Chapter 12 (Renaissance) Flashcards
Florentine humanist
Leon battista Albierti
the leading economic family of florence . They began to influence politics as well
House of Medici
gave the idea of what a well rounded courtier would need to be like (this was the premier book explaining etiquette) From this book is the concept of “Renaissance Man”
Baltasar Castiglione
seized control of Milan (and Genoa) and was able to hold onto control due to excessive taxation
Francesco sforza
Florentine political scientist. wrote The Prince 1517. _______ recognized that there was a need for a political leader to rise up, acquire and expand power in order to restore/ establish order in the Italian Peninsula and ultimately unify Italy
Machiavelli
Peace Treaty between Venice and Milan that eventually included all the major Italian city states
Treaty of Lodi
proved that the “donation of Constantine” was actually a forgery, and was produced sometime around the 8th century (Charlemagne was born in 768 AD)
Lorenzo Valla
a program of study, including rhetoric and literature, based on what students in the classical world (c.500 B.C.E to 500 C.E.) would have studied
Humanism
attempted to prove that the christian concept of god could coexist with Plato’s view of the universe
Marsilio Ficino
said “man is the measure of all things” and saw man as the ultimate creation of God
Pico de Mirandola
humanist scholar went so far as to create an educational program for women, but tellingly left out of his curriculum the study of Rhetoric or public speech, critical parts of the male education, since women had no outlet to make use of these skills
Leonardo Bruni
was a valencian scholar and humanist who spent most of his adult life in the Southern Netherlands
Juan Luis Vives
played an important role in bringing the development of printing from movable type to completian. ______’s bible, completed in 1455 or 1456, was the first true book in the west produced from movable type
Johannes Gutenberg
His “History of Italy” and “History of Florence” represent the beginning of “modern analytical historiography.” Emphazing political and military history, his works relied heavily on personal examples and documentary sources
Francesco Guicciardini
interest in Greek and Roman mythology was well reflected in one of Lorenzos most famous works, Primavera (Spring)
Botticelli
spent time in Rome studying and copying the statues of antiquity. It is subsequent work in Florence reveals how well he had mastered the essence of what he saw
Donato di Donatello
was a friend who accompanied Donatello to Rome. He drew much inspiration from the architectural monuments of Roman antiquity, and when he returned to Florence, he pored his new insights into the creation of a new architecture
Brunelleschi
______ was a military engineer, an architect, a sculptor, a scientist, and an inventor whos sketchbooks reveal a remarkable mind that came up with workable designs for submarines and helicopters
Leonardo de vinci
like Leonardo, _______ was skilled in numerous areas. His sculptural masterpiece David was comissioned by ______’s native city, Florence, as a propaganda work to inspire the citizens in their long struggle against the overwhelming might of Milan
Michelangelo
a kindly individual, stands but for not being despised by his contemporanes
Raphael
was among the first to use oil paint, a medium that enabled the artist to use a varied range of colors and make changed to create the details
Jan Van Eych
by the end of the 15th century, was greatly affected by the Italians. A brilliant creaftsmen, whose woodcuts powerfully lent support to the doctrinal revolution brought about by his fellow German Martin Luther: The illiterate peasants were moved more by Durer’s art than by Luther’s texts
Albrecht Durer
innovative Flemish Renaissance painter and print maker, known for his sweeping landscapes and peasant scenes
Pieter Brueghel the elder
often considered the father of humanism (1304-1374) it was ______ who coined the phrase “Dark ages” (c.400-900) to denote what he thought was the cultural decline that took place following the collapse of the roman world in the fifth century
Petrarch
A secret court system where people could interrogated without having their rights enforced (led to the protections from torture in the English and American Bill of Rights, also led to a brief period of absolutist government in england
Star Chamber
a 16th century painter, architect, and writer, used the Italian word rinascita, meaning “rebirth,” to describe the era in which he lived, _____ and other artists and itellectuals believed that their achievements owed nothing to the backwardness of the Middle Ages and instead were directly linked to the glories of the Greek and Roman world.
Georgio Vasari
Emperor of the Ottoman Empire, Prior to ____ the Ottoman empire had spread into the Balkan, and was now spreading north
Suleiman the Magnificent
(1452-1498) A radical Dominican preacher, just led the Florentine population in expelling the Medici rulers and then had established a puritanical state
Savonarola
favoritism granted to relatives or friends regardless of merit
Nepotism
Who drew Primavera and The Birth of Venus
Botticelli
Who made the David in bronze
Donatello
Who made the Duomo (Florence Cathedral)
Brunelleschi
Who drew the Last supper and Mona Lisa
Leonardo DaVinci
Who drew the school of athens and what was depicted in it
Raphael: Vivid bright colors, perspective-depth realism, balance, classical themes-greek, roman, and biblical figures preodominate, secularism-lack of christian figures
Who made the david in marble
Michelangelo
Who drew on the sistine chapel ceiling, and drew the last judgement
Michelangelo
Who drew the ghent alterpiece and the wedding portrait (Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride)
Jan Van Eyck
Who drew the self portrait and the four horsemen
Albrecht durer
who drew the hunters in snow
Pieter Brueghel the Elder
What city was Cosimo d’ Medici from?
Florence
the renaissance courtier was expected to have what?
- participate in military and bodily exercises
- expected to have a classical education and to adorn his life with the arts by playing a musical instrument, drawing, and painting
- nobles were to make a good impression; while being modest
reorganized the military forces of spain; recognized the importance of controlling the catholic church, with its vast power and wealth
Ferdinand and Isabella
