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What was the Renaissance? What was the Renaissance, and where did it begin? •Italy •Italian Cities •Urban Societies •Major Trading Centers •Secular •Moved away from life in the church •Focuses more on material objects and enjoying life The Renaissance was a time of renewal Renaissance means rebirth and Europe was recovering from the Dark ages and the plague. People had lost their faith in the church and began to put more focus on human beings. How did the Crusades contribute to the Renaissance? • Increased demand for Middle Eastern products • Stimulated production of goods to trade in Middle Eastern markets • Encouraged the use of credit and banking • Church rule against usury and the banks’ practice of charging interest helped to secularize northern Italy. • Letters of credit served to expand the supply of money and expedite trade. • New accounting and bookkeeping practices (use of Arabic numerals) were introduced. Italy failed to become united during the Ages. Many independent city-states emerged in northern and central Italy that played an important role in Italian politics and art. Major Italian Cities Milan One of the richest cities, it controls trade through the Alps. Venice Sitting on the Adriatic, it attracts trade from all over the world. Florence Controlled by the De Medici Family, who became great patrons of the arts. Genoa Had Access to Trade Routes All of these cities: Had access to trade routes connecting Europe with Middle Eastern markets • Served as trading centers for the distribution of goods to northern Europe • Were initially independent city-states governed as republics Milan Venice Genoa Florence Political Ideas of the Renaissance Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince Machiavelli believed: “One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit” Machiavelli observed city-state rulers of his day and produced guidelines for the acquisition and maintenance of power by absolute rule. He felt that a ruler should be willing to do anything to maintain control without worrying about conscience. • Better for a ruler to be feared than to be loved • Ruler should be quick and decisive in decision making • Ruler keeps power by any means necessary • The end justifies the means • Be good when possible, and evil when necessary • Readings – Book is due to be finished by September 27th • On the 27th you will write an essay on The Prince • I want you to write notes as you read. Break the notes down by chapters. You can do this on paper or on note cards. • You will turn in your notes on September 27th with the book. • There are 26 total chapters. Around 125 total pages to read • That is roughly 9 pages per day – YOU CAN DO IT! • We will discuss in class and answer questions as we go The Renaissance produced new ideas that were reflected in the arts, philosophy, and literature. Patrons, wealthy from newly expanded trade, sponsored works which glorified city-states in northern Italy. Education became increasingly secular. Medieval art and literature focused on the Church and salvation Renaissance art and literature focused on individuals and worldly matters, along with Christianity. Renaissance Artists embraced some of the ideals of Greece and Rome in their art They wanted their subjects to be realistic and focused on humanity and emotion New Techniques also emerged Frescos: Painting done on wet plaster became popular because it gave depth to the paintings Sculpture emphasized realism and the human form Architecture reached new heights of design Born in 1475 in a small town near Florence, is considered to be one of the most inspired men who ever lived David Michelangelo created his masterpiece David in 1504. Sistine Chapel About a year after creating David, Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo to Rome to work on his most famous project, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Creation of Eve Separation of Light and Darkness Creation of Adam The Last Judgment La Pieta 1499 Marble Sculpture Moses 1452-1519 Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Engineer Genius! Mona Lisa The Last Supper Notebooks Raphael Painter 1483-1520 The School of Athens Pythagoras Plato and Aristotle Socrates Raphael Euclid Zoroaster & Ptolemy Jan Van Eyck Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (1434) Northern Renaissance Van Eyck Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife (detail) Writing Assignment • Using Chapter 13 and notes answer the following question: • Read Erasmus of Rotterdam’s 1517 letter excerpted in “Listening to the Past”. Why does Erasmus believe that an “Age of Gold” is coming, and what does he believe he has contributed to it? What has been his purpose studying ancient texts and ancient languages? What dangers does he see associated with his own work? Does Erasmus’s letter accord with the thesis of “secularization” during the Renissance? Italy failed to become united during the Ages. Many independent city-states emerged in northern and central Italy that played an important role in Italian politics and art. Major Italian Cities Milan One of the richest cities, it controls trade through the Alps. Venice Sitting on the Adriatic, it attracts trade from all over the world. Milan Venice Genoa Florence Florence Controlled by the De Medici Family, who became great patrons of the arts. Genoa Had Access to Trade Routes All of these cities: Had access to trade routes connecting Europe with Middle Eastern markets • Served as trading centers for the distribution of goods to northern Europe • Were initially independent city-states governed as republics Renaissance starts Humanism – a.k.a “New Learning” • Celebrated the individual • Stimulated the study of Greek and Roman literature and culture; studied the “classics” • Was supported by wealthy patrons • “Individualism” – Renaissance writers stressed individual personality and achievement rather than medieval Christian humility • Guilds – (corporate groups) during early Renaissance sponsored religious art • By late 1500s, wealthy merchants and bankers sponsored art to glorify themselves • Renaissance art DID NOT affect the lives of the urban middle classes or the poor – was only for wealthy elite St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome Francesco Petrarch “Father of Humanism” 1304-1374 Assembled Greek and Roman writings. Wrote Sonnets to Laura, love poems in the Vernacular Northern Renaissance • Growing wealth in Northern Europe supported Renaissance ideas. • Northern Renaissance thinkers merged humanist ideas with Christianity. • The movable type printing press and the production and sale of books (Gutenberg Bible) helped disseminate ideas. Northern Renaissance Northern Renaissance writers • Erasmus—The Praise of Folly (1511) • Sir Thomas More—Utopia (1516) Northern Renaissance artists portrayed religious and secular subjects. Literature flourished during the Renaissance This can be greatly attributed to Johannes Gutenberg In 1455 Gutenberg printed the first book produced by using moveable type. The Bible Erasmus Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Pushed for a Vernacular form of the Bible “I disagree very much with those who are unwilling that Holy Scripture, translated into the vernacular, be read by the uneducated . . . As if the strength of the Christian religion consisted in the ignorance of it” The Praise of Folly Used humor to show the immoral and ignorant behavior of people, including the clergy. He felt people would be open minded and be kind to others. Sir Thomas More English Humanist Wrote: Utopia A book about a perfect society Believed men and women live in harmony. No private property, no one is lazy, all people are educated and the justice system is used to end crime instead of executing criminals. Social Aspects of Renaissance Women: status declined; double-standard (Castiglione); very light punishment for rape Homosexuality – despite statutes against sodomy, there are many noted relationships between adult males and boys Slavery – many Christian whites saw black slaves as a symbol of “light and darkness” – slaves = devil Political Aspects of Renaissance • Renaissance created a dependence of the monarch on urban wealth – “strong king” – created a centralized government concept, especially in France: • France’s Charles VII (1422-1461)– created first permanent royal army; new taxes on salt; allowed “middle class” men to have influence • Louis XI (Charles’s son) – new taxes on industry paid to build up army; new territories Political Aspects of Renaissance • In England: • Edward IV – ended the War of the Roses between rival baronial houses • Henry VII – ruled mostly without parliament. • Court of the Star Chamber – tried cases involving aristocrats and did so with methods contradicting common law Political Aspects of Renaissance • In Spain: • Marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand led to centralization (first peaceful transfer of power) • stopped violence among nobles • recruited middle class advisors • secured right to appoint Bishops in Spain and Spanish empire • 1492, Isabella and Ferdinand expelled Jews from Spain (Inquisition in Spain)