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The Italian Renaissance -Key Concepts- Renaissance Economics Profit-making became more important than Church doctrine To overcome guilt, profitmakers indulge in philanthropy Renaissance Society Renaissance is an elitist historical phenomenon Very family-oriented society Marriages were frequently arranged to strengthen business ties Renaissance Society (cont) Father has authority over his family Some wealthy women played an important role in Italian city-states Renaissance Politics (cont) Niccolo Machiavelli (14691527) -- “The Prince” The goal of the prince must be power Fear is a better motivator than affection (feared and loved) Politics as the art of deception Renaissance Society (cont) Number of portraits painted during this era illustrates focus on the individual Growing humanism and secularism in a Christian context Rewards for living excellently came in this life Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” – Sistine Chapel Renaissance Art Donatello’s “David” First free standing, lifesize nude since Classical period Sense of skeletal structure Pagan scenes and myths were popular subjects with no apologies to the Church Medieval Art Christian and Religious themes Lack of proportion and perspective Medieval Art Renaissance Painting #1: The School at Athens by Raphael The School at Athens, with lines to show perspective Da Vinci Raphael Michelangelo Renaissance Painting #2 Pope Julius II by Raphael Geometrical Arrangement of Figures The Dreyfus Madonna with the Pomegranate Leonardo da Vinci Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont) These problems were solved by emphasizing the mathematical side of painting Renaissance Art (cont) Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) True Renaissance Man Scientist, inventor, engineer and naturalist Dissected Corpses Renaissance Art and Architecture (cont) Michelangelo Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel David Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe The significance of Gutenberg’s printing press Explosion of printed materials --By 1500, 40,000 titles printed and between 8-10 million copies The impact of movabletype printing presses: research and literacy Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe (cont) Popular publications in the early days of the printing press Thomas More --Utopia --Executed by Henry VIII in 1535 IX. Spread of Humanism to the Rest of Europe (cont) William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Shakespeare returns to classical subjects and genres His history plays were the most popular at the time