THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT An Introduction to the Renaissance.
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The Renaissance: An Introduction
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Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
• Europeans still looked to Rome for cultural and intellectual guidance
• Italian merchants prospered even during the Middle Ages; these merchants valued education and flaunted wealth through art
• The Church’s wealth and power was based in Italy
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Florence• Renaissance centered on the
Italian city of Florence• Home to the powerful
Medici family– wealthy bankers (banking had
become too profitable and important to the economy to leave in the hands of Europe’s Jews)
– Controlled the Florentine government as “doge”
– spent vast amounts of money on art
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What was the Renaissance?• Three Parts:
1. A shift in thought:• A focus is on the secular
(or “worldly”), rather than the religious
• Focus of life changed from “How do I get into Heaven?” to “How do I enjoy success here and now?”
• New emphasis on individual achievement over communal needs
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What was the Renaissance?2. An openness to
experimentation:– a willingness to explore
the world (Columbus)– a willingness to engage in
scientific inquiry (Galileo, Copernicus)
– a willingness to try new techniques in art (Michelangelo)
– a willingness to challenge religious doctrine (Luther)
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What was the Renaissance?3. A renewed interest in
education:– Often defined by
“Humanism,” or the idea that rational thought is superior to unquestioning faith
– Heavy focus on the humanities (history, philosophy, & literature)
– Revival of the classical learning of the Greeks & Romans
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Greek & Roman Ideas That Humanists Focused On:
• 1. Individual worth: humans can improve themselves through study & effort
• 2. One should show a strong commitment to public service
• 3. Humans can impact history, not just God
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Humanism in the Arts• Humanist artists:
– studied Greek and Roman artistic forms
– often portrayed religious figures in a more realistic (or human) way
– painted portraits of the “rich and famous” people of the time
– mastered the trick of perspective, or the ability to give a painting dimensional depth
– Rejected medieval Gothic architecture in favor of classical Greek forms (columns, arches, & domes)
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Patronage in the Arts• Art is a luxury good, and as
such, is expensive• Most Renaissance artists
depended on wealthy patrons (or “sponsors”), such as the Medici family or the pope, who kept them employed
• In the end, while many artists had humanist ideals, they also had to keep their patrons happy and produce art that would sell!
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The Four “Masters” of the Italian Renaissance
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Donatello• 1386 – 1466• Name: Donato di
Niccolo di Betto Barti • Master sculptor• Created the first life-size
statue of a rider on horseback since Roman times
• Masterworks include his version of “David”
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Leonardo da Vinci• 1452 – 1519• Only 15 paintings survive,
but 2 of them are the most famous of all time – the “Mona Lisa” & “The Last Supper”
• Master engineer & inventor
• Dissected human corpses to learn anatomy
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Mona Lisa
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The Last Supper
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Michelangelo• 1475 – 1564• Name: Michelangelo di
Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni • Master sculptor – the
“Pieta” & “David”• Painted the ceiling of the
Sistine Chapel - mural depicting the Biblical stories of Genesis
• Architect – designed the dome of St. Peter’s cathedral in Rome
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The Sistine Chapel
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The Sistine Chapel
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David
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The Pieta
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Raphael• 1483 – 1520• Name: Raffaello Sanzio • Studied works of Leonardo
and Michelangelo• Painted many “Madonnas” of
Mary and the baby Jesus• Most famous work, “The
School of Athens,” depicts an imaginary meeting of history’s greatest thinkers and artists and is a masterpiece of perspective
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The School of Athens
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Italian Literature• Baldassare Castiglione →
– Author of The Book of the Courtier, which told how to be a proper gentleman at the royal court
• Petrarch– Poet, essayist,
philosopher; famous for publishing his own letters to friends on various topics; called the “Father of Humanism”
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Niccolo Machiavelli• Author of The Prince• Told how to gain and
maintain power through ruthlessness
• Taught that rulers should do whatever was necessary to achieve their objectives: “the ends justifies the means”
• His writings still affect how governments and political campaigns are run even today
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The Renaissance Spreads• Renaissance ideas
(especially humanism) carried into the Netherlands by the Roman Catholic priest Erasmus
• Later spread to England, France, Spain, & Germany
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Northern Renaissance Art• Many new painters
flourished, including van Eyck, Bruegel, & Rubens
• Used newly invented oil paints which were brighter, allowed greater detail to be painted, and stood up better over time
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Erasmus• Wrote a new translation of
the Bible in Greek (violating Church law) and began to call on the Church to translate it into common languages so that more people could read it
• Erasmus also openly criticized the hypocrisies of the Church in his book In The Praise of Folly
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Northern Renaissance Authors• ← Thomas More – wrote
Utopia, which described an ideal society
• Francois Rabelais – wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel, a comic social satire
• William Shakespeare – author of 37 plays including tragedies, comedies, and histories (Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, McBeth)
• Cervantes – wrote Don Quixote, which mocked feudalism & the nobility
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The Printing Press• 1456: Johann Gutenberg printed
the first book in the west, using technology imported from East Asia
• Within 20 years, moveable type had been invented, making printing even easier
• By 1500, 20 million books had been printed in Europe– made books much cheaper– more access to books = more
people learning to read– new discoveries and ideas can
spread more quickly