret staircase that leads underground. As he enters the crack shuts behind him and is left in the dark. Luckily he was carrying a lighter. As he descends he reaches a room which looks like a work studio. He sees many sculptures that he has never seen. As he continues walking, he see a man sitting on a chair working on a sculpture. As the man on the chair starts to turn around and face the tourist, the lighter runs out of liquid and burns out............
1. From the outside, the church is beautiful. This artist date was the first time I had actually seen Santa Croce in person. I like how the style on the exterior is similar to that of the Duomo, but still very detailed in it’s own unique way. Inside Santa Croce I was most intrigued by the engravings on the floor. With the ones that remained roped off seeming to be in better shape, I almost felt sorry for the ones that had been walked over and begun faded. This was the first time I had seen burial sites indoor, let alone inside one the floor of a church. I thought it was incredible how the Florentine’s honored the dead with engravings depicting individuals who had passed in such a lavish tomb.
RispondiElimina2. I felt as though I was in the presence of years and years of Italian history. It is incredible to think that where I stood today is the same place frequented years ago by some of the most important and influential Italian thinkers. People always say “Florence is a city locked in time,” and I always have felt like I understood this, however, being in Santa Croce I actually felt like I could have been a part of the Renaissance.
3. Galileo Galilei, Machiavelli, and Michelango are all buried in Santa Croce. This basilica is very important as a monument for not only important characters of the renaissance, but of the renaissance itself.
4. As he was in early life, the ghost of Galileo is a dreamer. Everyday just as the visiting hours were over and the all the tourists would leave, Galileo would leave his tomb in hopes that he would see the night sky. He would float around trying and trying to find a portion of the stained glass window clear enough to see out and see the stars. His tomb mates, most notably Machiavelli and Michelangelo just laughed at Galileo thinking he was foolish to so greatly desire to see the night sky, however, they knew he was capable of great things so watched every night to see if Galileo would be successful. As part of his routine, Galileo would check every door to see if one might be unlocked and that he could escape. On one fateful night, one the employees of the church forgot to lock one of the side doors. Upon his discovery, Galileo left the church quietly and made his way to the roof to lay and watch the night sky. For the first time in centuries, Galileo was reunited with his one true love. Galileo was finally happy. He was sure to make it back into his tomb before the church guards would notice. He did not tell his tomb mates, but they could notice a change in him. From that day on he continued his daily routine in hopes to again be reunited with the night sky once again.
1. The outside of the church asserts its presence due to its large white façade, the details within the design, the symmetry of the boxes around the doors, and the intricate carvings within the arches. The images outside that I found interesting were the arrow-like pentagonal shapes that seem to point upwards along the left and right sides of the bottom half of the façade. The upward arrows seem to accentuate the height of the building. Inside, the engravings on the floor in place of the tombs attracted me. The carvings of figures and persons seemed crude compared to the detailed and finely constructed statues in place along the walls.
RispondiElimina2. When I first entered Santa Croce, I was speechless—definitely in awe. Having been the first church I entered in Florence, I was overwhelmed by the amount of art and figures as well as the grand scale of the building. I felt speechless the entire time I was in Santa Croce. The large walls, ceilings, and being surrounded by figures in remembrance of the dead seemed also morbid. I was fascinated while inside, but also distant from the people around me because I was so interested in what I was looking at.
3. Many famous Florentine Renaissance figures are buried in Santa Croce, such as Ghiberti, Machiavelli, Leon Battista Alberti, and Dante Aligheri. Santa Croce was created in the famous T-shape of Franciscan friars, while legend assumes it was created directly by St. Francis.
4. After many test runs and malfunctions, the device had finally proved to be a success in experimentation. But its purpose was not limited to a laboratory. It was designed to resurrect a specific Florentine genius of the Renaissance. After carrying the device into Santa Croce, it was placed over the tomb of the influential political theorist, Machiavelli. Having struggled for decades with wars, corruption, and complex political alliances, a few Italian scientists from Florence decided it was time to restore Italy to its political glory of the Renaissance—and what better way to regain Renaissance glory and Florentine strength than to resurrect the dead geniuses of Santa Croce?
