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Renaissance Prince Ludovico Sforza 1452-1508

Explore how Renaissance rulers like Prince Ludovico Sforza used patronage to signal wisdom, generosity, piety, and divine favor, shedding light on the motives behind art sponsorship and its societal impact.

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Renaissance Prince Ludovico Sforza 1452-1508

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  1. Renaissance PrinceLudovico Sforza1452-1508

  2. What messages could patronage send to society? • The ruler was wise • The ruler was generous • The ruler was pious/religious • The ruler was favored by God • The ruler ensured God’s favor

  3. Why did Renaissance rulers spend so much money on patronizing the arts? • They recognized that art could increase the awareness of humanity • They were intent on creating more beautiful world to live in • They thought such patronage could increase their prestige • They had very little else to do with all their money

  4. Sforza’s father was a mercenary captain before he became the Duke of Milan

  5. Emperor Rudolf II1552-1612r. 1576-1611

  6. Rudolf as VertumnusRoman god of seasonsby Arcimboldoc. 1591

  7. Giovanni di Bici de Medici1360-1349

  8. Baldassare Cossaanti-Pope John XXIII1370-1419

  9. Cosimo de Medici1389-1464

  10. Donatello’s David1434Early Renaissance Sculpture

  11. Filippo Brunelleschi1377-1446

  12. Brunelleschi’sDomeCathedral of Florence

  13. The Pantheon

  14. Byzantine Architecture:Hagia Sophia

  15. French Gothic at St. Chapelle

  16. Il MagnificoLorenzo de Medici

  17. MichelangeloTomb of Lorenzo de Medici

  18. Sandro Botticelli1444-1510

  19. Primavera c. 1482

  20. Birth of Venus c. 1485

  21. Savonarolaanti Medici Coup1494

  22. Bonfire of the Vanities

  23. Niccolò Machiavelli1469-1527

  24. Michelangelo BuonarrotiDavid1501-4

  25. Pope Leo X(Giovanni de Medici)with Future Pope Clement VII(Julio de Medici)

  26. Alessandro de Medici1510-1537

  27. What are some of the signs that technology is a defining feature of modern western culture? What are some of the scary consequences of our reliance and faith in technology?

  28. Mons Meg – c. 1450

  29. Finals exam short answer question • How did the transformation of warfare during the 1300s contribute to the rising stature of the middle class?

  30. Hussite Wagon Fortress

  31. Inside a Printing Works, Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris Papermaking, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

  32. Timeline for the Printing Press • 1100s & 1200s: Chinese and Koreans develop moveable type • 1000-1400s: Demand for books grows in Europe • 1300: Scriptoria spread from monasteries to cities • 1455: Gutenberg publishes his 42-line Bible • 1500: Approximately 9 million books across Europe • 1517-1530: Luther bases his challenge to the authority of the pope on a book • 1543: Copernicus publishes De Revolutionibus • 1600: Giordono Bruno burnt for embracing Copernican views

  33. The Forty-Two-Line Bible1455

  34. DürerSelf Portrait in Venice1498

  35. DürerSelf Portrait1500

  36. The Apocalypse1498Conquest,War, Justice, Pestilence

  37. Adam and Eve

  38. Adam and EveEngraving1504

  39. Ptolemy’s Map

  40. Ptolemeic Map

  41. Mappae MundiT-O mapTerra Oceana

  42. Genoese Map c. 1457

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