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Renaissance Change the world through art. The Beginning. „Renaissance“: French for „Rebirth“ Overcoming constraints of the Middle Ages by re-discovering ancient ideas Human deity through art Theocratic culture vs. Humanism. Early Renaissance - Tuscany. Why Italy? Medici family City states
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The Beginning • „Renaissance“: French for „Rebirth“ • Overcoming constraints of the Middle Ages by re-discovering ancient ideas • Human deity through art • Theocratic culture vs. Humanism
Early Renaissance - Tuscany • Why Italy? • Medici family • City states • Byzantine trade route
Italian rebirth – the Medici family • Lorenzo de Medici, il magnifico • The Florence trade route • Sistematica di Giro • Platonic Academy of Florence • Papal creditor
European rebirth – Art through trade • Jakob Fugger, Augsburg • Multinational company, mining, banking, fur&textile trade • „Creditor of the Empire“
Donatello • Florence – the Medici city • Bronze sculptures • Greek myths – perfection of nature • „Atys“ - 1430
Art as a catalyst • Scientific research by artists • Leonardo da Vinci – „Anatomic Studies“, 1480s
Art as a catalyst • Scientific rebirth – Leonardo da Vinci • The Last Supper, 1483
Men as God´s children • Albrecht Dürer – „Self Portrait“, 1500 • „Volto Santo“, Vatican
Men as God´s children • „Burgeois paintings“ • Jan van Eyck – „Portrait of Jan de Leeuw“, 1436
Perfection – St. Peter´s Basilica 1546-1564 • A Medici becomes Pope • Italy´s best: • Bramante • Bernini • Raphael • Michelangelo
The icing on the cake – The Sistine Chapel • Michelangelo, „Last Judgement“, 1530s
The Sistine Chapel • Michelangelo, „Genesis“, 1530s