The Italian Renaissance: Culture
Notes: The Renaissance produced ? that were reflected in the ?. ?, wealthy from newly expanded ?, sponsored works that glorified ? in northern Italy. Education became increasingly ?. Medieval art and literature focused on ? and salvation, while Renaissance art and literature focused on ?, along with Christianity.
Renaissance Philosophy
Humanism ? : grammar, history, poetry, rhetoric (effective speaking/writing) Celebrated the ? People should ? (blended with ? during this time)
Renaissance Literature
Francesco ? ? Valued ? writers
Sonnet From the Italian sonetto, which means “a little sound or song" Traditionally a ? Two sonnet forms: the ? and the ?
Soleasi Nel Mio Cor by Petrarch She ruled in beauty o'er this heart of mine, A noble lady in a humble home, And now her time for heavenly bliss has come, 'Tis I am mortal proved, and she divine. The soul that all its blessings must resign, And love whose light no more on earth finds room, Might rend the rocks with pity for their doom, Yet none their sorrows can in words enshrine; They weep within my heart; and ears are deaf Save mine alone, and I am crushed with care, And naught remains to me save mournful breath. Assuredly but dust and shade we are, Assuredly desire is blind and brief, Assuredly its hope but ends in death
Renaissance Art
Renaissance Art Realistic Lifelike people ? (creates the illusion of depth) Blend of Christianity and everyday life
Michelangelo
? by Michelangelo (1504) “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
? By Michelangelo (1499)
? by Michelangelo (1512)
? by Michelangelo (1512)
? by Michelangelo (1541) ?: Paint and wet plaster
Leonardo da Vinci ?(well rounded) Architect Engineer Painter Sculptor Scientist
? by Leonardo da Vinci (1506)
? by Leonardo da Vinci (1506)
Other Renaissance Artists Raphael Titian Botticelli Brunelleschi
The School of Athens by Raphael (1511)
Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian (1523)
The Assumption of the Virgin by Titian (1518)
The Birth of Venus by Botticelli (1480s)
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo) by Brunellesci (1436)