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BACK TO EUROPE!. The Renaissance Chapter 13. Start Up. Why is this the most famous painting in the world?. The rebirth of culture. A revival of art and thinking. It began in Italy- WHY?. Why Italy?. History – was once the center of the ancient Roman Empire. Why Italy?.
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BACK TO EUROPE! The RenaissanceChapter 13
Start Up Why is this the most famous painting in the world?
The rebirth of culture • A revival of art and thinking
Why Italy? • History – was once the center of the ancient Roman Empire
Why Italy? 2. Italian cities survived the middle ages
Why Italy? 3. Wealthy merchant class arose
A Patron • A person who provides financial support to the arts
Florence • The city at the center of the Renaissance
The Medici family • Wealthiest merchant family in Florence • One of the wealthiest families in Europe at the time • The family controlled the Florentine government
Lorenzo the Magnificent • A Medici family member • Florentine politician and generous patron
Humanism • Intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues
Art • Art always depicts the values of a culture
New art forms • Perspective
New art forms • shading
Artists study the human anatomy to paint and sculpt realistic forms
Art +Architecture:Reject Gothic style of Medieval Times- Return to Greek and Roman use of Domes, Arches, and Columns
Leonardo da Vinci • Inventor, artist, botanist, musician, architect, and engineer
Michelangelo • Sculptor, engineer, painter, architect and poet
Raphael • Artist and painter
Niccolo Machiavelli • Wrote The Prince
The Prince • A guide on how to gain and maintain power • “the end justifies the means”
Renaissance Men • Leonardo da Vinci • Michelangelo • Raphael • Machiavelli • Columbus • Galileo • Copernicus • Shakespeare • Martin Luther • Gutenburg • Issac Newton