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The Renaissance 1450 -1527

The Renaissance 1450 -1527. Humanism: a Movable Feast. Why is the Renaissance considered a “movable feast”?. Beginnings: 1340-1450 -experimentation Height : 1450 -1517 - creation of a new society Northern Renaissance: 1517-1700 - diffusion of Renaissance ideals throughout.

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The Renaissance 1450 -1527

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  1. The Renaissance1450-1527

  2. Humanism: a Movable Feast

  3. Why is the Renaissance considered a “movable feast”? • Beginnings: 1340-1450 -experimentation • Height:1450-1517 - creation of a new society • Northern Renaissance: 1517-1700 - diffusion of Renaissance ideals throughout

  4. What was “Italy” in the 15-16C? • Many city states and kingdoms • While still mostly rural, the Italian peninsula was the most urbanized place in Europe • Condottieri (military leaders) and diplomats were the regulators of the balance of power • Trade continued throughout the Middle ages

  5. Why Italy? • Continuous trade with the Mediterranean world during the Middle Ages • Legacy of Rome’s glory and civic pride • Commercial classes in city states emerge as a vibrant force, patronize art • Greek scholars flee there after 1453

  6. Continuity and Changein Renaissance Society Before: • Agriculture and rural society predominate • Family relationships most important • Importance of the church in daily life • Patriarchy • Disparity rich/ poor/small middle class • Short life expectancy After: • Revival of cities • More consumer goods available to all • More luxury goods available to some • Expectation of a better SOL for future generations emerges • Beginning of the bourgeoisie (=middle class)

  7. Classical humanism in art Revered both secular and sacred subjects Used Greek and Roman art as models Heightened awareness of individualism, beauty, the dignity of man Required the support of wealthy patrons Used the human form as a metaphor for the potential and power of the human mind

  8. Renaissance Humanism • Had respect for Classical civilization • Beauty of human mind and body • Civic virtue (virtu) and goodness • Emphasis on the here and now (the present) • Power of individual to improve and excel • Liberal arts education • Intellectual curiosity encouraged • All about being well rounded and balanced

  9. Renaissance Ideals • Individualism • Growing secularism • Materialism • Sprezzatura: with ease • Wider horizons • Expectation of a better life in this world for future generations • Humans have power From Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook ^

  10. Renaissance Painting: “Creating Naturalism” • Proportionality • Humanistic subject matter • Meticulous observation of what occurs in nature • Perspective to create 3 dimensional art

  11. Renaissance techniques • Sfumato: allowing tones and colors to shade into one another • Chirascurro: light and shadow • Naturalism • Mathematical perspective “The Trinity” by Masaccio

  12. Raphael: School of Athens Draws your eyes to a place in the painting.

  13. Individualism “An Old Man and his Grandson” By: Domenico Ghirlandaio

  14. Civic humanism

  15. Classics: Alessandro Botticelli’s Birth of Venus (1485)

  16. The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein

  17. ‘Sir Thomas More’ Painted by Hans Holbein Christian Humanist of England

  18. Objective Studies of Nature and Objects “The Hare” by Albrecht Durer

  19. David by Michelangelo 1501-1504, Florence

  20. Northern Renaissance • Emphasis on Christian Humanism and piety • Photographic-like naturalism • Nature and bible themes

  21. Humanistic Art, Christian Subject Matter The value of the individual as represented through portraiture

  22. WHY is this IMPORTANT?! • Ideals still accepted today • Respect for dignity of the individual and liberty • Science replaces faith as source of material knowledge • Expectation of a decent standard of living and growth of middle class • Diplomacy and balance of power deployed

  23. “What a piece of work is man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable…” -William Shakespeare, Hamlet

  24. Tableau Activity • A group of motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history (i.e. civic virtue/dignity) • Perspective • Naturalism/Power of individual • Beauty of human mind and body • Liberal arts education • Wealth

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