My genre would probably be science fiction since it involves using technology to resurrect the dead. I chose this story since it was told that many Italians often go to Santa Croce for inspiration from the collection of talented artists and thinkers all gathered in one location.
1. The first time I saw La Basilica di Santa Croce was on my first day in Firenze and I honestly thought little of it. From the outside, it seems much smaller but once you step through the threshold you suddenly realize its true brilliance. My eyes were captivated by the sleekness of the marble interior, my ears could pick out hushed conversations and whispers, and my hands remained clutched onto my camera in the hope that I could some how capture what I was experiencing in that moment.
RispondiElimina2. Santa Croce made me think about the power and authority that Catholicism has over the people of Italy and that religion as a whole has over people all around the world. I cannot say that I "felt" God while inside Santa Croce since I am not religious but I could say that I felt humbled by the sheer size of the structure itself and not necessarily the religious history. It just made me think of how strong people must believe in Catholicism in order to build such a building to represent it.
3. The only people that I remember being entombed in Santa Croce are Machiavelli, Galileo, and Michelangelo. It is for this exact reason that Santa Croce is important to preserve not just the remains but the ideas that these brilliant men once had.
4. Many years ago, in a country called Italy, a wealthy man lived. His name was Giovanni Boccaccio. As a son of a wealthy bank merchant, he had so much fortune that he decided to build a new house. He had a neighbor who lived in the Piazza di Santa Croce whose house he admired very much and it was a house that had three stories. Each level of the house was more beautiful than the one below. The top level was so magnificent it would take your breath away upon entering the threshold.
After acquiring the finest craftsman of all of Florence to build his house, he explained his desire to have a house like his neighbor. "I can do that," said the builder, "Maybe even better."
Several months passed and the builder had not yet started on the first level. Boccaccio went to the builder to complain. "Why are you spending so much time on this part of the house? It's underground, no one even looks at this part," he said. The builder simply replied, "Trust me. You will understand this later."
After several more months, work began on the first story. After many more months and furious complaints by Boccaccio, the house was finished. Giovanni admitted that the builder had, indeed, done a fine job. However, he still voiced displeasure over the length of time the job took.
Six months passed without incident and Boccaccio enjoyed his view of La Basilica di Santa Croce very much. In the seventh month, Florence experienced a violent earthquake. Looking out his window at his neighbor's house, he watched in horror as it tumbled to the ground leaving shattered pieces of stone and marble dispersed around the Piazza di Santa Croce. Giovanni was astonished that his own house survived with minimal damage.
Not long afterword, the craftsman came back to observe his labors. Seeing him outside, Boccaccio came out to talk to the craftsman. "Why did my neighbor's house fall while mine has almost no damage?" The craftsman smiled as he replied,"The secret lies underground. You see even though no one can see it, the foundation is just as important as the rest. Trust me."
1. The outside of this church is truly amazing. It’s a huge gothic cathedral, but has such fine details to the engravings in the walls. The inside of this church is also amazing. There are paintings, statues, and even tombs that describe the values of society at that time. One thing that stuck out to me was how there were statues that were slightly intimidating, yet still beautiful in the same way.
RispondiElimina2. The first thing I noticed with the cathedral was the statue and eagle outside. I got the eerie feeling that the statue was kind of watching me, until I went inside, and felt even more watched by the statues on the walls and by the engraved bodies on the tombs in the ground. I felt enlightened, and felt a difference in the presence in the cathedral. However, I couldn’t discern what that feeling was.
3. In Santa Croce, Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli are buried here. Dante was supposed to be buried in this church, but because he was exiled, he is buried in Ravenna, though there is a tomb for him in the cathedral. This church is very important because it has the remains of the greatest thinkers and artists during the Renaissance.
