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Italian Renaissance

Lesson #5-Italian Reniassance Agenda: Bellwork , Italian Renaissance Notes, Exit Ticket, The Prince Literary Analysis Bellwork: Begin a new section of notes titled “Italian Renaissance”. Copy the following key terms, then answer the questions below: Key Terms and People: Renaissance, Humanism, Secular, Baldassare Castiglione, Niccolò Machiavelli, Lorenzo de Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti , Raphael 1-What is the Renaissance? 2-Why does the Renaissance start in Italy?

Italian Renaissance: 1300-1650 Objective: Understand the meaning of the term Renaissance this historical period. Identify causes and effects of the Renaissance and its analyze its impact upon history. Identify major literary and artistic figures and explain the significance of their achievements. Terms: Renaissance, Humanism, Secular, Baldassare Castiglione, Niccolò Machiavelli, Lorenzo de Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti , Raphael Guiding Questions: What changes in society and in cities stimulated the beginning of the Renaissance? What ideas formed the foundations of the Italian Renaissance?

Renaissance=rebirth Learning Culture Science Art Philosophy Natural world Literature

Why Italy? Massive loss of life due to the Plague and warfare(between states + France and Spain)=Breakdown in feudalism=New rules for society. Decentralized political structure; wealthy and powerful city-states High concentration of urban areas. Vast trade network (result of Crusades and Plague). Influence of ancient Greece and Rome (learning and desire to beautify cities) Rise of merchant class, who became patrons of the arts.

Renaissance Ideas

Inspiration from the Ancients and humanism Ottoman Turks from east invade Greece and Greek scholars seek refuge in Italy, brining Greek knowledge and culture with them. A second, and more widespread interest in Greek and Roman culture develops. Interest in worldly subjects/humanities (art, history, math, science, philosophy, literature, poetry) dominates faith-based learning. People began to believe in almost limitless power of the human capacity to create and achieve, developing humanism. Humanism spread through translating ancient texts into the local vernacular( local language), rather than Latin, spreading the ideas of humanism. Led to focus on secular learning, or worldly knowledge.

Secular Writers Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Courtier , a guidebook to behavior. “[A gentleman should] speak not always of serious subjects, but also of amusing things such as games and jests and jokes, according to the occasion. He should always of course, speak out fully and frankly and avoid talking nonsense … [A gentlewoman should] know how to choose topics suitable for the kind of person she is addressing … She should not introduce jests and jokes into a discussion about serious things. She should not … [pretend] to know what she does not know, but she should seek modestly to win credit for knowing what she does.” — Baldassare Castiglione, The Courtier

Secular Writers Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince. Bases his advice on his experiences with people of the day, and seems to encourage harsh treatment of citizens and rival states. He describes men as “ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers”. Advises rulers to separate morals from politics. He insists that a ruler must do whatever is necessary to maintain political power, even if it is viewed as cruel. Heavily influential on future leaders and politics.

Lesson #5 Exit ticket- Italian renaissance (Part 1) What changes in society and in cities stimulated the beginning of the Renaissance? What ideas formed the foundations of the Italian Renaissance?

Lesson #6- Italian Reniassance , part 2 Agenda: Bellwork , Finish Italian Renaissance Notes, Finish The Prince and discussion. Bellwork : Use the image on the right to answer the following question: How does Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man convey an interest in humanism and an interest in math and science in Renaissance era Italy?

Renaissance Art

Patrons of the Arts Wealthy individuals competed by displaying their wealth through the purchase of artworks. The Medici’s were a wealthy, ruling family from Florence who supported the arts, giving large sums of money to artists, intellectuals, and musicians. Lorenzo de Medici, the head of the Medici family, was also a poet.

Styles and Techniques Adding perspective to paintings, helped artists portray their natural world as realistic as possible. Perspective -represent three-dimensional objects on a flat surface. Subject matter of art is religious subjects. Also, artists began to explore subjects from Greek and Roman mythology.

Leonardo da Vinci Considered a genius, da Vinci was not only a painters, but a writer, inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, musician, and philosopher=Renaissance Man. His painting The Last Supper depicts a gathering of Jesus’ disciples the night before his crucifixion. The Mona Lisa attempts to capture the complexity of the human spirit with its mysterious smile.

Da Vinci, The Last Supper

Da Vinci, Mona Lisa

Da Vinci, Anatomy Studies

Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti was a famous sculptor of the Renaissance. In addition he also was a painting, architect, and poet. The Pieta portrays Mary holding Jesus after his death. This sculpture communicates themes of grief, love, acceptance and immortality. Michelangelo is also famous for his paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

Michelangelo, Pieta

Michelangelo, David

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel

Raphael Raphael Sanzio is mostly known for his painting and architecture, although he did dabble in sculpture as well. The School of Athens , his most famous work, is a fresco showing Plato and Aristotle surrounded by philosophers from the past and present admired by humanist.

Raphael, School of Athens

Bramante Donato Bramante achieved fame in his architectural design with the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Bramante was the official architect of Rome during his lifetime, and influenced the appearance of many structures in other parts of the world.

Bramante, St. Peter’s Basilica

Lesson#6-IR part 2 exit ticket Using a graphic organizer/chart, identify each major artist and their work (s).