Transcript WHII: SOL 2b

WHII: SOL 2b
Renaissance
Renaissance
• “Rebirth” of classical knowledge
• “birth” of the modern world
• Spread of the Renaissance from the Italian citystates to northern Europe
• Contributions of the Renaissance
• Accomplishments in the visual arts: Michelangelo,
Leonardo da Vinci
• Accomplishments in literature (sonnets, plays,
essays): Shakespeare
• Accomplishments in intellectual ideas (humanism):
Erasmus
Italian Renaissance
• Humanism (Petrarch “Father of Humanism”)
• Artists (daVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael)
• Author (Castiglione: The Book of the Courtier
and Machiavelli: The Prince)
• Wealth: Medici family of Florence
Northern Renaissance
• Humanism (Erasmus, Thomas More)
• Artists (Dürer, “Leonardo of the North”)
• Author (Shakespeare)
Humanism
• Celebrated the individual
• Stimulated the study of classical Greek and
Roman literature and culture
• Supported by wealthy patrons
• Focus on the individual, rather than the good
of society
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Machiavelli’s The Prince
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An early modern treatise on government
Supports absolute power of the ruler
Maintains that the end justifies the means
Advises that one should not only do good if
possible, but do evil when necessary
Art
• Medieval art and literature focused on the
Church and salvation, while Renaissance art
and literature focused on individuals and
worldly matters, along with Christianity.
Artistic and literary creativity
• Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa and The Last
Supper
• Michelangelo: Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
and David
• Petrarch: Sonnets, humanist scholarship
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Arrival (birth) of the modern world
Rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman cultures
The Renaissance started in Italian city-states.
Italian artists (Michelangelo, da Vinci)
Sonnets, essays, plays (Shakespeare)
The Renaissance spread to Northern Europe.
Individualism stressed (humanism)
Church corruption criticized (Erasmus—humanist)
ARTISTIC
• What does the mnemonic device ARTISTIC
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