The Renaissance in Italy

Renaissance “Rebirth”- creativity, political, social, economic and cultural change Why Italy? Influence of Rome and the Roman Empire Architecture Art work

Italian City-States North Central Florence Milan South Venice Genoa Rome South Naples

Influence of the Wealthy and Merchant Class Political and economic leadership Education Individual leadership Patrons of the arts

Florence and the Medicis Florence: energy and brilliance Arts flourished here Medicis: Banking family Who became one of the richest in Europe Money=culture= political power

Continuation Medicis were “uncrowned rulers” for years Cosmo de’Medici gained control of the Florence Government in 1434 Lorenzo “the magnificent” Grandson of Cosmo was know as a great patron of the arts

1500-1700’s Europe

Viewing the World Medieval vs. Renaissance Ideals based around religion Scholars focused on Life and Death Renaissance Ideals based about the world Scholars focused about the here and now

Adventure and questions Exploration World and Universe Christopher Columbus Copernicus Galileo

Humanism Worldly subjects The father of Humanism Francis Petrarch Created the first form of a library by collecting Greek and Roman manuscripts

Humanism meets the Arts Artists often portrayed Religious figures in Roman settings Many paintings and sculptures depicted important figures and events in Greek and Roman History Some even told stories

Techniques and Artists Perspectives Shading Etching Studied Human form and body Artists Da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael

Leonardo Da Vinci Sketches Portraits Studied cadavers Inventor Famous Art work Mona Lisa The Last Supper Vitruvian Man

Michelangelo Sculptor Engineer Painter Architect poet

Raphael Blended Christian and Classical styles Often portray the Madonna The school of Athens (paintings) Great thinkers and scientists