the italian renaissance...vi. renaissance art and architecture (cont) differences between italian...
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The Renaissance
-Key Concepts-
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I. Why in Italy at this Time?
Revival of Commerce and Town Building was more intense in Italy
Feudalism fell apart faster in Italy
Presence of old buildings and art was stronger in Italy than elsewhere in Europe
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II. European Economic Recovery
Dramatic recovery of European commerce
Important industries flourish in Northern Italy
The significance of printing and mining as new industries
The fifteenth-century banking empire of the Medici family in Florence
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III. Renaissance Economics
Profit-making became more important than Church beliefs
To overcome guilt, profit-makers gave money to others
Influence of guilds declining
High profits led to new businesses
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III. Renaissance Economics (cont)
“Cottage Industry”
Art became the way to advertise economic success
Intensified commercial competition created the need to be efficient
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IV. Renaissance Society
Northern Italy was urban and commercial while Southern Italy mostly was mostly rural
Very family-oriented society
Marriages were frequently arranged to strengthen business ties
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IV. Renaissance Society (cont)
Father’s authority over his family
Some wealthy women played an important role in Italian city-states
Concentration of wealth among great families
-- “populo grosso”
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IV. Renaissance Society (cont)
Number of portraits painted during this era illustrates focus on the individual
A true nobleman Growing humanism and
everyday life in a Christian context
Focus on man’s free will Rewards for living
excellently came in this life
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V. Renaissance Politics
Same pattern and problems as those of the Greek city-states
Inter-city warfare led to new advances in diplomacy
-- “balance of power”
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V. Renaissance Politics (cont)
Rome, Venice, Milan, Florence, and the Kingdom of Naples
Renaissance Venice
Renaissance Florence
--Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492)
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VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture
Renaissance art stressed proportion, balance and harmony—and was not otherworldly
The depiction of nudes
No nudity in medieval art
Imitation of nature was a primary goal
Pagan scenes and myths were popular subjects with no apologies to the Church
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VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont)
These problems were solved by emphasizing the mathematical side of painting
--Brunelleschi’s “linear perspective”
Innovations in Renaissance painting
-- “chiaroscuro”
Artists as “Rock Stars”
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VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont)
Differences between Italian and Northern European painting
--Italian frescoes vs. Northern European altar pieces
Van Eyck’s oil paintings
Rome became the center of the High Renaissance (1480-1520)
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VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont)
Raphael (1483-1520)
Man of great sensitivity and kindness
Died at the age of 37
“The School of Athens”
Famous for frescoes in the Vatican Palace
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VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont)
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)
True Renaissance Man
Scientist, inventor, engineer and naturalist
Dissected Corpses
Short attention span
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VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont)
Michelangelo
Neo-Platonist
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Conflict with Pope Julius II
Incredible energy and endurance
“Mannerism”
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VI. Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont)
Mannerism’s greatest representative: El Greco (1541-1614)
Romanesque architecture was revived in Renaissance building projects
Brunelleschi’s Church of San Lorenzo
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VII. Renaissance Education and Philosophy
Humanistic age Various types of
humanism Focus on the individual
and his dignity Great focus in finding and
collecting old documents Leads to critical
examination of documents
--Education produces moral uplift
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VII. Renaissance Education and Philosophy (cont)
First influenced secondary education
Extreme vanity of Renaissance scholars
The importance of law and writing in Renaissance education
Classical political ideals were taught
Knowledge needed to be useful
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IX. Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe
The significance of Gutenberg’s printing press
Explosion of printed materials
--By 1500, 40,000 titles printed and between 8-10 million copies
The impact of movable-type printing presses: research and literacy
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IX. Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe (cont)
Popular publications in the early days of the printing press
The Gutenberg Bible
Thomas More
--Utopia
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Erasmus—Dutch Christian Humanist
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IX. Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe (cont)
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
--Globe Theater Shakespeare returns to
classical subjects and genres
His history plays were the most popular at the time
Macbeth: ambition Hamlet: individualism Keen sensitivity to sounds
and meanings of words