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17.1: Italy- The Birthplace of the
Renaissance
I CAN: Explain the conditions in Italy that gave rise to the Ren.
Identify & explain the ideas/ values prized during the
Ren.
Describe artistic breakthroughs &achievements of the Ren.
 Define/ Describe: Renaissance
Humanism
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Elizabethan Age
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Secular
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Patron
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The Medici family
Niccolo Mahiavelli
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Vernacular
Leonardo daVinci
The Mona Lisa
Raphael Sanzio
Donatello
Michelangelo
Perspective
Baldassare Castilone
Florence
17.1:
Italy- The
Birthplace
of the
Renaissanc
e (13001600)
Renaissance: a period of
European history, lasting from
about 1300-1600, during which
renewed interest in classical
culture led to far-reaching
changes in art, learning, &
views of the world
Reasons the Renaissance began in Italy
 Not at war
 Urban centers- trade, spurred by the
Crusades, led to the growth of large citystates while the rest of Europe was still
mostly rural
 Many Merchants- wealthiest & most powerful
class (Medici family)
 Classical Heritage- Renaissance scholars
wanted to return to the learning of the
Greeks & Romans
The Renaissance really
took root & grew in
Florence
Classical & Worldly Values
 Humanism- see p472 & Glossary take notes
 focused on human potential & achievements
 Studies Greek values
 believed people could enjoy life without offending God
– questioned the established way of the thinking
– Idea that heaven was important but that time on
earth should be enjoyed
 Society became more secular (not religious)
 Patrons of the Arts– became popular to spend large amounts of $$$ to
support arts & artists
Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
Perspective, oil paints, realism
Donatello- master of sculpture
Leonardo- painter (Mona Lisa),
draftsman, sculptor, architect,
engineer
Raphael- painter & architect
Michelangelo- sculptor, painter,
architect, poet
p478
Donaltello’s David &
The Feast of Harrod
Leonardo
Davinci
Raphael
David
&
The Pieta
Michelangelo
1504
The Sistine Chapel’s Ceiling
Michelangtelo Buonarroi
1508 – 1512
clip?
Garden of Eden
The Flood
Renaissance Writers
 Wrote in vernacular
 Petrarch & Boccaccio- 2 of Italy’s
most influential writers; humanists
 Machiavelli- examined the
imperfect conduct of human beings
in a political guidebook, The Prince
 Shakespeare- English playwright
 Castiglione- wrote about the
universal or ideal man  p473
The Ideal Renaissance Man & Woman
Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Courtier
which taught people how to become an ideal person
Renaissance Men
 Above all should strive to
master ALL areas of study
 Should be:
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Charming
Witty
Educated in the classics
Dance
Sing
Write & play music
Write poetry
Be a skilled rider
Be a skilled wrestler
Be a skilled Swordsmen
Renaissance Woman
 Should:
– Know the classics
– Be charming
– Inspire & support art, but
not create it
The Renaissance
spreads- In
England,
Renaissance is
called the
Elizabethan Age
(after Queen
Elizabeth)
 Write T or F; if False correct it to make it true
 1. T/F: Patrons of the arts were people who frequented
many art festivals
 2. T/F: The technique of perspective shows 3D on a flat
surface
 3. T/F: The Renaissance started in Germany & brought
growth in creativity, art, writing & language
 4. The emphasis of the Renaissance was religious
 5. The Prince, by Machiavelli said that people are
selfish & corrupt
 6. Many Renaissance writers wrote in the vernacular
 7. Humanism focused on science
 8. “Renaissance Men” excelled in may areas of study
 The intellectual movement at the heart of the
Renaissance was HUMANISM
– You’ve written down what humanism is
– You’ve written down how humanism is reflected in art
of the Italian Renaissance
– Paper
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Get with a partner
LastName&LastName.Humanism
Title your paper “Humanism”
Explain what Humanism is & ways in which we are Humanists
today
• Include a selfie 