1. Art & Slavery in the Renaissance
Mr. Meester
AP European History
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2. Art & Patronage Italians were willing to spend money on art.
Art communicated political, social and religious values.
Italian bankers, international merchants, and the Church had tremendous amounts of money
Public art in Florence was organized and supported by guilds.
The patronage of art was used as a form of competition for Social and Political status
Patronage was one of the few ways women could participate in the Renaissance

3. Isabella d’ Este She was one of the great female patrons of the arts.
“First Lady of the Renaissance”
Chalk portrait by Leonardo da Vinci 1499

4. Renaissance Innovation
The Renaissance saw the laity assume larger roles in culture, education, and religion
This more worldly spirit is seen as artists embraced the natural world & human emotions
They developed new mediums & techniques
Oil paints:
Chiaroscuro:
Linear Perspective:
Resulted in much more realistic looking art

5. Influences of the Renaissance
There were a number of influences on Italian Renaissance art.
Rediscovery of Greco-Roman Culture
Humanism
Secularism
Individualism – free standing sculpture
Symmetry & Geometry

6. Donatello ( )
Considered one of the greatest sculptors of the early Renaissance
His David was the first free standing nude sculpture created since ancient times

7. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) A True “Renaissance Man”
Expertise in all areas of learning
Had trouble finishing projects

8. Raphael (1483-1520) Depicted both religious and secular subject
The School of Athens
Fresco painting
Considered a near perfect example of Renaissance techniques

9. Michelangelo (1475-1564) Supreme Individualist Not well liked
Genius
Not well liked
Worked with 4 different Popes
Julius II
One of the first Mannerist painters

10. Filippo Brunelleschi
One of the greatest architects of the Renaissance.
Was commissioned by the di Medici's to build the dome of the cathedral in Florence
Studied the domes from ancient times
Used unique techniques

11. Slavery in the Renaissance
Slavery was common throughout Renaissance Italy
Both Domestic and Agricultural
The Black Death had a huge impact on slavery
Slaves were taken from all over
Slavery was highly cost effective
Treatment varied largely based on the ethnicity of the slave