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Renaissance

Renaissance. Reformation. and. (1350-1600). Renaissance. period from circa 1350 to 1600 during which European scholars revived the learning of ancient Greece and Rome. Francesco Petrarch (1304-74). one of the early humanists of the Renaissance considered the first modern poet

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Renaissance

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  1. Renaissance Reformation and (1350-1600)

  2. Renaissance • period from circa 1350 to 1600 during which European scholars revived the learning of ancient Greece and Rome

  3. FrancescoPetrarch(1304-74) • one of the early humanists of the Renaissance • considered the first modern poet • traveled about Europe in search of old manuscripts

  4. Humanities • grammar • rhetoric • poetry • history

  5. Italian city-states grew wealthy from trade and industry.

  6. Merchants and bankers emerged as a powerful middle class in the Italian city-states.

  7. Lorenzo de’Medici(1449-92) • aka The Magnificent • banker and statesman who was the de facto ruler of the Republic of Florence • a leading patron of scholarship and the arts during the Renaissance

  8. “Athens has migrated to Florence.”

  9. NiccoloMachiavelli(1469-1527) • Italian historian, statesman, and political philosopher • author of The Prince, a handbook for rulers of Italian city-states

  10. Machiavelli advised rulers to use cunning, ruthlessness, and diplomacy to govern their realms.

  11. “It is much safer to be feared than to be loved, if one must choose.” - Niccolo Machiavelli

  12. Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529) wrote an influential manual calledThe Book of the Courtier.

  13. A courtier should appreciate music, play a variety of instruments, be able to speak gracefully, and provide their rulers with witty, pleasant company.

  14. The Renaissance occurred later in Northern Europe due to feudalism.

  15. The kings, queens, and nobles of Northern Europe were the chief patrons of the arts.

  16. The humanists of Northern Europe sought to uncover the purer faith of earlier Christians.

  17. The Renaissance Rocks!

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