4. Belladonna had finally come to Florence, Italy. She did not know anything about the culture, the language, or the history at all. All she had was an open mind to come and learn about not only about Italy, but also about herself. Before coming to Florence, she read about the famous cathedral of Santa Croce that contained the remains of the renaissance thinkers and artists. Though she had no idea what the renaissance was about, she wanted to learn more. Belladonna arrived at Santa Croce and the first thing she saw was a statue with an eagle. As she climbed up the stairs, the statues eyes followed her. When she got the eerie feeling of someone watching her, she turned around and noticed the eagle missing. Right away she knew that something was different about this church. Frightened, Belladonna ran into the cathedral to find that she was in the cathedral alone. All of a sudden, three of the tombstones began to open, and three men hopped out. Confused and terrified, Belladonna ran outside of the cathedral to find herself in a complete new era: the Renaissance. When she turned around, she found the three men standing behind her as she saw the Santa Croce cathedral disappear before her eyes. The three men introduced themselves as Machiavelli, Michelangelo, and Galileo. For the next three years, Belladonna was stuck in this time. During this time, these three men mentored her. Michelangelo taught Belladonna Italian and art, while Machiavelli taught her philosophy, history, and writing. Galileo taught Belladonna physics as well as how to think outside of the box. One day, Belladonna came to the place where Santa Croce was at, and she saw a small house. She curiously entered this house to find absolutely nothing there. When she went back outside, she had returned to the 21st century. The news was crazy about her story and wondered how a girl mysteriously disappeared then reappeared three years later with a crazy amount of knowledge. Belladonna became a professor and mentor and taught her students what the three men had taught her. Through the passing on of their teachings, there was a new coming of age called the Regratiatory age.
This genre is a fantasy memoir. I chose this genre because I thought that remembering my experience in Italy is important and meeting Galileo, Machiavelli, and Michelangelo would never happen, but would definitely be interesting and enlightening.
1. As we approached the Church, the first thing to catch my eye was the vast amounts of detail used in its outside aesthetics. The site was breathtaking to say the least. It was such an immensely beautiful building placed amongst a variety of other architecturally interesting buildings in the area, though non compared to it's size, intensity, and beauty. The Church's fine detail and symmetry, along side it's pastel color scheme formed a giant piece of art placed at the center a busy square. The sharp and pointy edges mimicked through out the entire front of the Church imply that it is a Gothic structure. The next thing to catch my eye was the massive statue of Dante placed near the left side of the Church.
RispondiElimina2. The feelings created by The Santa Croce can be described by the term sensory overload. There was so much to look at, that my mind couldn't comprehend everything that my eyes were taking in. I definitely had to take a second to just stare, and take it all in. Aside from the the visual sensations created by Santa Croce, my mind was at awe over the fact that so many magnificent people were buried inside that Church. I couldn't believe that I was so close to people I have valued and appreciated from such an early age. It was a weird sensation indeed. I was almost in disbelief that I was in the presence of so many great people.
3. Santa Croce is of great importance because so many great philosophers and artists are buried there, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli. Though Dante's tomb was there, he wasn't buried there due to exile. This Church is the burial ground of some of the greatest historical figures in the world.
4. Banished. As he snuck through the shadows of the night, dodging anyone and anything that moved, Dante happened to catch a glimpse of a dim candle lit through one of the large windows in the Santa Croce. To his curiosity, his restless brain led him to the direction of the flame, and he snuck in through the door. To his astonishment, he was in the presence of many familiar people, though in a way he was not accustomed to. He walked passed the graves of his former colleagues and role-models. As Dante made his way around the Church, he noticed a glimmer through the corner of his eye. He turned his body, and to his surprise, was facing a freshly built tomb out of shiny white marble. Horror filled his body. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He had only been banished 2 days prior, and yet he was facing a tomb dedicated to him. The world saw him as dead. He was considered no more. He had so much to offer yet it was all over now. Soon his horror turned in to anger. So be it he thought. Dante had a new plan in store for the world. He quickly escaped the Santa Croce leaving behind his old life, his old ideas and thoughts, his name. He was no longer Dante. He now went by Machiavelli. And he had a plan.
