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Intro to the Renaissance . The Renaissance. “This century like a golden age has restored to light the liberal arts, which were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, and music”- Marsolio Ficino Renaissance=Rebirth . Why Italy?.
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The Renaissance “This century like a golden age has restored to light the liberal arts, which were almost extinct: grammar, poetry, rhetoric, painting, sculpture, architecture, and music”- MarsolioFicino Renaissance=Rebirth
Why Italy? • Reawakening of ancient Roman Empire-reminders of former ancient glory remained. • Northern City-states like Florence, Milan, Venice, Genoa were prosperous trade centers • Wealthy merchant class promoted the arts and learning • Florence and the Medici Family • Rich banker family came to rule the government • Lorenzo ‘the Magnificent’ was a generous patron of the arts
What was the Renaissance? • A New World view: • New attitudes toward culture and learning • Ideal of the ‘Renaissance Man’, a person with talents in many fields • Humanism: • An intellectual movement that focused on worldly subjects rather than religious issues • Focus on humanities taught in Greek and roman schools • Poetry, History, Grammar and Rhetoric along with ancient Greek and Roman writings
