Renaissance (Ideas, Science, and Art) Flashcards

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Italian cities
(Name 2, and 2 characteristics)
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Cities: Florence, Milan, Naples, Rome, Venice

Characteristics: rich, traded, industry, artistic

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Renaissance

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  • Renewed interests in Greek and Roman teaching
  • Emphasis on human reasoning
  • Advances in: art, science, philosophical movements
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Humanists

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Believed in the power of the individual

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Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374)

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  • Studied Greek and Roman literature
  • Believed people should lead full lives
  • Sonnets to Laura (Imaginary ideal woman) considered some of the greatest love poems
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Niccoló Machiavelli (1469-1527)

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“Machiavellian” means-> ruthless behavior to get ahead
“The Prince” -> essay describing how gov. Is actually run.
Believes ruler should only be concerned w/ power and political success

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Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1528)

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“The Book Of The Courtier”-> explained how gentlemen/women should act in public

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Perspective

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A technique used to make painting more life like

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ITALIAN Renaissance Art…

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People: Based on Greek and Roman models
(Muscles, perfect bodies and faces, etch.)
Focus: The Individual

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NORTHERN EUROPE Renaissance Art…

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People: similar to regular 1500’s Europeans
(Bald, Frail, Imperfect, etch.)
Focuse: Depicted Early Fathers Of Christian Church

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Giotto (1276-1337)

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ITALIAN

Made realistic paintings

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Masaccio (1401-1428)

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ITALIAN

Light and shadows-> created depth in painting

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Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)

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ITALIAN
Science= improved art
(Ex: Human anatomy-> better drawn people, Engineering->flying machine/submarine drawings, math-> organized space in paintings)
“Mona Lisa”, “The Last Supper”

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Michelangelo (1475-1564)

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ITALIAN
Sistine Chapel of Vatican-> Painted Frescos
Did many religious works

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Rafael (1482-1520)

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ITALIAN
Popular in Florence
Painted frescos in papal chambers for Pope
Known for his madonnas (Virgin Mary)

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Titian (1488-1576)

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ITALIAN
Patron-> Holy Roman Emperor
“The assumption of the Virgin”
-1st to become wealthy from his work

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Johannes Gutenberg

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(1450) 1st European To use Movable Type

Printed The Bible

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Desiderius Erasmus

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Believed-> Christian+ Greek and Roman= Can be Harmonized
CRITICIZED CHURCH’S SPIRITUAL LACK
“Praise of Folly” criticized church

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Thomas More

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(1516) “Utopia”
Served King Henry VIII Of England
Refuses to accept King as supreme ruler of church-> executed
400 years later-> saint

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Marlowe

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Playwright
Built upon other playwright ex: (Marlowe)
Well-known stories-> dramatic masterpieces

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Flemish School

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A group of painters w/ very distinct style

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Pieter Brueghel the Elder (mid-1500’s)

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Flemish artist
Painted: lively village festivals
Criticized: intolerance+cruelty around him

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Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

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Cooper engravings+ woodcuts

1st to see possibility of printed illustrations on books

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Hans Holbein the Younger (early 1500’s)

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Traveled Europe-> painted famous people

Reflected interest in the individual