Division inside the Arengo Flashcards
(14 cards)
1183
Treaty of Constance, Sovereignty (own power) vs authority (exercise power)
Government divided between landowners and craftsmanship
In milan there is a battle between the two factions, fought in 1277 in Desio between two sections of the city (Motta vs Credenza)
Motta: association of landowners, leader is the Visconti family
Credenza: association of the craftsmanship, leader is the Della Torre family
Visconti Family
Visconti family wins the battle,
Arengo elects the consuls and a captain of the people (single magistrate). The captain of the people is the single commander in chief of the army.
Also, the lord of the city was created and elected by the consul. The Lord of the city is the leader of the consuls.
When a city is too divided, need a leader to guarantee survival of the city
When the Visconti family won, they became lord and captain of the people in Milan, they were able to maintain this rule for more than a century
1386
Gian Galeazzo Visconti starts the building of the Duomo
1389
Gian Galeazzo Visconti was appointed the Duke of Milan, Milan is no longer a republic and becomes a monarchy, can pass power to his son
From 1277 to 1389:
Milan is a crypto monarchy (Lordship)
Crypto monarchy: inside republican commune and there are elections, but the power remains in the hands of the Visconti family
Describe the Medieval institutional asset as a Republican oligarchy
People elected consuls (oligarchy, only men and landowners) had authority but were not the sovereign
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
Emperor at the time, allowed Gian Galeazzo Visconti to be the Duke, donated 10.000 ducati
1433
the Medici family in Florence became the Lord of Florence, Cosimo de Medici, eventually become Dukes of Florence in the 16th century
1277
Visconti family wins the battle of Desio in 1277 and obtains captain of people and lord of city
Ottone Visconti was bishop, obtained title for Matteo and passes on to his heirs
Sforza family
Sforza family gained control after the Visconti, called Leonardo to work as an engineer and an artist
Rome and Sicily were kingdoms, political participation was stronger in the North because the commune
When the Visconti died in 1447, Milan declared itself a republic and Francessco Sforza was forced to serve the republican government as its captain
Medici Family
1433 the Medici family in Florence became the Lord of Florence, Cosimo de Medici, eventually become Dukes of Florence in the 16th century
ART AND POWER: Sforza
Sforza family brought in Leonardo Da Vinci to create several works of art across Milan. Also painted murals and artworks in the Sforza castle. . The most obvious manifestation of a prince’s power was his residence in the city. The Sforza family had the large castle
Da Vinci was supposed to make a statue for Francesco Sforza, Ludovico;s father: display of self-image, competed with Pope Julius II’s dream of his own tomb,is sculpted by Michelangelo but was never finished
ART AND POWER: Medici
Medici family had many banking connections which they maintained over europe.
These powerful families had portraits and sculptures made of themselves, imitations of Roman models.
Public occasions allowed for a display of luxury
Luxurious ostentation at the courts was a display of power and converted into and identity essence, became a need due to insecurity
All princes who could afford to do so, were bing builders and made manu residential palaces, villas, churches, and more, used art to reflect their power
