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Painting and Sculpture Were Not the Only Arts Revolutionized During
the Renaissance
The Writers of the Renaissance
Machiavelli
Machiavelli was born in Florence
Machiavelli was born into a tumultuous era
Popes were leading armies, and wealthy city-states of Italy were falling into the hands of foreign powers
It was a time of constantly shifting alliances and governments rising and falling in the space of weeks.
The Prince
Why did Machiavelli write The Prince?
– Bitter about invasion by foreigners
– Disliked turmoil caused by Spanish and French invasions
The Question
What question did Machiavelli try to answer?
– Why did some rulers succeed and others fail?
– How can a ruler gain power and keep it despite his enemies?
Strategies
What kinds of strategies did Machiavelli offer rulers?– Be as strong as a lion to fight enemies– Be as shrewd as a fox to outwit enemies– A prince might have to trick his enemies and
even his own people for the good of the state. What phrase is Machiavelli associated
with?– The ends justify the means
Machiavelli’s Legacy
What has Machiavelli’s name come to stand for?– Trickery and double-dealing
What was Machiavelli like himself?– Upright, honest and religious
Like Machiavelli and Castiglione, Dante Was an
Important Renaissance Writer…
Dante’s Divine Comedy was very influential during the Renaissance
In The Divine Comedy Dante describes adventures in three different settings:
–Paradise
–Purgatory
– Inferno
In the story, Dante is accompanied on his trip by Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-53) and Virgil (70 B.C-19 B.C).– Both of these men are classical writers
How does this story reflect the Values of the Renaissance?
Dante uses vernacular for the first time
What is vernacular?– Vernacular is the
language commonly used by average people
– Before the Divine Comedy, poets wrote in a style which was not accessible to “regular” people.
How would using vernacular encourage the spread of Renaissance ideas?
Objectives
Explain how the Renaissance spread.
Compare & contrast the It. Ren. w/the N. Ren.
Where it all began Flanders
Not this Flanders BUT……. This Flanders
Johann Gutenberg
Printing Press Produce books 500x
faster Books were cheaper Non-religious books
were printed
Vernacular
Everyday language of the people in a country or region, as distinct from official or formal language
Trade
Pop. begins to increase = Trade increases Diffusion of Culture
Ideas spread
Writers of the Northern Renaissance
By 1500s, Renaissance ideas began to spread throughout Europe
In the Northern Renaissance, writers focused more on ethics than they did in Italy
Writers of the Northern Renaissance
Thomas More (1478-1535) Wrote Utopia Wrote about Ideal society
Ideal society was classless, all things were owned by everyone
Writers of the Northern Renaissance
Erasmus (1466-1536)• Wrote Praise of Folly
• Satirized human stupidity, greed and intolerance
• Made fun of the teachings of the church
• Satire: use of irony and sarcasm to make fun of the world
Writers of the Northern Renaissance
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) 1 of the greatest playwrights of all
time
An influence on the language of Eng.
Invented words like amazement dislocated lackluster premeditated
Renaissance Art in Northern Europe
Italy change inspired by humanism emphasis on revival of the values of classic Greece &
Rome.
No. Europe change driven by religious reform return to Christian values Interest in landscapes. emphasis on middle-class/peasant life.
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck created realistic
images Very detailed Used subtle colors
Giovanni Arnolfini and His
Wife
(Wedding Portrait)
Jan Van
Eyck
1434
Jan van Eyck - Giovanni Arnolfini & His Wife (details)
Massys’ The Moneylender & His Wife, 1514
Hans Holbein, the Younger (1497-1543)
One of the great German artists
Henry VIII was his patron
Great portraitist noted for: Doesn’t conceal the
weaknesses of his subjects.
Hans Holbein the Younger
• Paintings of the British royal family in almost photographic detail.
• The Tudors (British Royal Family)
Jane Seymour
Henry VIII
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569)
A master of landscapes; not a portraitist. People in his works often have
round, blank, faces. They are expressionless,
mindless, and sometimes malicious.
They are types, rather than individuals.
Their purpose is to convey a message.
Bruegel’s, Tower of Babel, 1563
Bruegel’s, Mad Meg, 1562