The genre is fantasy-thriller mixed in with historical fiction. I chose this genre because I am writing this alone in the late hours of the night and this is what my imagination has led me to write. The great minds buried in the Santa Croce lead one to experience intense emotions of disbelief and awe. I wanted my genre to give the same feelings.
1. The first thing that caught my attention when walking up to the church were the sharp edges and the prominent triangles present on the face of the church. The trianges seem to be used as a vivid representation of the holy trinity (at least in my opinion). The stained glass windows inside the church were beautiful. Windows are symbols for many different things. They can represent something that is outside your regular comfort zone. Windows are used to allow natural light to shine through. One can also see a reflection in a window.
RispondiElimina2. It was my first time visiting Santa Croce and walking to the church I really didn't expect much. After touring so many churches throughout Europe every church just feels the same now. Walking into Santa Croce was truley a different experience. The outside looked like any other church or sacred place, but the details inside of the church were magnificent. No matter how many churches I see its always crazy to think that human hands had anything to do with creating something so beauitful.
3. Before visiting Santa Croce I had no idea that it was the resting place of a handful of geniuses and unforgettable artists. I knew that Leonardo da Vinci, Dante, Botticelli, Machiavelli, Michaelangelo, Donatello & Galileo Galilei were buried in Florence but I was not aware that they rested inside the church of Santa Croce. Because of this it is also known as the Temple of the Italian Glories.
4. Galileo Galilei fell in love with a girl who didn't love him back. To win her love he told her "If I can prove that we are not the center of the universe I will give you all the stars." So every night he would take out his telescope & they would study the nightsky together. He finally convcinved her that the sun was actually the center of the universe. They were discovered on the roof one night & Galileo had to tell them why they were up there. He was jailed while his lover never stoped looking at the stars.
Romantic.
I chose to do a romantic story because that is how I see the city of Florence.
What attracted me the most inside of the church was the openness of it. Its high ceilings were marvelous. It was really big and elegant looking. The ceilings were also unlike the ones I had seen before. It seemed to be a display of art itself. While at the Santa Croce I was very overwhelmed. All the different statues were very beautiful and unique to any of the figures outside of Santa Croce. Santa Croce was very beautiful. It was a bit difficult to take it all in. It was hard to believe that I was in there. Buried in Santa Croce are many famous people of Italy. People like Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Foscolo, Gentile, and Rossini. This is why Santa Croce is known as the Temple of the Italian Glories. It is an important place because it is the principal Franciscan church in Florence. It also displays artwork done by various artists such as Giorgio Vasari.
RispondiEliminaOne Sunday a morning a young Michelangelo decided to take a walk down to the Beautiful Santa Croce. Coming from a nonreligious family, Michelangelo knew the importance of the church but had never stepped inside of it. His friends spread rumors about the church not allowing in people who were not frequent churchgoers. They joked that the church would close its doors on anyone who wasn’t from a religious family. Because of this, Michelangelo was very frightened to go inside the church even though he was curious to see what it looked like. Michelangelo contemplated going on a tour with his classmates but time and time again he would decide not to go in. Finally one day Michelangelo had the courage to step inside. He told himself that if he didn’t see the inside of the church he would be the joke amongst his friends. This is something that he did not want to happen for fear that he would lose all his friends. Michelangelo made all the arrangements to get a guided tour of the church and persuaded his family to go with him. Although they were very pessimistic about the experience they agreed to go. Michelangelo did not know what to expect of his first church experience and he was terrified that the church would know he is not a very religious person. When he had gotten to the church he began having second thoughts and was about to go home when he saw his friends walk around the corner. Michelangelo knew he had to do it. He walked into the church with his eyes closed and he was terrified of opening them. But when he finally did he realized how beautiful it was. The ceilings were as high as he had imagined. They were even more beautiful than he had thought. All of the artwork inside of the church completely took his breath away. He had no way to control his emotions and broke down crying. When questioned by his parents about why he was crying he replied that the church was even more amazing than he had imagined and he couldn’t believe he had taken so long to see it. The end.
