Renaissance Flashcards
Sistine Chapel p. 405
Painted by Michelangelo, commissioned in 1502 by Pope
Niccolò Machiavelli p. 402
“The ends justify the means.”
Discourses on Livy - treatise on military organization, a history of Florence
The Mandrake Root - Renaissance play. Seduce young woman. Challenges vice v. Virtue
The Prince -
Necessary to adapt governing methods at any given time
Francesco Petrarch p. 396
Popularized the idea of mixing classical moral + literary ideas w/ 14th century concerns
“I never liked this age.”
Criticized Babylonian Captivity of the papacy in Avignon, supported attempt to resurrect repub. gov. In Rome, thought imitating Rome would be only way to reform world
Coined “Dark Ages”
Learned to read + write in Latin
Great Chain of Being
Everything has its set place in the world
Da Vinci p. 406
Scientist, artist
Humanism
Practicality Literature -+ rhetoric Imitated Roman authors Learning, civic duty, classic legacy debates More in Italy bc more secular
Medieval Outlook
Focus on afterlife, not present
Renaissance Outlook
Focus on present, not afterlife
Renaissance
“Rebirth”
Early - nature
Middle - proportion
High - superior to nature + past artists
Savonarola
Dominican preacher anti-Medici efforts
Argued that political reform requires a purge of society’s evil.
“Bonfires of vanities” - burned wigs, silks, paintings, other luxuries.
Arrested in 1498 when his followers lost influence in government - Savonarola arrested, tortured, & executed
Botticelli
Artist. Birth of Venus.
Primavera -painted for Medici family- filled w/ neo-Platonic symbolism concerning truth, beauty, & the virtues of humanity
5 Ideas of Renaissance
Worldliness Individuality Learning Reform Knowledge
Guttenberg
Printing Press
Michaelangelo p. 406
Painter
David in Florence; commissions in Sistine Chapel
