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Map of Europe with Flanders and Italy

Renaissance Prince

Ludovico Sforza

1452-1508

Sforza’s father was a

mercenary captain before he became the Duke of Milan

Emperor Rudolf II

1552-1612

r. 1576-1611

Rudolf as VertumnusRoman god of seasons

by Arcimboldo

c. 1591

Why did Renaissance rulers spend so much money on patronizing the arts?

A. They recognized that art could increase the awareness of humanity

B. They were intent on creating more beautiful world to live in

C. They thought such patronage could increase their prestige

D. They had very little else to do with all their money

What messages could patronage send to society?

A. The ruler was wise

B. The ruler was generous

C. The ruler was pious/religious

D. The ruler was favored by God

E. The ruler ensured God’s favor

Giovanni di Bici de Medici

1360-1349

Baldassare Cossa

anti-Pope John XXIII1370-1419

Cosimo de Medici

1389-1464

Early Renaissance

Sculpture

Filippo Brunelleschi

1377-1446

Brunelleschi’sDome

Cathedral of Florence

The Pantheon

Byzantine Architecture:Hagia Sophia

French Gothic at

St. Chapelle

Il Magnifico

Lorenzo de Medici

Leonardo’s Angel

Oil on wood

1472-5

Michelangelo

Tomb of Lorenzo de

Medici

Sandro Botticelli

1444-1510

Primavera c. 1482

Birth of Venus c. 1485

Savonarola

anti Medici Coup1494

Bonfire of the Vanities

Niccolò Machiavelli

1469-1527

Michelangelo Buonarroti

David

1501-4

Pope Leo X(Giovanni de

Medici)

with Future Pope Clement VII

(Julio de Medici)

Alessandro de Medici

1510-1537