Chapter 10: Renaissance and Discovery Flashcards
Description of Renaissance
Rebirth of classical and ancient culture/learning. Transition from medieval to modern times. A gradual release of the full whole nature of man. Revival of ancient learning and culture. Rebirth of Greco-Roman culture.
Difference between Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Econ: Agriculture vs Trade, Industry and Marketing
Religious: Focused on the here/after vs the here and now and focus on worldly subjects.
Reasons Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance
Geography (the gateway between the east and the west), the growth/competition of city-states, the Holy Roman Empire, patrons, trade and commerce
Italian city states that played a key role in trade between Europe and Near East
Florence, Milan, Venice, the Papal States and Naples
Results of the conflict between the Pope and the Holy Roman Empire
Underneath the power struggle between the Pope and the HRE, the city-states were allowed to rise and become independent from both powerful entities.
Consequences of social strife and competition in Italian city-states
Rise of despots
Reaction of lower classes of Florence because of the Black Death
1378: Ciompi Revolt
Cosimo de Medici
Comes to power to 1444-1464, establishes stability in Florence
Professions of humanists
Teachers, poets, playwrights, orators, diplomats, secretaries
Facts about Francesco Petrarch
Father of Humanism. Collected ancient and classical manuscripts and documents. Wrote Sonnets to Laura.
Facts about Humanism
A study of Greek and Latin classics/ancient church doctrines. Focused on worldly subjects and the humanities. Driving force of the Renaissance.
Civic Humanism
Wisdom eloquently spoken, knowledge of good and the ability to inspire others to desire it. Practical wisdom, instead of being just book smart, being able to apply it.
Baldassare Castiglione
Wrote Book of the Courtier, which described how people in court should act: diverse in knowledge, musical ability, athletic, bi-lingual, cite poetry. Women were expected to be beautiful, graceful, charming, and a complement to men (not above them).
Characteristics of Renaissance Art
Realism and Expression, Perspective, Classicism (contrapposto), Individualism, Geometrical Arrangement (triangles), Light and Shadowing (chiaroscuro and sfumato)
Significance of Giotto to the Renaissance
Father of Renaissance painting
Masters of the High Renaissance
Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Botticelli
Leonardo da Vinci’s works
Mona Lisa, Vitruvian Man, Last Supper, Virgin of the Rocks, Equestrian Statue
Raphael’s works
School of Athens, The Betrothal of the Virgin, The Madonna Series, Liberation of St. Peter
Michelangelo’s works
Sistine Chapel ceiling, David, The Pieta, The Last Judgement
Treaty of Lodi
Treaty that joined Milan, Naples, and Florence against Venice and the Papal States, but also stated that if a foreign enemy were to attack, all five could present a united front