What if the only way to receive an

education would be to maintain at least

an 85 average?
Would you take your education more
seriously?
Why or why not?
Obj. 4.1
Means rebirth
Occurred between 1350 and 1550
Rebirth was of ancient Greek and Roman
knowledge
New view of human beings emerged that
emphasized the individual
No unified country due to competition among
city-states
Made up of city-states which dominated the
political, cultural, and economic scene
Much of Mediterranean worlds trade flowed
through Italy
New trade routes from Crusades
Made several city-states and individuals
wealthy

Handbook for rulers
Written for Lorenzo deMedici
Had fallen out of favor with govt decided to
write book to kiss up to win back his job
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how
to command.
Humanism

Emphasized the importance of man, mans
greatness, and mans potential
Four Aspects:
Admiration and emulation of the Ancient Greeks
and Romans
Philosophy of enjoying this life, instead of waiting
for the next one
The glorification of humans and the belief that
individuals can do anything
The belief that humans deserved to be the center
of attention
Father of humanism
Hoped to bring back the glory of Rome
Intellectual snob looked down on anything Medieval
coined phrase Dark Ages
Lawyer & cleric but devoted himself to writing
poetry
Spent much of his life learning Latin & translating
cultural texts
Believed that teaching people to be virtuous was
what Italy needed in the 14th century
Placed less emphasis on the religious and
supernatural and more emphasis on the earthly world
Prestige of Church hurt during Middle Ages
Church lost importance in life of people
People focused more on secular things of this world
than on religion and afterlife
People adopted an eat, drink, & be merry attitude
no guarantees in life
Renaissance man cared more about worldly things
like wealth, fashion, and art than did Medieval man
Italians were willing to spend a lot of
money on art
Art communicated social, political, and
spiritual values
Italian banking & international trade interests
had the money
Public art in Florence was organized and
supported by guilds
Therefore, the consumption of art was used as a
form of competition for social & political status
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
First use
of linear
perspective!
Perspective!
Perspective!
The Trinity
Masaccio
1427
What you are,
I once was;
what I am,
you will
become.
Greco-Roman
influence.
Secularism.
Humanism.
Individualism free
standing figures.
Symmetry/Balance
The Classical Pose
Medici Venus (1c)
Batista Sforza
& Federico de
Montefeltre:
The Duke &
Dutchess of
Urbino
Piero della
Francesca,
1465-1466.
1474-1539
First Lady of
the Italian
Renaissance.
Great patroness
of the arts in
Mantua.
Known during her
time as First
Lady of the
World!
Lorenzo
the Magnificent
1478 - 1521
Cosimo de Medici
1517 - 1574
Filippo Brunelleschi
1377 - 1436

Architect

Cuppolo of St. Maria
del Fiore
David by Donatello
1430
First free-form bronze
since Roman times
Broad knowledge about many things in
different fields well rounded
Deep knowledge/skill in one area.
Able to link information from different
areas/disciplines and create new
knowledge
The Greek ideal of the well-rounded
man was at the heart of Renaissance
education
1452 - 1519
Artist
Sculptor
Architect
Scientist
Engineer
Inventor
OR
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Perspective!
Detail of
Jesus
The Last
Supper
Leonardo da
Vinci
1498
St. John or Mary Magdalene?
Pages from his Notebook
Study of a
central church.

1488
An
example
of the
humanist
desire to
unlock the
secrets of
nature.
Pages from his Notebook
Pages from his Notebook
A study of siege defenses.
Studies of water-lifting
devices.
Pages from his Notebook
1475 1564

He represented
the body in
three
dimensions of
sculpture
David
Michelangelo
Buonarotti
1504
Marble
The Pieta

Michelangelo
Buonarroti

1499

marble
The Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo Buonarroti
1508 - 1512
The Sistine Chapels Ceiling
Michelangelo Buonarroti
1508 - 1512
The
Creation
of the
Heavens
Creation of Man
The Last Judgment
Italian influence was strong.
Painting in OIL, developed in Flanders, was widely
adopted in Italy.
The differences between the two cultures:
Italy change was inspired by humanism with its
emphasis on the revival of the values of classical
antiquity.
Northern Europe change was driven by
religious reform, the return to Christian values, and
the revolt against the authority of the Church.
More princes & kings were patrons of artists.
Renaissance Art in Northern
Europe
Jan van Eyck (1395 1441)
More courtly and
aristocratic work.
Court painter to
the Duke of
Burgundy, Philip
the Good.
The Virgin and
Chancellor Rolin,
1435.
Giovanni Arnolfini
and His Wife
(Wedding Portrait)

Jan Van Eyck
1434
Massys The Moneylender & His
Wife, 1514
Albrecht Drer (1471-1528)
The greatest of German
artists
A scholar as well as an
artist
His patron was the
Emperor Maximilian I
Also a scientist
Wrote books on geometry,
fortifications, and human
proportions
Self-conscious
individualism of the
Renaissance is seen in his
portraits.
Self-Portrait at 26,
1498.
The English Were More Interested
in Architecture than Painting
Hardwick Hall, designed by Robert Smythson in the 1590s,
for the Duchess of Shrewsbury [more medieval in style].
The largest & grandest house
of the early Elizabethan era.
1. Renaissance means?
a) Renewal
b) Rewind
c) Research
d) Rebirth

2. The Northern Renaissance focused more on
which of the following?
a) Humanism
b) Secularism
c) Religious reform
d) Architectural reform
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1. Renaissance means?
a) Renewal
b) Rewind
c) Research
d) Rebirth

2. The Northern Renaissance focused more on
which of the following?
a) Humanism
b) Secularism
c) Religious reform
d) Architectural reform
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