1. November 9, 2009

4.  Around 1350 A.D., art and architecture still dominated by Medieval styles and church  the Gothic Style  lack of perspective: vanishing point: problem solving the two dimensional aspect

11. Two Questions: Why Italy? Why after 1350? Hint: Art imitates life.

12.  The right conditions…of course  Geography: Italy was ideally situated on the Mediterranean—on trade routes and Roman ruins  Politics: competition between leaders of many proximate city-states; by 1350, 1 in 7 Italians lived in cities as compared to 1 in 10 throughout western Europe

13.  Socioeconomic : the Bubonic plague continually returned, resulting in greater work opportunities and greater concentrations of wealth—conspicuous consumption and noblesse oblige—10% of the families controlled 90% of the wealth Religion : the church more tolerant than previous

14.  Remember that Artists captured the social mood  Few artists limited themselves to one area of artistic expression  Surviving Roman and Hellenic statues influenced revival of classical art, as well as surviving classical texts  Use of linear perspective along with shading of light and shadow created the illusion of three dimensions on a flat surface—themes of Nature, Classicism, and Humanism

17. Artist Last Supper Virgin of the Rocks Mona Lisa Inventor Designed a tank and an airplane Scientist An accomplished botanist Vitruvian Man

22. -The Mond Crucifixion -The Sistine Madonna -The Betrothal of the Virgin -The School of Athens -Disputa -The Transfiguration

29. -Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -La Pieta -David

39. -Written in 1550 A.D. -Still referenced by historians -Considered both a primary and secondary source

40.  Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy after 1350?  What were the artistic ideas of the Renaissance?  …Thanks!!!