Girolamo savonarola de fra bartolommeo biography

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Biography of Girolamo Savonarola

The fiery Dominican monk Girolamo Savonarola had a considerable effect on Renaissance Art in Florence in the late quattrocento and early cinquecento, much of which he condemned as profane.

A fanatical fundamentalist preacher, he was an uncompromising critic of corruption within the church, and also the decadence and debauchery within Florentine society. He violently criticized the Medici family in Florence, for instance, as well as the artists who did secular commissions for them.

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Following the overthrow of Medici rule in 1494, Savonarola used his authority to establish a democratic republic in the city. He also denounced the Florentine Renaissance for its profane works of art. In his opinion, the only proper art was Biblical art produced to help illiterate Christians understand the Bible.

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