Reading for Tuesday: Briggs, pp Reading for Tuesday: Briggs, pp. 91-116; begin Machiavelli, The Prince (we will discuss The Prince next Thursday)
Begin reading The Prince - Try to forget everything you’ve ever heard about The Prince (nowhere does Machiavelli say that “might makes right” or that “the ends justify the means”) - What is the historical context of the Prince (e.g. what is the political situation in Italy? Why is Machiavelli writing?) - Machiavelli gives advice on how to create a state and hold it securely, but why establish a secure state in the first place? What’s the greater point of establishing a secure state (esp. for the people)? - What type of principality is easiest to rule? - What type of troops should a prince have? - Is it better to acquire a state by virtue or Fortune? Why? - Does Machiavelli recommend acquiring a state through wicked means? - What kind of reputation should a prince cultivate, and how should he treat his nobles and his people? - How should a prince behave?
The Italian Renaissance: Ideal and Reality Francesco Petrarch (1303-1374) Cellarius, 17th c. historia antiqua historia medii aevi historia nova Voltaire coins term Renaissance Petrarch crowned with a laurel wreath
Antonio Filarete (d. 1469) Matteo Palmieri (d. 1475) Carolingian Renaissance (9th century) Carolingian miniscule 12th Century Renaissance Carolingian miniscule
-Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) -republics > signorias Renaissance Humanism Cicero (106-43 BC) -Brutus Quintilian (c.35 – c.100 AD) -Institutio Oratoria -studia humanitatis Civic Humanism -Leonardo Bruni (1370-1444) -Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) -republics > signorias The Roman Heroes: Decius, Scipio, and Cicero Sandro Botticelli, Sala dei Gigli Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
Donation of Constantine Latin vulgate, Jerome, 4th c. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Lorenzo Valla (d. 1457) Donation of Constantine Latin vulgate, Jerome, 4th c. 13th century fresco, Donation of Constantine Papal Chapel of St. Sylvester, Church of SS Quattro Coronati, Rome
Conques, Last Judgment, 12th c.
Lincoln, Harrowing of Hell, 12th c.
Rheims Cathedral, 13th century Reims , 13th century Rheims Cathedral, 13th century
Rheims Cathedral, Visitation Group, c. 1225 Reims, Visitation Rheims Cathedral, Visitation Group, c. 1225
Cimabue, late 13th century Cimabue, late 13th century; Byzantine style Cimabue, late 13th century
Giotto (c. 1267-1337), upper chapel at Assisi
Giotto, Francis receiving the stigmata Giotto, Francis receiving the stigmata, more realistic light and shadow, working on depth and perspective Giotto, Francis receiving the stigmata
Giotto, Dream of Innocent III
Giotto, Entombment; depiction of individuals and emotion
Masaccio (1401-1428),Trinity; mastery of single point perspective
Botticelli (1445-1510), Primavera Botticelli (1445-1510) Primavera; classical themes in art Botticelli (1445-1510), Primavera
Botticelli, Trinity; continuation of Christian themes
Michelangelo (1475-1564), Pieta
Michelangelo, Moses Michelangelo, Moses
Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo, Expulsion from Eden
Writing Assignment: Describe one thing you learned about medieval people/society from reading the Canterbury Tales.
Writing Assignment: Give one example of a good/virtuous character from the Canterbury Tales. Who is the character and what are his/her virtues?