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
Raphael
Painter; advanced realism in ar
Machiavelli
Wrote “The Prince” as a political guidebook on how to be an effective leader
Humanism
Ideal focusing on human potential ad achievements
Isabella d’Este
Powerful woman who patroned the art
- builds a school for girls
Perspective
Optical illusion that creates 3D appearance in art
Thomas More
English writer, wrote Utopia, book about an imaginary land where everything was ideal
Classics
Greek and Roman
Vernacular
Local language
Secular
Concerning earthly matters rather than spiritual affairs
