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Italian Renaissance Humanism Characterized by secularism and

individualism Noticeable in intellect and art Humanism: study of grammar, rhetoric,

poetry, philosophy, and history


Italian Renaissance Humanism Petrarch

Father of Italian Renaissance humanism Emphasized using pure classical Latin Intellectual life was one of solitude Rejected family and community 1400’s humanist believed in performing

civic duties


Vernacular Literature Scholars, lawyers, theologians wrote in the

vernacular- language of their region Italian authors who wrote in the vernacular Dante

Divine Comedy-story of soul’s journey to salvation. Long poem divided into three parts: Hell, Purgatory, Heaven

--There is no greater sorrow Than to be mindful of the happy time In misery—Dante, Divine Comedy

--Consider your origin; you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge—Dante, Divine Comedy


Vernacular Literature Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales Story of 29 Pilgrims journey to tomb of St.

Thomas a 'Becket at Canterbury Portrayed English society from high to low

class


Vernacular Literature Christine de Pizan

Frenchwoman Wrote in defense of women The Book of the City of Ladies Denounced male writers who said that women

were unable to learn and were easily swayed Argued that women could learn as well as men


Education in the Renaissance Renaissance humanist believed education could change

human beings-produce people of virtue (moral excellence, goodness, righteous) and wisdom, model citizens

Stressed physical education Javelin throwing, archery, dancing, running, wrestling,

hunting, and swimming Liberal studies core of humanist schools

History, moral philosophy, rhetoric(study of effective use of language), grammar and logic (reasoning), poetry, mathematics, astronomy, and music.


Education in the Renaissance Females absent from schools

Few who did studied history, riding, dance, singing, playing the lute, and poetry

Learned religion and morals to be good wives and mothers


The Artistic Renaissance in Italy Imitated nature in their works Onlookers should see reality


New Techniques in Painting Fresco’s by Masaccio—first masterpieces of

early Renaissance Mastered laws of perspective, created illusions of

three dimensional art. Medieval art was flat, Renaissance came to life


New Techniques in Painting Two major developments of Renaissance

Art 1. used perspective, organization of outdoor

space and light through geometry 2. investigation of movement and human

anatomy, especially the human nude.



Sculpture and Architecture Donatello-studied in Rome Studied statues of Greeks and Romans

THE INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC RENAISSANCE Filippo Brunelleschi Architect inspired by buildings of

classical Rome. Designed the church of San Lorenzo for

the Medici family of Florence


Masters of the High Renaissance Final stage of Italian Renaissance painting

called the High Renaissance Produced three artistic giants—Leonardo

da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo

THE INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC RENAISSANCE Leonardo da Vinci Mastered the art of realistic painting,

dissected human bodies(to see how nature worked)

Which is da Vinci most famous painting?


THAT’S RIGHT!!! MONA LISA!!!! See her SMILE

THE INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC RENAISSANCE Raphael

Regarded as Italy’s best painter at age 25 Famous for paintings of Madonnas and School of Athens


Michelangelo A painter, sculptor, and architect Famous for paintings on the ceiling of

the Sistine Chapel in Rome


Statue of David by Michelangelo

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