Renaissance Flashcards
How does religion dictate action
-Portrayal of Christian allegories but in more realistic way b/c of secularism and humanism
How is power used, gained, challenged
- Church leaders spend extravagantly and lived in mansions etc
- Introducted concept of a “Renaissance Man”, one who is good at everything, brought the importance to education
- Merchants dominated politics; Medici = powerful banking family
How does economic and cultural exchange impact societal development
- Growth of city states from trade made Italy urban and thriving - Scholars fled from Constantinople to Rome with Greek manuscripts when Turks conquered conquered Constantinople (1453)
- Study of classics resulted in humanism
- Renaissance ideas impressed people who visited Italy -> spread to Northern Europe
- Printing press further spread ideas
Why did Renaissance begin in Italy before moving north
- Italy had lots overseas trade so it stayed urban while other places in Europe were rural
- Merchants began to pursue interests like art because of few surviving laborers and laborers demanding high wages
What values were important to the Renaissance, how did artwork embody those values
- Linear Perspective
- Classicism -focus on Greek and Roman literature, proportions emphasized
- secularism -church has less power
- Humanism -focusing on human potential and achievements
- religious -paintings often of scenes in the Bible
What is the concept of a Renaissance Man
A man who is knowledgeable of everything
- educated in liberal arts
- achievements in arts, poetry, different areas of study
- “Universal Man”
How did patrons o the arts fuel the Renaissance
- Allowed artists to exce in artwork and portray Renaissance idea
- Having their portraits done showed that they were important (individualism)
What was the printing press and what impact did this invention have on European society
- Invention by Johann Gutenberg
- Decreased book production time ->cheaper books, increased education
- Allowed for knowledge and news to be spread quickly
Renaissance
Time period after Middle Ages (1300-1600)
- Revivla of art and education
Patron
Wealthy person who supported artists financially
Da Vinci
Painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist; true renaissance man
Boccaccio
Italian writer, wrote about humanist and individualist ideals
Gutenberg Bible
Bible printed by Gutenberg printing press
Medici
Most powerful banking family in Europe; rulers of Florence
Castiglione
Renaissance writer who wrote a book on how to become a renaissance man
