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17.1: Italy- The Birthplace of the Renaissance. I CAN: Explain the conditions in Italy that gave rise to the Ren. Identify & explain the ideas/ values prized during the Ren. Describe artistic breakthroughs &achievements of the Ren.
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17.1: Italy- The Birthplace of the Renaissance I CAN: Explain the conditions in Italy that gave rise to the Ren. Identify & explain the ideas/ values prized during the Ren. Describe artistic breakthroughs &achievements of the Ren. • Define/ Describe: Renaissance Leonardo daVinci Humanism The Mona Lisa • Elizabethan Age Raphael Sanzio • Secular Donatello • Patron Michelangelo • The Medici family Perspective Niccolo Mahiavelli Baldassare Castilone • Vernacular Florence
Renaissance: a period of European history, lasting from about 1300-1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, & views of the world
Reasons the Renaissance began in Italy • Not at war • Urban centers- trade, spurred by the Crusades, led to the growth of large city- states while the rest of Europe was still mostly rural • Many Merchants- wealthiest & most powerful class (Medici family) • Classical Heritage- Renaissance scholars wanted to return to the learning of the Greeks & Romans
Classical & WorldlyValues • Humanism- see p472 & Glossary take notes • focused on human potential & achievements • Studies Greek values • believed people could enjoy life without offending God • questioned the established way of the thinking • Idea that heaven was important but that time on earth should be enjoyed • Society became more secular (not religious) • Patrons of the Arts- • became popular to spend large amounts of $$$ to support arts & artists
RenaissanceRevolutionizesArt p478 • Perspective, oil paints, realism • Donatello- master of sculpture • Leonardo- painter (Mona Lisa), draftsman, sculptor, architect, engineer • Raphael- painter & architect • Michelangelo- sculptor, painter, architect, poet
David & The Pieta Michelangelo 1504
The Sistine Chapel’s CeilingMichelangtelo Buonarroi1508 – 1512 clip?
RenaissanceWriters • Wrote in vernacular • Petrarch & Boccaccio- 2 of Italy’s most influential writers; humanists • Machiavelli- examined the imperfect conduct of human beings in a political guidebook, The Prince • Shakespeare- English playwright • Castiglione- wrote aboutthe universal or ideal man p473
The Ideal Renaissance Man & WomanBaldassare Castiglione wrote The Courtier which taught people how to become an ideal person Renaissance Men Renaissance Woman Should: Know the classics Be charming Inspire & support art, but not create it • Above all should strive to master ALL areas of study • Should be: • Charming • Witty • Educated in the classics • Dance • Sing • Write & play music • Write poetry • Be a skilled rider • Be a skilled wrestler • Be a skilled Swordsmen
The Renaissance spreads- In England, Renaissance is called the Elizabethan Age(after Queen Elizabeth)
Write T or F; if False correct it to make it true 1. T/F: Patrons of the arts were people who frequented many art festivals 2. T/F: The technique of perspective shows 3D on a flat surface 3. T/F: The Renaissance started in Germany & brought growth in creativity, art, writing & language 4. The emphasis of the Renaissance was religious 5. The Prince, by Machiavelli said that people are selfish & corrupt 6. Many Renaissance writers wrote in the vernacular 7. Humanism focused on science 8. “Renaissance Men” excelled in may areas of study
The intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance was HUMANISM • You’ve written down what humanism is • You’ve written down how humanism is reflected in art of the Italian Renaissance • Paper • Get with a partner • LastName&LastName.Humanism • Title your paper “Humanism” • Explain what Humanism is & ways in which we are Humanists today • Include a selfie