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MAJOR DUE DATES

4/9: Quiz 4; Journal #9 due

4/16: Journal #10 due

4/18: Quiz 5

4/23: Reaction Paper 2 due

4/25: Exam 3

4/30: Individual project due and start of presentations

5/2: Finish presentations

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END OF THE MEDIEVAL AND BIRTH OF

THE MODERN WORLD

The Renaissance

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WHY ITALY?

Roman ruinsPossibly a strongereconomy

No historical consensuson this

Urban population

Able to rebound afterdisasters

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ITALIAN CITY-STATES

Became fullyindependentHighly competitive

Drew comparisons tothe classical worldBalance of powerBirth of new politics

SignoreCondottieroResident ambassadors

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MEDICI FAMILY

Dominated in FlorencePolitical and economicpower

Started as bankersand moved into politicsLorenzo theMagnificent (1449-92)

Huge patron of the artsHedonistic lifestyleDid have a fair share ofenemies as well

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HUMANISM

New outlook on lifeBegan as youthfulrebellion against worstexcesses of medieval

lifeUse classical knowledgeto better understand therole of the individual

Big emphasis on study

of the liberal artsFrancis Petrarch (1304-74)

Seen as the founder ofhumanism

Promoted classicalstudies

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RENAISSANCE ART

Financed by lay and religious patronsArtists became huge celebrities

Development of 3D in artClose study of human anatomy, human form,and the natural world

Shift to nonreligious themes and subjects

Paintings to delight the eye as well as theintellect.

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MANTEGNAS ADORATION OF THE MAGI DA VINCIS LADY WITH AN ERMINE

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OLD AND NEW ART

Jan van Eycks painting of Chancellor Nicolas Rolin (~1433)

13 th C painting of Louis IX and hismother

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NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

Restarted in the north as it faded in Italy

Much different climate in the northlacked a tradition of urban intellectuals.Northern universities didnt provide the idealenvironment for humanist learning.

Took a more religious bent than in Italy

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RESULTS OF THE RENAISSANCE

Huge artistic outputHuge costs as well

Shift away from the older medievalviewpoints

Still not as pessimistic as later attitudes

Growing secular mindsetMore willingness to question the church

Paved the way for the Reformation

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