13.2 Lecture Notes

Renaissance = Rebirth

• Classical art
• learning
• writers create new styles and ways of thinking 

1300-1600

• Begin in Italy/Spread to Europe

Why Italy? 

• Center of Roman empire
• artists didnt have to travel far to revive styles of classical period

Cities: Florence 

• most important city 
• center of banking and clothing production
• early 1300's 120,000 population
• Venice
• Milan

Medici family: 

• Ran Florence 
• Wealthy 
• Support Arts

Advances in Arts

• 2D to 3D art perspective
• portray humans in realistic ways
• previously art dealt with religious matters

Leading Figures: 

Art: 

1)Leonardo da Vinci

• The last Supper
• Mona Lisa
• Astronomy, Geometry, Anatomy 

2) Michelangelo:

• Sculptor: Mases
• Artist: Sistine Chapel

3) Raphael: 

• the school of Athens

4) Titian: 

• bright colors and broad strokes. 

Architecture: 

• Brunelleschi
• known for building large domes

Writing: 

1) Alighieri

• Divine Comedy 

2) Cervantes: 

• Don Quixote

3) Machiavelli

• The Prince

Life During Renaissance:

1) Upper class Men: 

• benefit most
• educate themselves to become well rounded person
• Renaissance Men 

2) Upper class Women 

• education was very important
• Some became famous
• Victoria Collonna
• gained few political/ social rights
• went only to market
• main duty educate children

3) Other Classes:

• most not wealthy
• many were middle class
• largest number were poor
• Renaissance ideas did not reach