Transcript Chapter 12.2: The Intellectual and Artistic Renaissance

Chapter 12.2:
The Intellectual and
Artistic Renaissance
Global Studies I
Key Terms
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humanism an intellectual movement of
the Renaissance that was based on the
study of the ancient Greek and Roman
classics
fresco painting done on fresh, wet plaster
with water-based paints
Italian Renaissance Humanism
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Why is Petrarch called the father of Italian
Renaissance humanism?
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Began the humanist emphasis on using pure
classical Latin
Intellectual life was a life of solitude
Italian Renaissance Humanism
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How did Humanism change in the early
1400s?
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New interest in civic life
Duty of intellectuals to live active lives
Study of humanities should be used to serve the
state
Vernacular Literature
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What two authors made vernacular literature
popular in the 14th century?
Dante
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Italian author
Divine Comedy, story of the soul’s journey to salvation
Chaucer
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English author
The Canterbury Tales, collection of short stories told by a
group of 29 pilgrims on their way to the tomb of Saint
Thomas à Becket at Canterbury
Education in the Renaissance
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How did a humanist education prepare a
student for life?
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Enabled individuals to reach their full potential.
According to humanists, what is the
purpose of a liberal education?
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To produce individuals who would act with virtue
and wisdom.
The Artistic Renaissance in Italy
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How did Renaissance paintings differ from
medieval paintings?
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Medieval paintings were flat and lifeless; in
Renaissance paintings, perspective gave the
illusion of depth and individual people were
realistically portrayed
The Artistic Renaissance in Italy
Masaccio. The Crucifixion of St. Peter. The
Beheading of St. John the Baptist.
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Donatello
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Realistic, free-standing stautes
Donatello, David, 1430 –
32.
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Filippo Brunelleschi
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Created architecture to
fit human, not divine,
needs
Brunelleschi, Dome of
Florence Cathedral,
1414 – 36.
The Artistic Renaissance in Italy
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Three artistic giants are associated with
this period:
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Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
The Artistic Renaissance in Italy
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Mastered the art of realistic painting
Dissected human bodies to see how they worked
Goal was to create idealized forms that would
show the perfection of nature and the individual
The Artistic Renaissance in Italy
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Leonardo da Vinci. The Last Supper, 1495.
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Raphael
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Tried to achieve ideal beauty
Well-known for madonnas (paintings of the Virgin
Mary) and frescoes in the Vatican Palace
The Artistic Renaissance in Italy
Raphael. The School of Athens. 1509.
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Michelangelo
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Accomplished painter, sculptor, and architect
Famous figures on the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel show an ideal type of human being with
perfect proportions
The Artistic Renaissance in Italy
Censored
The Creation of Adam. Michelangelo. 1508-1512.
The Northern Artistic Renaissance
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How did the technique of Northern
Renaissance painters differ from those of
the Italian Renaissance?
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Realistic portrayal of the world
Masters at painting details
Why was Jan van Eyck’s use of oil painting
significant?
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Enabled him to use a wide variety of colors to
create fine details
The Northern Artistic Renaissance
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The Virgin of
Chancellor Rolin,
1435, Jan Van Eyck
Organizing Your Thoughts
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Architecture
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Inspired by classical Rome
Churches created to fit human, not divine needs
Sculpture
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Studied and copied the statues of Greeks and
Romans
Realistic, free-standing figures
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Painting
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Laws of perspective, which helped them create
the illusion of three dimensions
Depth
People portrayed realistically
High Renaissance
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Went beyond realism
Idealized forms that showed perfection of nature
and the individual