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ITALY:BIRTHPLACE OF THE RENIASSANCE
The Italian Renaissance is a rebirth of learning that produces many great works of art and
literature.
THE RENAISSANCE
The Renaissance
Renaissance—an explosion of creativity in art,
writing, and thought
Started in northern Italy
Lasted from 1300-1600
ITALY'S ADVANTAGES
Merchants and the Medici
A wealthy merchant class develops
More emphasis on individual achievement
Banking family, the Medici, controls Florence
Looking to Greece and Rome
Artists and scholars study ruins of Rome, and study
Latin and Greek manuscripts
Scholars move to Rome after the fall of
Constantinople in 1453.
CLASSICAL AND WORLDLY VALUES
Classical and Worldly Values
Classics Lead to Humanism
Humanism—intellectual movement focused on
human achievements
Humanists studied classical texts, history,
literature, and philosophy
Worldly Pleasures
Renaissance society was secular—worldly and not
overtly or specifically religious.
Wealthy enjoyed fine food, homes, and clothes
CLASSICAL AND WORLDLY VALUES
Classical and Worldly Values
Patrons of the Arts
Patron—a financial
supporter of artists
Church leaders spend money
on artworks to beautify cities
Wealthy merchants also
patrons of the arts
The Renaissance Man
Excels in many fields: the
classics, art, politics, and
combat
Baldassare Castiglione’s
(pictured right)The Courtier
(1528) teaches how to
become a “universal” person
CLASSICAL AND WORLDLY VALUES
Classical and Worldly Values
The Renaissance
Woman
Upper-class, educated in
classics, charming
Expected to inspire art
but not create it
Isabella d’Este, patron of
the artists, wields power
in Mantua
THE RENAISSANCE REVOLUTIONIZES ART
The Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
Artistic Styles Change
Artists use realistic style copied from classical art,
often to portray religious subjects
Painters use perspective—a way to show three
dimensions on canvas
Realistic Painting and Sculpture
Realistic portraits of prominent citizens
Sculpture shows natural postures and expressions
The biblical David is a favorite subject among sculptors
(although he looks more like a classical Greek)
MICHELANGELO DI LODOVICO BUONARROTI SIMONI
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Portrait painted
after 1535 of
Michelangelo
at the age of 60
by Jacopino del
Conte
The novel and
film The
Agony and the
Ecstasy is
about him
painting the
Sistine Chapel
for Pope Julius
II.
The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo,
found of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
THE RENAISSANCE REVOLUTIONIZES ART
The Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
Leonardo, Renaissance
Man
Leonardo da
Vinci—painter, sculptor,
inventor, scientist
Paints one of the
best-known portraits in
the world: the Mona Lisa
Famous religious
painting: The Last
Supper
The Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
Raphael Advances
Realism
Raphael Sanzio, famous
for his use of perspective
Favorite subject: the
Madonna and child
Famous painting: School
of Athens
The Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
Women Painters
Sofonisba Anguissola
(pictured right): first
woman artist to gain
world renown
RENAISSANCE WRITERS CHANGE LITERATURE
The Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
Women Painters
Sofonisba Anguissola
(pictured right): first
woman artist to gain
world renown