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The Italian Renaissance 14 th -17 th centuries

The Italian Renaissance 14 th -17 th centuries. The Renaissance: Cultural Movement. 14 th – 17 th centuries in Europe Began in Florence Renaissance means “rebirth” (1855) Geometric and human perfection, balance, moderation Embrace of classical ideals

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The Italian Renaissance 14 th -17 th centuries

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  1. The Italian Renaissance14th-17th centuries

  2. The Renaissance: Cultural Movement • 14th – 17th centuries in Europe • Began in Florence • Renaissance means “rebirth” (1855) • Geometric and human perfection, balance, moderation • Embrace of classical ideals • Shift from studying Latin works to Greek works (Homer, Demosthenes, Thucydides, Plato, etc.)

  3. Causes of Renaissance • Fall of Constantinople in 1453 – migration of Greek scholars to the west • Re-introduction of ancient texts preserved by Irish monasteries • Literature - metal movable type, vernacular • Painting - linear perspective • Focus on intellectual pursuits

  4. Political Landscape • Lots of independent kingdoms and duchies in Italy • City-states • The Papal States – unbroken line of bishops since St. Peter • Merchant states are strong

  5. The Medici Family • Banking family that ruled Florence, capital of Tuscany • Da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo were all Tuscan • Cosimo de Medici • Lorenzo the Magnificent “Il Magnifico” – main patron of artists • Catherine de Medici • The Popes – Leo X, Clement VII, Lius IV, Leo XI • Savanarola – monk who kicked out the Medicis, people turned against him

  6. Renaissance Literature • Petrarch – greatest Italian writer since Dante Alighieri (Father of Italian language), Father of Humanism, traveled and collected literature, master of the sonnet, wrote many to Laura, first tourist, friend of Boccaccio • Machiavelli – Medici court, The Prince

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