One of the things that attracts my attention the most are the paintings from the ceiling. it is just very amazing how detail the bodies, faces and expressions of the characters from the paintings are. Also, I am still wondering how much work it takes to paint something like that in a ceiling of a church with such a big size. The Cathedral of Santa Croce is huge; it is very beautiful and amazing for me to see an artistic work like that. The tombs are also very interesting and detailed; I really liked them. I am not 100%sure but I believe Dante Aligherio and MichaeliAngelo are buried in Santa Croce, which is even more impressive since those are one of the greatest Italian artist that ever lived. Also, I was very excited when I saw the tomb of Gioachino Rossini because he is an opera composer and writer and I use to sing Opera. I was part of The Barber of Seville, which is a very famous Opera, and i perform that Opera around Mexico, for a year approximately. It was very exciting for me to see his tomb. W
RispondiEliminaI feel that these people are buried in Santa Croce because they are important artists that represent Italy around the world. The greatest Italian artists are buried in Santa Croce. The ones that reach a lot of success, such as Michelangelo, Rossini and Dante.
When I was walking around the church, i felt a lot of peace, and i felt very attracted to the art. I enjoy visiting new artistic places, it makes me feel like there are a lot of things I need to see in the world.
One day, Roberto Benigni decided to Visit Santa Croce to see if it was as amazing as people say. While he was walking around he saw the tombs of all the important Italian artist. He felt so attracted to the tombs and the church that in his head he began to think that he wanted the same for him; he wanted to be buried in Santa Croce. However he studied more about the tombs in Santa Croce and found out that the Italian Government are the ones who decided who is buried there. He need it to make sure he was going to be buried there. However to make sure his body would remain in Santa Croce, he plan a fake accident of him going to the moon.
They cast this fake death and the rocket exploded and all the Italian people thought that Benigni was death. After his death, Benigni pretended that he was a lost twin Brother, named Alberto Benigni and he was willing to do everything it takes to be buried in Santa Croce.
However he realized that they were going to put a fake body in Santa Croce and his real body was not going to be buried there. Benigni doesn't know if he should tell the true about his fake death and lose his fans, or if he should continue with his life and being satisfied that his name remain in Santa Croce.
Autumn Albin
RispondiEliminaThe church was filled with the most precise details. From the ceiling to the the floors, there was meaning in every inch. The ceilings drew my attention the most because of the colors and the contrasting of gold. The ceilings also were most interesting to me because of the stories they told. It really made me wonder what everything meant making me curious to find out.
During my visit to Santa Croce I felt overwhelmed. I have never seen anything like this church or anything at all with such details. I found myself often trying to take everything in but felt that I needed hours to do so. I have never experienced so much beauty all in one place.
Famous Florentine citizens such as Michelangelo, Dante, Galileo, and Ghiberti were buried in Santa Croce. This church is important because it is filled with the lives of the most important artist influences and the greatest artists of Italy.
As I walk into Santa Croce, I hear people whispering that Michelangelo had risen from his burial. As I walk past the pillars I become anxious if the gossiping was true. I walk in and out of the several rooms with no luck of seeing him. I keep walking and I notice a glowing light from a room at the far end on the right. I begin to run because I didn't want to miss my
chance and once I got to the door he was there. Glowing with bright white wings behind him, Michelangelo was sculpting an angel. The sun was shining on him through the stained glass windows and you could see he was an angel himself. I wanted to get closer, I wanted to touch him to know he was real. As I started to push through the crowd surrounding him, I tripped and fell forward knocking over his sculpture. The second the sculpture fell to the ground breaking into pieces, Michelangelo 's angel disappeared just as quick as he had came. The room went dark and the crowd broke out into shouts, pushing me back and forth. Needless to say I was thrown out and banished from the church for disturbing the rise of Michelangelo's angel.
1.) The most profound aspect about the church was how vast it was. You have these massive space, tall ceilings, huge paintings… the most impressive to me were the statues adorning the graves. They are so realistic and really deliver a sense of pain and longing for those buried there
RispondiElimina2.) The main sensation is of awe and reverence. First in the religious sense: the multiple depictions of Jesus and Mary along with the detailed adornment of each section of the church. The gold and tempura inspire a sense of regalty that comes with the catholic church. In addition the awe felt came from the fact that you were standing close to these historical greats. I couldn’t believe that it was truly Galileo buried there, it was insane.
