The RenaissanceThe Renaissance1300s-1600s1300s-1600s

A rebirth of classic Greek & Roman A rebirth of classic Greek & Roman learning which produced new attitudes learning which produced new attitudes towards culture and learning. It had a towards culture and learning. It had a

new emphasis on individual new emphasis on individual achievement where men explored the achievement where men explored the

richness & variety of human experience richness & variety of human experience in the here and now.in the here and now.

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Italian Italian City-City-statesstates

FlorenceFlorenceGenoaGenoaMilanMilanNaplesNaplesPapal Papal StatesStatesSicilySicilyVeniceVenice

Why Italy?Why Italy?

Pax Romana ruinsPax Romana ruins

Central Mediterranean Central Mediterranean locationlocation

Merchant tradeMerchant trade

HumanismHumanism

Intellectual movement of the Intellectual movement of the RenaissanceRenaissance

Focused on worldly, Focused on worldly, secularsecular, subjects , subjects rather than on the religious issues that rather than on the religious issues that had occupied medieval thinkershad occupied medieval thinkers

Studia Humanitas (study of the Studia Humanitas (study of the humanities): grammar, rhetoric, poetry humanities): grammar, rhetoric, poetry and history based on Greek & Roman and history based on Greek & Roman textstextsHow would this shift in thinking How would this shift in thinking

affect the people of the affect the people of the Renaissance?Renaissance?

City-states: FlorenceCity-states: Florence

Renaissance Renaissance Architecture Architecture (Florence):(Florence):

Filippo Filippo Brunelleschi’s DomeBrunelleschi’s Dome

Renaissance Architecture Renaissance Architecture (Florence):(Florence):

The Palazzo Medici courtyardThe Palazzo Medici courtyard

The Medicis of FlorenceThe Medicis of Florence Prominent banking business (& Prominent banking business (&

textiles)textiles) Cosimo de MediciCosimo de Medici gained control of gained control of

Florence in 1434Florence in 1434– Graduated income tax (wealthier Graduated income tax (wealthier

citizens paid more)citizens paid more)– Used the tax revenue to improve the Used the tax revenue to improve the

city (sewers & paved streets)city (sewers & paved streets) Lorenzo de Medici Lorenzo de Medici “The Magnificent” “The Magnificent”

1469-14921469-1492– PatronPatron (supporter) of artists, (supporter) of artists,

philosophers, writers & public festivalsphilosophers, writers & public festivals

Another patron of the arts:Another patron of the arts:Pope Julius II, Renaissance Pope Julius II, Renaissance

princeprince

Renaissance Architecture Renaissance Architecture (Venice):(Venice):

Central dome of St. Mark's Central dome of St. Mark's BasilicaBasilica

Renaissance Architecture (Papal):Renaissance Architecture (Papal):Transept & part of St. Peter’s Transept & part of St. Peter’s

domedome

Which Which Renaissance Renaissance artist was the artist was the

greatest?greatest?

The Martyrdom of St. LawrenceThe Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

The Feast of HerodThe Feast of Herod

DavidDavid

DonatelloDonatello(1386 -1466)(1386 -1466)

St. John St. John the the

EvangelistEvangelist

Botticelli Botticelli (1445-(1445-1510)1510)

Madonna of the BookMadonna of the Book The Birth of VenusThe Birth of Venus

Madonna of the Madonna of the MagnificatMagnificatLa La

PrimaveraPrimavera

Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)(1452-1519)

Testa di Testa di FanciullaFanciulla

Mona LisaMona Lisa

Self PortraitSelf Portrait

The Last SupperThe Last Supper

WomWombb Vitruvian ManVitruvian Man

HelicopteHelicopterr

MichelangelMichelangelo o (1475-(1475-

1564)1564)

DavidDavid

MosesMoses

Sistine ChapelSistine ChapelPietaPieta

Raphael Raphael (1483-1520)(1483-1520)

The School of AthensThe School of Athens

CherubiCherubinini

Cowper Cowper VirginVirgin

Renaissance LiteratureRenaissance Literature Desiderius ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus The Praise of FollyThe Praise of Folly

(1509)(1509) NicollNicollòò Machiavelli Machiavelli The Prince The Prince (1513)(1513) Sir Thomas MooreSir Thomas Moore UtopiaUtopia (1518) (1518) Baldassare CastiglioneBaldassare Castiglione The Book of the The Book of the

Courtier Courtier (1528) (1528) William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare – 37 plays: – 37 plays:

Romeo & JulietRomeo & Juliet, , OthelloOthello, , HamletHamlet, etc. , etc. (1590-1613)(1590-1613)

Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Don QuixoteDon Quixote (1605)(1605)

NicollNicollòò Machiavelli’sMachiavelli’sThe PrinceThe Prince

Wrote Wrote The PrinceThe Prince in 1513 in 1513 ““How to” book How to” book Dedicated it to Lorenzo Di Dedicated it to Lorenzo Di

Piero De' Medici (grandson Piero De' Medici (grandson of Lorenzo the Magnificent) of Lorenzo the Magnificent)

““It is better to be feared It is better to be feared than loved”than loved”

““The ends justify the The ends justify the means”means”

NicollNicollòò MachiavelliMachiavelli

Lorenzo Di Piero De' Lorenzo Di Piero De' MediciMedici