Chapter 14, Section 1 The Italian Renaissance

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Chapter 14, Section 1The Italian Renaissance
Vitruvian man, Leonardo da Vinci, ca. 1492
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This century, wrote philosopher Marsilio
Ficino, like a golden age has restored to light
the liberal arts, which were almost extinct
grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture,
architecture, music. What a glorious time to be
alive, he thought. As Ficino recognized, a
new age had dawned in Western Europe. Europeans
called it the Renaissance, meaning rebirth. It
began in the 1300s and reached its peak around
1500.
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I. The Italian Renaissance

• Began with a new interest in the cultures of
  ancient Rome and Greece

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I. The Italian Renaissance

• It was a time of reawakening after the disorder
  and disunity of the Medieval World

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I. The Italian Renaissance

• Began in Italy - cities became centers of trade
  and manufacturing

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I. The Italian Renaissance

• Florence came to symbolize energy and brilliance
  of Italian Renaissance

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I. The Italian Renaissance

• A wealthy merchant class promoted cultural rebirth

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I. The Italian Renaissance

• Emphasis was on education and individual
  achievement

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I. The Italian Renaissance

• Wealthy patrons played a major role by sponsoring
  artists

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I. The Italian Renaissance

• The Medici Family of Florence were among the
  richest bankers and merchants in Europe

Bottecilli's "The Adoration of the Magi" (1476)
with the Medici family and friends
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I. The Italian Renaissance

• Lorenzo Medici was a patron and supported poets,
  philosophers, and artists

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II. What was the Renaissance?

• A time of creativity and change
• political
• social
• economic
• cultural

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II. What was the Renaissance?

• A change in the way people viewed themselves and
  their world

Auguste Rodin - The Thinker
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II. What was the Renaissance?

• Renaissance thinkers explored the human
  experience in the here and now

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II. What was the Renaissance?

• It also supported a spirit of adventure

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III. Humanism

• Focused on worldly subjects rather than only
  religious issues

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III. Humanism

• Based on study of classical culture grammar,
  rhetoric, poetry, and history

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III. Humanism

• Believed education should stimulate the
  individuals creative powers

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IV. The Arts

• Renaissance art reflected humanist concerns

The Birth Of Venus by Sandro Botticelli (1485)
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IV. The Arts

• Artists developed techniques, such as
  perspective, for painting in a realistic way

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IV. The Arts

• Architects adopted columns, arches, and domes
  from the Greeks and Romans

Roman Aqueducts
The Pantheon in Rome
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IV. The Arts

• Three of the most celebrated artists were
  Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa
Self-portrait
Sketch of a man
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• Michelangelo

The Pieta
David
The Creation of Adam
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• Raphael

Raphaels School of Athens was famous for
depicting figures of the Classical past with the
features of his Renaissance contemporaries
The Crucifixion
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IV. The Arts

• Renaissance writers included Castiglione and
  Machiavelli

Niccolò Machiavelli
Castiglione