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10th World Studies 9.29.17
Turn in:The Cremation of the Strasbourg JewsTake out: PlannerPen/pencilNotes from yesterdayToday’s objective:I can describe how the time period following the Middle Ages began to take shape and lay the foundation for a modern world.
Today’s Agenda:
The “ism’s” of the Renaissance
HW:
CRA
13.1 up to 2
nd
checkpoint question…Please respond onlineSlide2
Why Study the Renaissance??
Studying the History of Renaissance matters because: HUGE role in creating the modern world/values HUGE role in changing the lives of Europeans at the time…takes place in lots of awesome tourist destinationsincreases your Ninja Turtle knowledgeVideo Games, TV, and Movies love it It’s on Jeopardy a lot Ludacris raps about it…kinda There’s a Family Guy episode about it…kinda some other reason?
“Call me the Renaissance Man”Slide3
Why Renaissance? Why Florence?Vocab Words (Vernacular): Please know and understand the following terms:
Classical: Ancient Greece and Rome including the culture.Civic Humanism: Active, ethical, and patriotic service to the city-state Humanities:Patron:Petrarch:Florence:Slide4
When and Where?1350-1550 in Italy – “Geography is Destiny” (right Jared???)Lots of big city-states
CompetitionLots of $$$$Bankers and MerchantsVatican = Home of Catholic ChurchPapal StatesClassical Times = Roman Ruins
Constantine’s Arch, 315 AD (Rome)Slide5
Italian City-States Control TradeMilan – Controlled trade through the Alps
*Metal Goods/Armor *Sforza FamilyVenice – Controlled Adriatic Sea trade *Crusades *Silk, SpicesGenoa – Access to N. European trade routes *Ivory/GoldFlorence – Banking Center *Textiles and Banking
*Medici Family
Milan
Venice
Florence
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic Sea
GenoaSlide6
Renaissance ValuesThe “Ism’s” shown through art:ClassicismHumanismIndividualismSecularismRealism...QuantificationSlide7
Classicism
-Greek/Roman Influence-Symmetry/Balance-Nudes-Active/Motion-Lack of EmotionContrapostoSlide8
Classical Art Characteristics500 BC – 500 CEBalance and HarmonyLifelike but idealized (Large Humans)Nude or with togas
Active/motionWithout emotionLittle sense of perspective in backgroundSlide9
Humanism - The study of classical society to define what made man truly humanEmphasis on classical scholars and cultureCentered on education – questioning
, logic, and reasonDesire to find classical manuscriptsDesire to learn about the surrounding worldHumanismSlide10
Humanism Francesco Petrarch – Poet Laureate of Rome, 1341Official start of the Renaissance (?)Focus on natureInventor of mountain climbing?
Most writings in LatinSong BookVernacular
Mount Ventoux – 6,263 FeetSlide11
Humanism Francesco Petrarch – Poet Laureate of Rome, 1341Official start of the Renaissance (?)‘I
practise no art except to love utterly, to trust utterly, to feign nothing, to hide nothing, and in a word, to pour out everything into my friends’ ears, just as it comes from my heart.’
Mount Ventoux – 6,263 FeetSlide12
Petrarch – Sonnet to Laura #90Sonnet 90 (there were 365..)
She did not walk in any mortal way,But with angelic progress; when she spoke,Unearthly voices sang in unison.She seemed divine among the dreary folkOf earth. You say she is not so today?Well, though the bow's unbent, the wound bleeds on.Slide13
IndividualismEmphasis on individual accomplishments, abilities, uniqueness, and geniusQuest for gloryAutobiography and realistic charactersDecameron
, Canterbury TalesIndividual Portraits
Michelangelo –
La Pieta
“
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Florentine, made it
”
“Men can do all things if they will”
-Leon Battista
AlbertiSlide14Slide15
Baldassare CastiglioneThe “Ideal Man” as described in The Courtier
A noble, a courtier, a diplomat, and a writer. He rubbed elbows with many of the most famous of the time… Of a Gentleman:“I am of the opinion that the true profession of the Courtier ought to be that of arms…”Of a Lady:“I say that in a lady who live at court methinks above all else a certain pleasant affability is befitting, whereby she may be able to entertain politely every sort of man with agreeable and seemly converse.”Slide16
Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
Giorgio Vasari,1550*Celebration of Renaissance ArtistsSlide17
Status of the artistArtists viewed as “geniuses” rather than craftsmenGenius = $$$$$Ghiberti earned 500 Florins/YearDa Vinci earned 2,000 Ducats /Year (= to Florins)Michelangelo worth ~60,000 Ducats at deathSlide18
SecularismConcern with the material, rather than spiritual, worldNOT atheism
Secularization of the papacyExamples:Extravagant dressMannersHygienePrivate Palaces (Medici)Slide19Slide20
QuantificationMeasuring the universe in visual and quantitative wayBreak universe down into measurable unitsClocksMusic divided into measure in order to be
“seen”Slide21Slide22
What is this Renaissance?CRA 13.1 up to 2nd Checkpoint Question: “Why was Italy a favorable setting for the Renaissance?”
Please answer both checkpoint questions online (there will be a button…)Slide23
“The Gates of Paradise”, 1425
"undeniably perfect in every way and must rank as the finest masterpiece ever created.” – Georgio Vasari