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Renaissance(1300-1500)
I. Intro
II. Intellectual Trends• Humanism
III. Ideas Spread
IV. Literature• The Prince
V. Florence, Italy
VI. Art
VII. Conc.
Key Terms• Petrarch• Printing Press• Gutenberg• Machiavelli• Donatello • Leonardo• Michelangelo• Raphael
Extra Credit
• Where in the world is Mike Nagle?– To Do: Complete one or both assignments and
turn in no later than 12/21
Definition
• Renaissance = Re-birth
Humanism
Petrarch(1304-1374)
Italian scholar & “Father” of Humanism
Humanism
1. Goal: educate students to lead successful lives.
2. Involved studying the great civilizations of the past (Greeks & Romans).
3. Use science/rational thought to explain things; not religion.
Statue of Petrarch Outside Uffizi Museum
Printing & Reproducing
• For centuries it was costly & time consuming to reproduce written works.
• Mid-1400s a printing press was perfected-information can be spread VERY quickly.
Vellum Bible
Printing Press
1. A useful political tool
2. United people
3. People could read (Bible) for themselves
Johannes Gutenberg(ca. 1400-1468)
Impossible(?) to overestimate its impact:
Literature
• Machiavelli’s The Prince: first rational explanation of politics.– “The ends justifies the
means…”• History of Florence
revolutionized historical writing.– Explored causes and
consequences of historical events, not a simple chronology.
Niccoló Machiavelli (1469-1527)
Italy
Divided into city-states:
•Florence
•Milan
•Papal States
•Naples
•Venice
Renaissance Art Themes
1. Influence of Humanism
a) Scientific themes
1) Linear perspective
b) Greek & Roman influence
2. Religious Symbols (Church had $$)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1558354533
Four Renaissance Artists• Donatello (1386-1466)
– Famous sculptor; Christianity; Greeks & Romans; David & Gattamelata
• Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
• Painter; science & Christianity; Last Supper & Mona Lisa; sketches
• Michelangelo (1475-1564)– Painter & sculptor; science (human body) &
Christianity; Sistine Chapel; David; Pieta• Raphael (1483-1520)
– Painter; science, Christianity, Ancient Greeks; School of Athens, Madonna & Child
Donatello’s Gattamelata
• Shows synthesis of religion (St. Anthony’s) & Classic themes (first equestrian statue since Roman times)
Donatello’s David
(about 5 feet in height; the first large
nude figure since antiquity)
Michelangelo’s David
(13 ft. 5 inches)
David = Glorifies human form & perfection of human body
Olympic Games
• Held in honor of Zeus• Celebrated human
heroism & perfection
• Winners received only a small prize, but returned home as heroes
Judas, Peter, John, Jesus(Left to right)
Vitruvian Man (Navel = Center of Circle)
Sistine Chapel
“Last Judgment”
The pope had nudes covered
School Of Athens
Plato (as Leonardo) & Aristotle
School Of Athens (26 X 18 ft.)
Self-portrait; holding the world
Madonna & Child
(WADC, Raphael)
Renaissance(1300-1500)
I. Intro
II. Intellectual Trends• Humanism
III. Ideas Spread
IV. Literature• The Prince
V. Florence, Italy
VI. Art
VII. Conc.
Key Terms• Petrarch• Printing Press• Gutenberg• Machiavelli• Donatello • Leonardo• Michelangelo• Raphael