Transcript The Renaissance

The Renaissance
What was Renaissance?
• It was a gradual shift in attitude,
interest, and concern about the next
world to an awakened interest in
and concern for the world.
• It was also the time of great
intellectual and artistic creativity.
• The Renaissance was a time of
renewal
• Renaissance means rebirth and
Europe was recovering from the Dark
ages and the plague.
• People had lost their faith in the
church and began to put more focus
on human beings.
How did the Crusades contribute to the
Renaissance?
• Increased demand for Middle
Eastern products
• Stimulated production of goods
to trade in Middle Eastern
markets
• Encouraged the use of credit and
banking
• Letters of credit served to expand
the supply of money and expedite
trade.
• New accounting and bookkeeping
practices (use of Arabic numerals)
were introduced.
Major Italian Cities
 Milan
One of the richest cities, it controls
trade through the Alps.
 Venice
Sitting on the Adriatic, it attracts
trade from all over the world.
Florence
Controlled by the De Medici
Family, who became great
patrons of the arts.
 Genoa
Had Access to Trade Routes
New Values Shaped
The Early Renaissance
• Celebration of the Individual
• Love of Classical Learning
• Enjoyment of wordly pleasures
Early Renaissance
Donatello
• Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi
• 1386 – December 13, 1466
• Donatello was the son of Niccolo di
Betto Bardi, who was a member of
the Florentine Wool Combers
Guild, and was born in Florence.
• According to historians such as
Paul Strathern, Donatello made no
secret of his homosexuality, and
his behaviour was tolerated by his
friends. However, little detail is
known with certainty about his
private life, and no mention of his
sexuality has been found in the
Florentine archiveswhich during
his lifetime are very incomplete.
Donatello's equestria statue
of Gattamelata at Padua.
Statue of St. George in Orsanmichele,
Florence
Habacuc.
David at Bargello Museum, Florence.
Masaccio
• Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di
Simone
• December 21, 1401 – autumn
1428
• The name Masaccio is a
humorous version of Maso
(short for Tommaso), meaning
"big", "fat", "clumsy" or
"messy" Tom. The name may
have been created to
distinguish him from his
principal collaborator, also
called Maso, who came to be
known
as Masolino ("little/delicate
Tom")
The Tribute Money, fresco in the Brancacci
Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine,
Florence
When it was cleaned in the 1980s,
Masaccio's fresco of The Expulsion (1426–
1427) lost the added fig leaves.
High Renaissance