Renaissance Approximately Rinascita “Rebirth” Greece, Rome Revolution in: Literature, art, philosophy, moral and political philosophy Individualism
Italian City-States
Why Italy? Geography Trade Competition between “old” and “new” rich
Medici Family Cosimo de Medici Portrait by Bronzino Lorenzo de Medici Portrait by Bronzino
Major Features of the Renaissance Humanism Art Architecture Literature Philosophy Began in Italy; will spread to Northern Europe
Humanism Encouraged the scholarly study of works from classical Greece and Rome Education highly valued Study of the “Humanities” Grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, politics, moral philosophy, art, etc. Emphasis on the human experience and human nature
Humanism Francesco Petrarch “Father of Humanism” Statue of Petrarch Florence, Italy
Humanism “Civic Humanists” Inspired by Petrarch Goal: Use classical education for public good Positive view of human nature “Platonism” or “Platonic”: based on ideas of Plato Focus on the great potential of human nature
Humanism Pico della Mirandola Oration on the Dignity of Man Baldassare Castiglione Book of the Courtier Portrait by Raphael
Humanism Lorenzo VallaChristine de Pisan
Renaissance Art Art used to glorify people as well as God New techniques More naturalistic and realistic Frescoes: paintings done on wet plaster using water-based paint Chiaroscuro: use of contrast between light and dark to show depth Three-dimensional images Single-point perspective Oil paint
Leonardo da Vinci ( ) The Last Supper (1498) Mona Lisa Early 1500’s
Leonardo da Vinci The Vitruvian Man 1485 Sketches: human arm c. 1510
Raphael ( ) Raphael Sanzio da Urbino Madonna of the Meadow 1506
Raphael
Michelangelo ( )
Michelangelo
Michelangelo ( )
Images from the Sistine Chapel
Sandro Botticelli ( )
Sandro Botticelli
Renaissance Architecture Gothic Architecture Used in Middle Ages Cathedral of Florence
Renaissance Literature Various themes: religious, secular (non-religious), politics, etc. Vernacular: Language spoken by the people Ex: Italian in Italy, French in France, etc Printing press Gutenberg
Giovanni Boccaccio ( )
Dante Alighieri ( )
Niccolo Machiavelli ( )
Northern Renaissance
Goeffrey Chaucer ( )
Northern Renaissance Christian Humanists Erasmus Sir Thomas Moore
Desiderius Erasmus (1466?-1536)
Sir Thomas More ( )
William Shakespeare ( )
Impact of the Renaissance Gave rise to a more modern Europe Humanism Individualism