1. The Italian Renaissance
Section 13.1 pp

2. Preview Questions Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
What was the Renaissance?
What new techniques and styles were used in Renaissance art?

3. I. The Italian City States
Why Italy?
Remnants of Roman culture
Prosperous trade centers
Powerful merchant class
Patrons like the Medici family
Financial supporters of the arts
Way to demonstrate own importance
Lorenzo d’ Medici

4. II. What Was the Renaissance?
Renaissance Characteristics
Period of “Rebirth” after disunity
Classical and secular values
Concerned with here and now
Enjoyment of worldly pleasures
Question what is commonly accepted
Curiosity, experimentation, adventure

5. II. What Was the Renaissance?
Humanism
Intellectual movement based on classics
Focus on human potential and achievements
Popularize classical subjects, called humanities

6. III. A Golden Age in Arts Humanist Influence New techniques
Classical backdrops and figures
Focus on individual
Greek and Roman subjects and styles
New techniques
Use of perspective promotes realism
Glorify human body, reveal distinctiveness

7. IV. Three Geniuses Leonardo da Vinci True “Renaissance Man”
Planned flying machines and submarines
Works include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

8. IV. Three Geniuses

10. IV. Three Geniuses Michelangelo
Sculptor, engineer, poet, painter, architect
St. Peter’s Basilica
Sistine Chapel
David

11. IV. Three Geniuses
David

12. IV. Three Geniuses

13. Raphael Studied work of Michelangelo and Da Vinci
Religious and secular subjects
Known for The School of Athens

15. Raphaels’s Deposition of Christ 1507
Raphael’s The Betrothal of the Virgin

16. STUDENT TASKS:
Handout 1 - The Italian Renaissance.
Carefully examine and read the documents, discuss with your partner (Turn and Talk), and answer the questions on the handout. Use the documents, your background knowledge, and your discussion with your partner to answer the prompt using a MEL-Con paragraph. The written response is an individual task.
Handout 2 – Humanism
Read the primary source documents by Petrarch and Mirandola, discuss with your partner (turn and talk), and answer the questions. Be prepared to share your responses with the rest of the class.
Handout 3 – Important Renaissance People
Read the background information, examine the documents closely, and discuss with your partner. Answer all the questions using complete sentences. I will collect the handout on Machiavelli for credit.