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2 What was the Renaissance?
What was the Renaissance, and where did it begin? Italy Italian Cities Urban Societies Major Trading Centers Secular Moved away from life in the church Focuses more on material objects and enjoying life

3 The Renaissance was a time of renewal
Renaissance means rebirth and Europe was recovering from the Dark ages and the plague. People had lost their faith in the church and began to put more focus on human beings.

4 Major Italian Cities Adriatic Sea Tyrrhenian Sea Venice Milan Genoa
Italy failed to become united during the Ages. Many independent city-states emerged in northern and central Italy that played an important role in Italian politics and art. Milan One of the richest cities, it controls trade through the Alps. Milan Venice Venice Sitting on the Adriatic, it attracts trade from all over the world. Genoa Florence Florence Controlled by the De Medici Family, who became great patrons of the arts. Adriatic Sea Genoa Had Access to Trade Routes Tyrrhenian Sea All of these cities: Had access to trade routes connecting Europe with Middle Eastern markets • Served as trading centers for the distribution of goods to northern Europe • Were initially independent city-states governed as republics

5 It was ideal breeding ground for an intellectual revolution
City-States Trade because of the Crusades led to the growth of large city-states in northern Italy It was ideal breeding ground for an intellectual revolution Merchants began to pursue other interests, such as art

6 Merchants Wealthy merchants dominated politics and society as well as business Merchants did not inherit social rank Success in business depended mostly on merchants own wits They believed the power and wealth because of their individual merit Individual achievement became important during Renaissance

7 Medici Powerful bank family
Bank had branch offices throughout Italy and in major cities of Europe Cosimo de Medici Wealthiest man of his time He was control of the government of Florence Made sure however that all 8 members of the city council were loyal to him 30 years dictator of Florence He beautified the city

8 Return to the learning of the Greeks and Romans
The artists and scholars of Italy drew inspiration from the ruins of Rome that surrounded them. Western scholars studied ancient Latin manuscripts that had been preserved in monasteries Christian scholars in Constantinople fled to Rome with Greek manuscripts when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453

9 Characteristics that set the Renaissance apart from the Middle Ages
Celebration of the Individual Love of Classical learning Enjoyment of worldly pleasures

10 Renaissance Man A man who excelled in many fields was praised as a “universal man” EX: Balassare Castiglione Wrote the book “The Courtier” Told young people how to become an accomplished person Should be charming, witty, and well educated in the classics He should dance, sing, play music, and write poetry Skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman

11 Renaissance Woman Should know the classics and be charming Inspire art
Better educated Little influence in politics Isabella d’Este Had power Brought many artists to her court and built a famous art collection Skilled in politics

12 Political Ideas of the Renaissance
Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince Machiavelli believed: “One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit” Machiavelli observed city-state rulers of his day and produced guidelines for the acquisition and maintenance of power by absolute rule. He felt that a ruler should be willing to do anything to maintain control without worrying about conscience.

13 Better for a ruler to be feared than to be loved
Ruler should be quick and decisive in decision making Ruler keeps power by any means necessary The end justifies the means Be good when possible, and evil when necessary

14 Petrarch Sonnets, humanist scholarship
Francesco Petrarch Father of Renaissance humanism Assembled Greek and Roman writings. Wrote Sonnets to Laura, love poems in the Vernacular

15 • Celebrated the individual
How did classical knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans foster humanism in the Italian Renaissance? Humanism • Celebrated the individual • Stimulated the study of Greek and Roman literature and culture • Was supported by wealthy patrons

16 Boccaccio Is best known for the Decameron,
Series of realistic, sometimes off-color stories The stories are supposedly told by a group of worldly young people waiting in a rural villa to avoid the plague sweeping through Florence.

17 Vittoria Colonna Exchanged sonnets with Michelangelo
Helped publish The Courtier

18 Medieval art and literature focused on the Church and salvation
The Renaissance produced new ideas that were reflected in the arts, philosophy, and literature. Patrons, wealthy from newly expanded trade, sponsored works which glorified city-states in northern Italy. Education became increasingly secular. Medieval art and literature focused on the Church and salvation Renaissance art and literature focused on individuals and worldly matters, along with Christianity.

19 New Techniques also emerged
Renaissance Artists embraced some of the ideals of Greece and Rome in their art They wanted their subjects to be realistic and focused on humanity and emotion New Techniques also emerged Frescos: Painting done on wet plaster became popular because it gave depth to the paintings Sculpture emphasized realism and the human form Architecture reached new heights of design

20 Born in 1475 in a small town near Florence, is considered to be one of the most inspired men who ever lived

21 Michelangelo created his masterpiece David in 1504.

22 Sistine Chapel About a year after creating David, Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo to Rome to work on his most famous project, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

23 Separation of Light and Darkness
Creation of Adam Creation of Eve The Last Judgment Separation of Light and Darkness

24 La Pieta 1499 Marble Sculpture

25 Moses

26 Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Engineer
Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Engineer Genius!

27 Mona Lisa

28 The Last Supper

29 Notebooks

30 Donatello Made sculpture more realistic by carving natural postures and expressions that reveal personality. David was the first European scultpure of a large, free standing nude since ancient times.

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34 Raphael Painter

35 The School of Athens

36 Pythagoras Plato and Aristotle Socrates

37 Raphael (back) Euclid Zoroaster & Ptolemy

38 Sofonisba Anguissola

39 Artesmisia Gentileschi

40 Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (1434)
Jan Van Eyck Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (1434) Northern Renaissance

41 Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (detail)
Van Eyck Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (detail)

42 • Celebrated the individual
How did classical knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans foster humanism in the Italian Renaissance? Humanism • Celebrated the individual • Stimulated the study of Greek and Roman literature and culture • Was supported by wealthy patrons

43 Petrarch Sonnets, humanist scholarship
Francesco Petrarch Assembled Greek and Roman writings. Wrote Sonnets to Laura, love poems in the Vernacular

44 • Growing wealth in Northern Europe supported Renaissance ideas.
Northern Renaissance • Growing wealth in Northern Europe supported Renaissance ideas. • Northern Renaissance thinkers merged humanist ideas with Christianity. • The movable type printing press and the production and sale of books (Gutenberg Bible) helped disseminate ideas. Northern Renaissance writers • Erasmus—The Praise of Folly (1511) • Sir Thomas More—Utopia (1516) Northern Renaissance artists portrayed religious and secular subjects.

45 Literature flourished during the Renaissance
This can be greatly attributed to Johannes Gutenberg In 1455 Gutenberg printed the first book produced by using moveable type. The Bible

46 Erasmus Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus
Pushed for a Vernacular form of the Bible “I disagree very much with those who are unwilling that Holy Scripture, translated into the vernacular, be read by the uneducated As if the strength of the Christian religion consisted in the ignorance of it” The Praise of Folly Used humor to show the immoral and ignorant behavior of people, including the clergy. He felt people would be open minded and be kind to others.

47 Sir Thomas More English Humanist Wrote: Utopia
A book about a perfect society Believed men and women live in harmony. No private property, no one is lazy, all people are educated and the justice system is used to end crime instead of executing criminals.

48 Bibliography Images from: Corbis.com Web Gallary of Art

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