C. 12 def-wor (Ren) Flashcards
A program of study designed by Italians that emphasized the critical study of Latin and Greek literature with the goal of understanding human nature.
Humanism
Northern humanists who interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity and humanism in terms of their own religious traditions.
Christian Humanism
Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles.
Patronage
Government by one-man rule in Italian cities such as Milan; also refers to these rulers.
Signori
A small group of people having control of a country, org, or institution
Oligarchy
The book provides a fascinating insight into Renaissance court life, and was the ultimate ‘how to’ guide for aspiring courtiers. The Renaissance court consisted of a ruler’s retinue of servants, advisors, nobles and foreign dignitaries.
“The Courtier”
An Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century.
The Medici Family
an Italian diplomat, author, philosopher and historian who lived during the Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but not published until 1532.
Niccolo Machiavelli
a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists. Cicero’s letters are often credited with initiating the 14th-century Italian Renaissance and the founding of Renaissance humanism.
Petrach
an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
Leonardo da Vinci
was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532.
Sir Thomas More
considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture, was an Italian architect, designer, goldsmith and sculptor, and is now recognized to be the first modern engineer, planner, and sole construction supervisor.
Filippo Brunelleschi
Spanish rulers that expanded their land and spread Christianity.
Ferdinand and Isabella
A French word meaning “rebirth,” used to describe the rebirth of the culture of classical antiquity in Italy during the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries.
Renaissance
