Patronage & Power 1400-1530
The Trinity by Masaccio c. 1425
Self-Portrait by Titian c. 1567
What factors inspired the period known as the Renaissance? When was the Renaissance and where did it occur?? What factors inspired the period known as the Renaissance?
Map of Europe with Flanders and Italy
Renaissance Prince Ludovico Sforza 1452-1508
Sforza’s father was a mercenary captain before he became the Duke of Milan
Emperor Rudolf II 1552-1612 r. 1576-1611
Rudolf as Vertumnus Roman god of seasons by Arcimboldo c. 1591
Giovanni di Bici de Medici 1360-1349
Baldassare Cossa anti-Pope John XXIII 1370-1419
Cosimo de Medici 1389-1464
Early Renaissance Sculpture
Filippo Brunelleschi 1377-1446
Brunelleschi’s Dome Cathedral of Florence
French Gothic at St. Chapelle
The Pantheon
Byzantine Architecture: Hagia Sophia
Il Magnifico Lorenzo de Medici
Leonardo’s Angel Oil on wood 1472-5
Michelangelo Tomb of Lorenzo de Medici
Sandro Botticelli 1444-1510
Primavera c. 1482
Birth of Venus c. 1485
Savonarola anti Medici Coup 1494
Bonfire of the Vanities
Niccolò Machiavelli 1469-1527
Michelangelo Buonarroti David 1501-4
Pope Leo X (Giovanni de Medici) with Future Pope Clement VII (Julio de Medici)
Alessandro de Medici 1510-1537
They recognized that art could increase the awareness of humanity Why did Renaissance rulers spend so much money on patronizing the arts? They recognized that art could increase the awareness of humanity They were intent on creating more beautiful world to live in They thought such patronage could increase their prestige They had very little else to do with all their money
What messages could patronage send to society? The ruler was wise The ruler was generous The ruler was pious/religious The ruler was favored by God The ruler ensured God’s favor