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3 Here it is! And here’s Florence!

4 1. How could Venice’s geographical location be a major factor on its society?

5 Located on the Adriatic Sea   Major port city   Strong Navy Further away from Rome than Florence   Secular republic during the Renaissance

6 Stable, powerful, and prosperous economy   More incentive for noble patrons to support the arts.   Guilds made sure artists were properly compensated. Alfonso d’Este.

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8 Light and color achieved drama Smooth brushwork – achieved velvety look Subject matter MMostly church themes VVenuses

9 Born in Venice Founder of the Venetian School of Painting Used light and color for transitions, not lines San Zaccaria Altarpiece (1505)

10 Real name: Tiziano Vecellio (1485-1578) Studied under Bellini and Giorgione Greatest painter of the Venetian School

11 Notice the gorgeous skylines in the background Presentation of the Virgin (1539) Penitene Magdalene (1555-1556)

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13 2. Define: Renaissance Man- a person who is skilled in multiple fields and who has a broad base of knowledge.

14 Leonardo da Vinci was Renaissance man interested in many different things. He was a: Painter - his two most famous paintings are the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Only a few of his paintings survived. Scientist – he was master of anatomy. He dissected human corpses to study human anatomy. Engineer - in his notebooks he demonstrated his technological originality. He drew a helicopter, a tank, a calculator, and a hang glider. Some have been demonstrated to work through the construction of models. Leonardo da Vinci Self Portrait red chalk on paper

15 Landlocked city   Banking was the first source of income.   Twelve artist guilds regulated trade   Mostly traded wool   Made patrons wealthy. Patron- helped support the arts, many wealth merchants became patrons of the arts   First supporters of art was Lorenzo de Medici. 3. Merchants were not nobles so who were they? They were the wealthiest, most powerful class that dominated politics, they did not inherit their social rank they had to become successful in business by their own wits, which became an important theme of the Renaissance

16 Sculptors: Donatello Ghiberti Painters: Botticelli Da Vinci Architects: ۩ ۩ Alberti ۩ ۩ Bruneschelli Michelangelo Raphael

17 ۩۩P۩۩P erspective- technique that creates the appearance of 3-dimension ۩۩R۩۩R ealism ۩۩A۩۩A ntiquity ۩۩B۩۩B alance/Geometry ۩۩I۩۩I ndividualism/ Humanism ۩۩L۩۩L ight/Shadow/Softening edges ۩۩G۩۩G reco Roman classics/learning ۩۩A۩۩A rtist see as Celebrities ۩۩P۩۩Popular subjects from classical civilizations are history, literature, and philosophy

18 4. How would renewed interest in Greco-Roman culture change the relationship between secular & religious institutions? Politics will change- merchants will become rich & play an important role in mercantilism The desire to explore, to question, and in make new discoveries will arise Catholic Church will weaken which will cause a separation of church and secular ideas Vs. secular religious

19 Born in Florence Worked in Ghiberti’s shop Three periods of work:   Before 1425 (influenced by gothic work, but also classical and realist)   St. Mark Start of the Ninja Turtles

20 1443-66 David (realism, focus on natural postures & expression of character) 1425-1443 (Mostly with antiquity) Gattamelata

21 Born in Florence Extremely vivid and detailed work Both a sculptor and goldsmith Sacrifice of Isaac

22 Member of the Medici family Florence’s favorite artist Adoration of the Magi (1481-1482) Birth of Venus (1484) Primavera (1482)

23 Desire to paint realistically Architect, musician, engineer, scientist, inventor Mona Lisa (1503-1506) Last Supper (1495)

24 da Vinci Observations & sketches on how the body works & new inventions

25 Painter, sculptor and architect Major studies of human anatomy – helped him to form figures Most famous for David and his paintings on the Sistine Chapel

26 Michelangelo Michelangelo- Architecture St. Peter’s Basilica

27 Sistine Chapel Website http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistin a_vr/index.html

28 vanishing point linear perspective horizontal line Perspective is the technique used to create an illusion of space and depth on a flat surface (a piece of paper or canvas) so that it looks realistic. The vanishing point is a place in the distance where the train tracks appear to come together. Using linear perspective objects are painted smaller to appear farther away. ©2012, TESCCC

29 In Florence, taught by Michelangelo & da Vinci.   Lighting techniques and figure shaping. Entombment (1507). Notice the use of the vanishing point and horizon line to creates the appearance of 3- dimension

30 Raphael A. Madonna paintings B. School of Athens Connect to classical Greco-Roman culture C. Literature- written in vernacular text Marriage of the Virgin (1504). 5. How did society change as a result of literature being transcribed in vernacular text?

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32 Poetry Color Pleasure Beauty Intellect Line, form, design Grandeur Heroic ۩ ۩ Classical and biblical themes #6

33 Printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1455 Renaissance – printers could mass- produce copies of books at one time. Books were now cheap enough so that larger numbers of people could buy them. Travel books and medical journals spread new ideas and led to the Scientific Revolution. Literacy rose as more people began to read. Printing in vernacular languages made it easier for people who did not have a classical education to read. Printing Press

34 7a. What do you think was the first full book ever printed? –The Holy Bible 7b. Why? –Impact of the Church. Power to the people. The most important book in Europe.

35 8. How could writing by popular books during the Renaissance reflect the change in culture? Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth Machiavelli's The Prince Sir Thomas More’s Utopia It showed the importance of individuals- love, hate power, money, beauty Which are the ideas behind humanism

36 9. Explain how the characteristics of the Renaissance would challenge the power of the church Printing press spread secular ideas Rulers resented the popes’ attempt to control them Merchants resented paying church taxes People began to interpret the Bible themselves People became critical of priest and their behaviors Religious reforms begin to develop throughout Europe


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