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Explore the origins of the Italian Renaissance, focusing on art, humanism, and key figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Learn about the Medici family's patronage and the shift towards classical art forms and architecture.
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BACK TO EUROPE! The RenaissanceChapter 13
Start Up Why is this the most famous painting in the world?
The rebirth of culture • A revival of art and thinking
Why Italy? • History – was once the center of the ancient Roman Empire
Why Italy? 2. Italian cities survived the middle ages
Why Italy? 3. Wealthy merchant class arose
A Patron • A person who provides financial support to the arts
Florence • The city at the center of the Renaissance
The Medici family • Wealthiest merchant family in Florence • One of the wealthiest families in Europe at the time • The family controlled the Florentine government
Lorenzo the Magnificent • A Medici family member • Florentine politician and generous patron
Humanism • Intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues
Art • Art always depicts the values of a culture
New art forms • Perspective
New art forms • shading
Artists study the human anatomy to paint and sculpt realistic forms
Art +Architecture:Reject Gothic style of Medieval Times- Return to Greek and Roman use of Domes, Arches, and Columns
Leonardo da Vinci • Inventor, artist, botanist, musician, architect, and engineer
Michelangelo • Sculptor, engineer, painter, architect and poet
Raphael • Artist and painter
Niccolo Machiavelli • Wrote The Prince
The Prince • A guide on how to gain and maintain power • “the end justifies the means”
Renaissance Men • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • Raphael • Machiavelli • Columbus • Galileo • Copernicus • Shakespeare • Martin Luther • Gutenburg • Issac Newton