The Renaissance Flashcards
City states
Crusades spur trade
More in north Italy
Bubonic plague disrupts economy
Medici family
Bankers = money, influence, power
Lorenzo survived assassination
Giuliano died
Merchants emphasize individual achievement
Greece and Rome
Scholars studied the classical ruins and manuscripts
Scholars move to Rome after fall of Constantinople
reasons for Renaissance
- City states = independent gov., Hundred Years’ War ends
- Money- Medici family and bankers support the arts
- Classical influence of Greek and Rome
- England/Francs have strong monarchs that support the arts
Humanism
Intellectual movement focusing on human achievements
- studied classical texts, history, literature, philosophy
Classics lead to humanism
Secular
Worldly, focused on worldly pleasures
Patron
Supporter of the arts
- merchants and church leaders
Renaissance man
Excels in different fields: Art, classics, politics, combat
-Leonardo da Vinci
Baldassare Castiglione
The Courtier (1528) "Universal" person
Sofonisba Anguissola
1st woman artist to gain world renown
Painting the Madonna (1556)
Renaissance Woman
Upper class, educated in classics, charming, inspire art only
Isabella d’este
Patron of arts
Wields power in Mantua
Renaissance art
- Perspective
- Realism
- Humanism
- Secularism
Raphael Sanzio
Madonna and the Child
School of Athens
- used perspective
Renaissance
an explosion of creativity, in writing, art, and thought
Northern Italy
1300-1600
Artemisia Gentileschi
Paints strong, heroic women
Petrarch
Humanist, poet
Laura is muse
Boccaccio
Decameron- series of stories
Machiavelli
“The Prince”
Advises rulers to gain and keep power
Vittoria Colona
Female writer with great influence
Poems express emotions
Humanists
Criticize Catholic Church
Jude’s Christian values
Reform society
Promote education
Albrecht Dürer
German
Woodcuts/engravings=realism
Hans Holbien
Painted English royalty
Jan van Eyck
Flemish oil painter
Realism, personality