3.) Buried here: Galileo, Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli- Important for housing all of these Italian geniuses
4.) Santa Croce has always been revered as the ultimate place to be buried. People fought to gain such status after life and the owners of the church thought of a great idea: Since there was only one spot open to burial, why not make it a competition to see who will get the last spot and with that, the honor of being buried at Santa Croce? This film details the competition between Da Vinci and Michelangelo to gain a spot at the Santa Croce, going through a series of bizarre and funny tests to find out the ultimate winner. This would be a dark comedy because the irony lies in the fact that these men want the best burial spot, but they won’t even be there to experience the burial because they will be dead! The humor would also lie in the fact that these men who we see in history as stoic and fascinating will be performing silly tasks that in the end would be deemed quite funny.
1. As we got into the Church, the first thing that I saw was the high ceilings and the openness of the church. I was in awe. As I continued walking in, I noticed the details in each statue and paintings. The expression on their faces and the body structure were so realistic. I couldn't believe how beautiful the Church. While walking around, I noticed the pictures of the flood and I wonder how long it took to restore and revive the Santa Croce church and the rest of Florence.
RispondiElimina2. I felt overwhelmed at first, everything was a bit hard to take in. As I walked around, I felt a little more relaxed and safe. The aura of the Church was peaceful and I could sit in there all day.
3. The tombs were very interesting. I was a bit scared at first. I believe Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Dante, and Rossini were buried in Santa Croce. These are all very important people in Florence. They are either writers, artists, or musicians; all of which are historical figures. Since they were all buried inside the church, this is why it is known as the Temple of the Italian Glories.
4. On a beautiful Saturday day, Dante arrives in Santa Croce. He meets a beautiful lady, Angela, right by the church and decides to pursue her. Since Dante is a poet and known for his Divine Comedy, she thought it was too deep and dark for her own taste. Dante spent countless days writing a romantic poem just for Angela. The persistence for her love was so strong, she felt flattered enough to allow Dante one date. He was so dorky that she fell in love with his personality. They get married in the Santa Croce Church where they first met.
Romance comedy. I chose romance because the santa croce, or just florence in general is a beautiful place where anything could happen. ;)
1. The first word that popped into my mind when we came across the church was grand. It reminded me of the Duomo based off of the colors and tiling. I was attracted to the large arches in the interior of the church. Though the ceilings were very high, I did not feel as small due to the softness of the arches. Nonetheless, I was still intimidated. I was most attracted to the tombs and the many statues of the women outside of the tombs. Some were longing, some were mourning, and some were protecting. I thought it was very interesting and wondered why there was the appearance of so many females.
RispondiElimina2. I felt overwhelmed at first, and a little confused because I was not sure who was buried in the cathedral. Once I found out who the tombs belonged to and the greatness I was in, I became even more overwhelmed and a little awestruck. It changed my attitude completely and made me appreciate the church so much more. It was definitely an experience to be remembered because I was walking among greatness.
3. Dante, Machiavelli, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Galileo are buried at Santa Croce. Santa Croce is important because of this: the most famous Florentines are buried here.
4. He walked into the deserted cathedral, not knowing what lurked in the shadows. The grand doors closed behind him and he stood there, frozen, not knowing where he was, what he was doing. The ceilings, so tall and the interior so open. He felt he could spend a lifetime, exploring the walls, the rooms, and the ceilings, exploring the stories they told and the lost history. But then his eyes became fixated on a tomb surrounded by statues of women. He cautiously walked over, making sure not to make a sound, even though he was the only being around. A chill ran through his body as he realized, I was standing in the presence of greatness: Leonardo da Vinci. But then the women guarding him began to move, and they gestured for him to come. They welcomed him as if he is where he now belongs. And he went, not knowing what was to come, but knowing adventure was ahead of him.