The Renaissance 1350 - 1550
Italian Renaissance: “Rebirth” 1350 - 1550 Where: Venice, Italy Mostly “urban” society City-states Secularism (secular) Economic boom = materialism & growing upper- middle class Interest in ancient ideas—esp. Rome & Greece Focus on Man- “Renaissance Man”
Changes brought by the Renaissance Art Literature: Vernacular Architecture Science Governmental ideologies Religion & ?ing church– Papal Schism “The Great Schism” 1378 – 1417 2 claimed title of Pope Avignon ,France VS Rome
Humanism emphasis on classic lit & art Greek & Roman emphasis Petrarch= Father of Ren. (late 1300’s) Planted seeds of Ren searched for lost manuscripts emphasis on loyalty to state
Renaissance Italy No central monarch/ruler
3 Major City-states Emerged due to trade & location: 1. Venice 2. Florence 3. Milan
Ventian Trade Routes
Wealthy Italian Power Families Milan: Visconti then Sforza Venice: ruled by Doge (position not name) Florence: Medici (BRIEFLY Savonarola) Savonarola Bonfires of the Vanities Heresy = execution (1498) More Medici!
Savonarola
The Patrons Wealthy supporters – Arts Medici & other wealthy families
The Italian Wars: late 1400s’s to early 1500’s Jealous monarchs look @ Italy French King Charles VIII heads to Italy Spain (Charles I) asked to help Naples Peninsula war grounds 30 yrs 1527: Sack of Rome ends wars, Spain dominant force