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Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance. 2. 3. 1. 4. 7. 6. 5. Medieval vs. Renaissance Art. Distinctive Features of the Renaissance. Individualism Stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and full development of one’s ability Humanism

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Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

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  1. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

  2. 2 3 1 4 7 6 5

  3. Medieval vs. Renaissance Art

  4. Distinctive Features of the Renaissance • Individualism • Stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and full development of one’s ability • Humanism • Study of Latin classics, intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements. • Medieval scholars – made classical texts agree with Christian teachings • Humanists – studied classical texts to understand Greek values • History, literature, and philosophy (Humanities) • Secular Spirit • Basic spirit of Renaissance society • Worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now • Pope fostered the secularism by supporting artist, writers, and they even beautified cities • Popes became patrons – financially supported artists

  5. Renaissance starts in Italy • Began in Italy, spread to the rest of Europe • Italy’s 3 advantages: • 1. Thriving Cities • Florence was the preeminent Italian Renaissance City • City-States • 2. Wealthy Merchant Class • Developed in each city-state • Medici Family (Florence) Powerful banking family • 3. Classical heritage of Greece and Rome • Drew inspirations from Roman ruins and studied Latin manuscripts.

  6. Humanism • Petrarch (1304-1374) • Father of Renaissance. Known for sonnets (14-line poems) • DesideriusErasmus (1466?-1536) • Christian humanist • Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) • Christian humanist • Wrote Utopia “Perfect Society”

  7. Renaissance Literature • Dante • Divine Comedy – describes his journey through hell, purgatory, and paradise • Wrote in Vernacular, native language instead of Latin • Imp. Because more accessible to everyday people • Boccaccio • Decameron, tragic and comic views of life • Published in Italian, also vernacular • Chaucer • “Father of English Literature” • First poet to be buried at “Poet’s Corner” in Westminster Abbey

  8. The Invention of Printing • Johann Gutenberg, German invented Printing Press • First book printed was the Bible, 1455 • Enabled a printer to produce hundreds of copies of a single book • Books were cheap enough that lots of people could buy them

  9. Renaissance Literary Achievements • Machieavelli (1469-1527) “Political Thinker” • The Prince (Political guidebook that examines the imperfect conduct of human beings) • Keen observer of Italian politics • Examines how a ruler can gain power and keep it in spite of his enemies • Still popular because people are interested in getting and keeping power • William Shakespeare (1564-1616) • Most famous writer of Elizabethan Age • Greatest playwright of all time • Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Taming of the Shrew

  10. Renaissance Artistic Achievements Leonardo da Vinci • Painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist • Painted Mona Lisa and The Last Supper (shows the personalities of Jesus’ disciples through facial expressions) • Inventions: • Alarm clock • Parachute • Diving suit • Submarine • Construction Crane

  11. Renaissance Artistic Achievements • Michelangelo • Sistine Chapel (Last Judgment) • David

  12. Renaissance Artistic Achievements • Raphael • School of Athens – for Pope’s apartments in the Vatican. • Scholars of ancient Greece

  13. Perspective: creates the appearance of 3 dimensions. Based on optical illusion. Distant objects are shown as smaller than closer objects.

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