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1 Renaissance Notes

2 Began in Italy ( ) Powerful Merchant Class led to birth of Renaissance Medici’s: Rulers of Florence Cosimo de Medici- banker Lorenzo Medici- wealthy merchant, patron of arts

3 Renaissance New Worldview (rebirth)
Isabella d’Este- filled palace with Renaissance art Humanism: study humanities Petrarch: author of Sonnets to Laura

4 Golden Age Portrayed religious figures, but set against Greek/Roman background Perspective- made art look 3D Sofonisba Anguissola- Female artist

5 3 Geniuses Leonardo: Italian painter & inventor
Michelangelo: Sistine Chapel Raphael: “School of Athens”

6 Writers Baldassare Castiglione: wrote Book of the Courtier
Machiavelli: Author of The Prince (about government)

7 Northern Renaissance Albrecht Durer:
Painter who brought the Italian Renaissance to Germany Compared to da Vinci for his wide-ranging interests Peter Bruegel: Flemish painter known for peasant scenes

8 Northern Humanists Erasmus: Most influential humanist of N. Europe
Thomas More: Utopia- set up perfect society condemning government

9 Northern Humanists Shakespeare: leading literary figure of the time
D. Cervantes: Don Quixote

10 The Printing Revolution
Johann Guttenberg (1456) Invented printing press Brought reading to the masses


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