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The Renaissance in Italy
Renaissance
• “Rebirth”- creativity, political, social, economic and cultural change
• Why Italy?– Influence of Rome and the Roman Empire
• Architecture• Art work
Italian City-States
• North– Florence– Milan– Venice – Genoa
• Central– Rome
• South – Naples
Influence of the Wealthy and Merchant Class
• Political and economic leadership• Education• Individual leadership• Patrons of the arts
Florence and the Medicis
• Florence: energy and brilliance– Arts flourished here
• Medicis: Banking family Who became one of the richest in Europe
• Money=culture= political power
Continuation
• Medicis were “uncrowned rulers” for years– Cosmo de’Medici gained control of the
Florence Government in 1434• Lorenzo “the magnificent”
– Grandson of Cosmo was know as a great patron of the arts
1500-1700’s Europe
Viewing the World Medieval vs. Renaissance
• Medieval– Ideals based around religion– Scholars focused on Life and Death
• Renaissance– Ideals based about the world– Scholars focused about the here and now
Adventure and questions
• Exploration– World and Universe
• Christopher Columbus• Copernicus• Galileo
Humanism
• Worldly subjects • The father of Humanism
– Francis Petrarch • Created the first form of a library by collecting
Greek and Roman manuscripts
Humanism meets the Arts
• Artists often portrayed Religious figures in Roman settings
• Many paintings and sculptures depicted important figures and events in Greek and Roman History
• Some even told stories
Techniques and Artists
• Techniques– Perspectives– Shading– Etching– Studied Human form and body
• Artists– Da Vinci– Michelangelo– Raphael
Leonardo Da Vinci
• Sketches• Portraits• Studied cadavers• Inventor
• Famous Art work– Mona Lisa– The Last Supper– Vitruvian Man
Michelangelo
• Sculptor• Engineer• Painter • Architect• poet
Raphael
Blended Christian and Classical styles
Often portray the Madonna
The school of Athens (paintings) Great thinkers and
scientists
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