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Birthplace of the Early Renaissance

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Florence

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Stable govt. / stable economy / major trade center / strong economic growth / patron of the arts

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Florence

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Leading family of Florence from 1434

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De Medicis

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Banker / popular in Florence / popular / brought stability and prosperity to Florence

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De Medicis

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Supported Botticelli / Donatello / Brunelleschi

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De Medicis

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Ruled 1434 - 1464

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De Medicis

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Pater Patriae

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Father of his country (on Cosimo de Medici’s tombstone)

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Sickly and suffered from gout

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Piero de Medici

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Continued father’s example / excellent business man

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Piero de Medici

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Age 21 when he came to power - nicknamed “The Magnificent” - faced conspiracy in 1478 - Successful diplomat

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Lorenzo de Medici

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Patron of Michelangelo and da Vinci - 1469-1499

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Lorenzo de Medici

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Brother of Lorenzo

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Guiliano de Medici

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Died at age 25 during Pazzi conspiracy

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Guilano de Medici

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Illegitimate son became Pope Clement VII

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Guilano de Medici

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More respected of the two Florentine families

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De Medici’s - Pazzi’s jealous

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Kill brothers at luncheon hosted by Lorenzo - Guilano not prepared so plan fell through

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Plan A

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Dispose of brothers at luncheon after High Mass on Easter - ambassadors / Florentine Knights present - Guiliano still not present

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Plan B

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Assassinate Guiliano (Francesco and Bernardo) after mass - priests (Maffei and Stefano) replace Batista - Mass is over and conspirators attack - Bernardo stabs Guiliano in chest - Francesco stabs Guilano 18 times (one stab severs Fran.’s tendon) - Maffei wounds Lorenzo - chaos ensues and conspirators flee - plan fails

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Plan C

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Captured and betrays conspirators

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Francesco

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Stripped of possessions and crest destroyed wherever found

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Pazzi family

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Ignored plot / guilt of conspirators - untouchable

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Pope

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Favored diplomacy over war and is returned to power by pursuading Don Ferrante of Naples (leader of Pop’s soldier) for peace and ends Pope’s retribution

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Lorenzo de Medici

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1400 - 1495

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Early Renaissance Art

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Stylization of Byzantine art replaced by

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Naturalism

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2 types of painting in early Renaissance
Religious or Mythology
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Exploration of new form - types of experimentation
``` Perspective Foreshortening Sfmato Chiaroscuro Atmospheric perspective ```
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Pioneered oil paints / influenced by stained glass and illuminated manuscripts
Northern artists
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Meticulous detail / maintained religious symbolism (very different from Italian artists)
Northern artists
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Brunelleschi
Architect
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Donatello
Sculptor
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Masaccio
Painter
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Botticelli
Painter
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Van Eyck
Painter
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1377 - 1446 - extremely sought-after engineer and architect
Brunelleschi
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Famous for Dome of Florence Cathedral - originally trained as goldsmith
Brunelleschi
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Actually double dome of 2 shelves - walkway between shells so interiors can be maintained - one of the most recognized domes in the world
Brunelleschi's Dome
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1386 - 1466 - produced 1st life-size nude since Classical era
Donatello
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Explored human emotion - believe form follows emotion
Donatello
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Received patronage from Cosimo de Medici
Donatello
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1430 - 1st large bronze nude since CE - exaggerated contrapposto - head lowered to suggest humility
David (Donatello)
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1440 - emaciated from 30 years of penitence - wood - gilded hair suggests spirituality - clothed only by hair (used to wash feet of Jesus) - face shows torture of badly led life - body shows ravages of time
Mary Magdalene (Donatello)
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1401 - 1429 - created trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) effect
Masaccio
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Career less than a decade - emphasized naturalism of face and gesture - interested in perspective - supposedly poisoned by fellow jealous painter
Masaccio
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1425 - use of trompe l'oeil - surface is flat but apears as barrel-vaulted niche - Christ in dual role (crucified Christ and Son) - God the Father supports Christ - Holy Spirit (dove) between 2
Holy Trinity (Masaccio)
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1427 - illustrates Matthew 17:24-27 - 3 sections (reads center, left, and right) - Peter in all 3
Tribute Money (Masaccio)
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1425 - bold use of nude forms - intense expressions (Adam/Eve shameful) - bleak background representing desolation outside Garden - Angel foreshortened
Expulsion from the Garden (Masaccio)
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1444 - 1510 - outstanding portraitist
Botticelli
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Balanced composions - free-flowing / sensuous style - stressed line / detail to bring characters to life
Botticelli
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Recurring theme - sad, young girl detached from activity around her
Botticelli
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1485 - rose petals symbolize identity as goddess of love - figures appear to float above ground - flat landscape - Venus in the Half Shell
Birth of Venus
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1370 - 1441 - painted with oil glazes on wood panels
Jan Van Eyck
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Flemish - remarkable technical skill - linked using complex symbolism - "the best that I am capable of doing"
Van Eyck
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1434 - The Wedding Portrait - inscription above mirror "Jan Van Eyck was present, 1434" - man is close to door (masculine outoors) - woman is close to domestic interior (feminine roles of wife/mother)
Betrothal of the Arnolfini
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Dog (Wedding Portrait)
Fidelity
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Shoes off (Wedding Portrait)
Holy ground
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Oranges on table (Wedding Portrait)
Trinity
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Apple on sill (Wedding Portrait)
Downfall of man
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One lit candle in chandelier (Wedding Portrait)
Presence of God
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Graffiti sign (Wedding Portrait)
Ceremony witness
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Rosary beads (Wedding Portrait)
Importance of faith in life
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Man's raised hand (Wedding Portrait)
Acknowledgement of relationship between man and God
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Hands of couple (Wedding Portrait)
Two have become one
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Whisk / broom (Wedding Portrait)
Wife's response to keep happy / clean / efficient house
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Carving of St. Margaret on bedpost (Wedding Portrait)
Good luck in childbirth
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Green on gown (Wedding Portrait)
Fertility / fruitful marriage
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Mirror surrounded by scenes of Passion of Christ
Betrothal of the Arnolfini
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Backs of couples and tow figures (one in red and the other in blue) standing outside of picture area
Mirror images (Betrothal of the Arnolfini)

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