Citrus Service: Arte (2020)

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Arte (2020)

Arte is an anime about a girl born into nobility in Florence during the Renaissance era of the 16th century. She doesn't care about anything other than art, to the point that when she was confronted by her mother (who burned her sketches) and told her to stop pursuing art, she decided that she will leave the life of the noble woman and live her life as she sees fit.

This anime showed a number of cities and places in Italy with beautiful architecture, from Florence...

Florence Cathedral

To Venice...

St Mark's Basilica and its bell tower.

And Murano islands in Venice.

I was able to learn about the real-life equivalent to some of the characters depicted in this anime, like:

Lavinia Fontana, named Arte in the anime and is credited to be the first female painter.
Veronica Franco, who has the same name in the anime.
Ubertino of Casale, also has the same name in the anime.

I also learnt that one of the styles that emerged in painting during the Renaissance was called a Mannerist Art. Then was replaced by the Baroque style.