Download 17-1 Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

17-1 Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Italy’s Advantages
 The Renaissance
o An explosion in the creativity in_____, __________ and ________
o Started in _________Italy
 Thriving cities
 ________merchant class
 Classical heritage of ___________ and ____________
o Lasted from 1300-1600
 City-States
o Crusades spur trade
o Growth of city-states in northern Italy
o In 1300, bubonic plagues _______________economy
o Merchants turned to ___________ due to _____________ laborers
 Merchants and the Medici
o Wealthy merchant class develops
o More emphasis on ____________________l achievement
o Banking family, the _______________, control Florence
 Looking to Greece and Rome
o Artists, scholars study ruins of Rome and Latin, Greek manuscripts
o Scholars move to Rome after fall of ___________________in 1453
Classical and Worldly Values
 Classics lead to Humanism
o Humanism-intellectual movement focused on _________________
o Humanists studied classical texts, history, literature, and philosophy
 Worldly Pleasures
o Renaissance was ____________-worldly
o Wealthy enjoyed fine food, homes, clothes
o Church leaders became _______________, as well
 Patrons of the Arts
o Patron-________________ supporter of the ____________
o Church leaders spend money on artworks to _________________
o Wealthy patrons also patrons of the arts
 The Renaissance Man
o Excels in ____________fields: the classics, art, politics, combat
o Baldassare Castiglione’s book, The Courtier (1528)
o The book teaches how to become a ___________________man
 The Renaissance Woman
o Upper class, educated in classics, charming
o Expected to ___________art, but __________ create it
o Isabella d’Este, patron of artists, wields power in Mantua
17-1 Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
The Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
 Artistic Styles Change
o Artists use _______________style copied from classical art, often
to portray religious subjects
o Painters use _____________– a way to show three dimensions on
a canvas
 Realistic Painting and Sculpture
o Realistic portraits of _____________citizens
o Sculpture shows _________________ postures and expressions
o The biblical _____________is a favorite subject among sculptors
 Leonardo, Renaissance Man
o Leonardo da Vinci-painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist
o Paints one of the best known ________ in the world-the Mona Lisa
o Famous religious painting-The Last Supper
 Raphael Advances Realism
o Raphael Sanzio, famous for use of ___________________
o Favorite subject: the ________________ and child
o Famous painting: School of Athens
 Angiussola and Gentileschi
o Sofonisba Angiussola is the first ______artist to gain world renown
o Artemisia Gentileschi painted strong, heroic women
Renaissance Writers Change Literature
 New Trends in Writing
o Writers use the ______________-their native language
o Self-expression on or to portray individuality of the subject
 Petrarch and Boccaccio
o Francesco Petrarch-humanist and poet; ___________ name Laura
is his ________________
o Boccaccio is best known for the Decameron, a series of stories
 Machiavelli Advises Rulers
o Niccolo Machiavelli, author of __________guidebook, The Prince
o The Prince examines how ___________ can gain and keep power
 Vittoria Colonna
o Woman _______________with great influence
o __________ express personal emotions