Transcript Ch 13 Sec1 Notes Italian Renaissance

The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a
change in the social,
economic, political, and
cultural life of Europe.
 Renaissance artists and writers
turned from the religious life
to humanist life.
 The return of the writings of
Greek and Roman writers
came from the Muslim world.
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The Renaissance Begins in Italy
 Italy
was the center of ancient Roman culture.
 Roman statues, coins, buildings all reminded
Italians of Roman greatness.
 Italian cities had survived the Middle Ages
and become rich.
 Florence, Genoa, Milan, and Venice became
rich trading cities. Rome and Naples also
contributed to the richness of Italy.
 A wealthy class of merchants also contributed
to the Renaissance by stressing individual
achievement and education.
 Italy sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea.
Florence and the Medicis
 The
Medici family of Florence formed a
banking business and became rich and
powerful.
 The Medici ruled Florence and Lorenzo the
Magnificent became a great patron of the arts.
 Humanism was at the heart of Renaissance
thinking.
 Humanists studied grammar, poetry, and
history, based on Greek and Roman learning.
 Francisco Petrarch translated Greek and
Roman writings. He wrote “ Sonnets to Laura”
love poems written in the vernacular.
The Golden Age of the Arts
 Renaissance
artists used religious themes and
often used Greek and Roman backgrounds.
 Renaissance artists learned the rules of
perspective. They made objects smaller in the
distance.
 Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael
and Donatello were all great artists of the Age.
 Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa, Raphael
painted the Madonna and the School of
Athens, and Michelangelo painted the Sistine
Chapel.
 Women painters often had to work in secret.
Architecture and Writings
 Filippo
Brunelleschi created a great dome in
Florence. Michelangelo designed and built the
dome at St. Peter’s in Rome.
 Baldassare Castiglione wrote, “The Book of
the Courtier”, about the perfect or ideal
Renaissance man and woman.
 Niccolo Machiavelli wrote, “The Prince”
about how a ruler should govern.
 Machiavelli advised rulers that it is better to be
feared than loved, the end justifies the means.
 Machiavelli was a realist, but he advised rulers
to be honest and wise, as well as crafty.
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Renaissance Quiz
 1.
Where did the Renaissance begin and give
one reason why?
 2. What was the difference between
Renaissance artists and thinkers and Medieval
artists?
 3. Name 4 Renaissance artists  4. Name 4 of their works of art or creations of
these artists.
 5. What is a patron  6. List 3 of the humanities  7. Define perspective -
Renaissance Quiz
 8.
What was the name of the book written by
Machiavelli outlining how a ruler should lead.
 9. Where did many of the ideas and scientific
advancements come from that led to the
Renaissance?
 10. What Italian family was considered great
patrons of the Renaissance?
 E.C. Name a modern patron of the arts and
science?
Points to Remember
1. The Renaissance or the rebirth of learning was a
change from the divine to the secular. People
became the center of much art and writing as
opposed to God and the afterlife.
 2. The Renaissance began in Italy because of ancient
Roman traditions, rich patrons, a rich trading
economy, central in the Mediterranean Sea.
 3. The Rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman
teachings with humanism by Petrarch.
 4. Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello
were great artists of the time.
 6. Architecture and writing with Brunelleschi’s
Dome and Machiavelli’s “ The Prince”
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