The New Italian Painting Industry
Rome became the most important political center of the country because of the increasing demand in art industry, rebuilding new economy system. Most importantly, the art industry in Rome is popularized out of monopoly of knowledge between wealthy people. Also, the pope cardinal of Rome continuously supports artists. The social and political circumstance help artists to develop their own creativity into their works, but still receive the techniques and designs from the Renaissance. The great influence of the Renaissance is shown most of the 1600s artworks. The total artwork (painting, sculpture, and architecture) are magnificent dynamic, and glamorous to impress people. The increasing attention to the industries …show more content…
Yet, weaknesses are constantly appeared in the export markets. The more people have availabilities to buy cheaper foreign products, the more problems will be caused. Merchants worried about the upcoming price competition between counties. The expressed concerns are the spreading foreign protectionism (defending internal industry), stiff marine competition, resistance to technological switch, and high labor costs. Fortunately, the open market of artists’ paintings haven’t influenced by the foreign products because there are no alternatives of Roman artists’ high quality goods. Thus, only Rome’s economy suffered less than textile, marine, and agriculture economics of Genoa, Venice, Naples, and Florence (Spear 310). Also, a large number of new jobs are created thanks to the high demand for art in Rome. Because a great number of workers will be need when started remodeling projects, reported more than twenty villas and fifty palaces (and churches) that should be finished by 1630. Also, one hundred houses requested for remodeling their house to be …show more content…
Also, rich residents actively purchase as much number of artwork as possible to decorate their house as a great mean to show off their wealth. After the Counter-Reformation, monarchy and churches regained their confidence, and richness is formed gradually, the most remarkable phenomenon in the current art industry is the swift change to the centralized authoritarian aristocracy. The authoritarian ruler is actually the court of the churches or the papacy, so the economic activity mainly controlled by the court with its expanded bureaucracy and affluent Curia. The papal city has been giving priority to luxury services made by artists, (master) craftsman, goldsmiths, and jewelers, booksellers, hotel keepers, tailors, and particularly bankers, the legal professionals like notaries, and wine merchants (Dekyneay 416-32). This situation formed the “client-based” or “demand-driven” patronage system. At the same time, monarchy and churches only concentrate on deconsecration. In 1588, Giovanni Bottero, diplomat, poet, and priest, questioned that can Roman “not be more like a desert than a city if the Pope held not his residence there? . . . spent not a great part of the revenues of the Church?” (27). Also he pointed out the excessive amount of money for clerical
Rome became the most important political center of the country because of the increasing demand in art industry, rebuilding new economy system. Most importantly, the art industry in Rome is popularized out of monopoly of knowledge between wealthy people. Also, the pope cardinal of Rome continuously supports artists. The social and political circumstance help artists to develop their own creativity into their works, but still receive the techniques and designs from the Renaissance. The great influence of the Renaissance is shown most of the 1600s artworks. The total artwork (painting, sculpture, and architecture) are magnificent dynamic, and glamorous to impress people. The increasing attention to the industries …show more content…
Yet, weaknesses are constantly appeared in the export markets. The more people have availabilities to buy cheaper foreign products, the more problems will be caused. Merchants worried about the upcoming price competition between counties. The expressed concerns are the spreading foreign protectionism (defending internal industry), stiff marine competition, resistance to technological switch, and high labor costs. Fortunately, the open market of artists’ paintings haven’t influenced by the foreign products because there are no alternatives of Roman artists’ high quality goods. Thus, only Rome’s economy suffered less than textile, marine, and agriculture economics of Genoa, Venice, Naples, and Florence (Spear 310). Also, a large number of new jobs are created thanks to the high demand for art in Rome. Because a great number of workers will be need when started remodeling projects, reported more than twenty villas and fifty palaces (and churches) that should be finished by 1630. Also, one hundred houses requested for remodeling their house to be …show more content…
Also, rich residents actively purchase as much number of artwork as possible to decorate their house as a great mean to show off their wealth. After the Counter-Reformation, monarchy and churches regained their confidence, and richness is formed gradually, the most remarkable phenomenon in the current art industry is the swift change to the centralized authoritarian aristocracy. The authoritarian ruler is actually the court of the churches or the papacy, so the economic activity mainly controlled by the court with its expanded bureaucracy and affluent Curia. The papal city has been giving priority to luxury services made by artists, (master) craftsman, goldsmiths, and jewelers, booksellers, hotel keepers, tailors, and particularly bankers, the legal professionals like notaries, and wine merchants (Dekyneay 416-32). This situation formed the “client-based” or “demand-driven” patronage system. At the same time, monarchy and churches only concentrate on deconsecration. In 1588, Giovanni Bottero, diplomat, poet, and priest, questioned that can Roman “not be more like a desert than a city if the Pope held not his residence there? . . . spent not a great part of the revenues of the Church?” (27). Also he pointed out the excessive amount of money for clerical