4. People wanted to
ENJOY LIFE
SAY NO TO ENDURING SUFFERING TO GET A
HEAVENLY REWARD
REJECT MEDIEVAL VALUES
LOOK TO CLASSICAL PAST FOR IDEAS
Thus the birth of Renaissance, or the period where
“explosion of creativity” took place.
6. Renaissance is the French word for “rebirth of
the arts and learning at any time in history.”
It began in Italy for three reasons:
1. THRIVING CITIES
2. WEALTHY MERCHANTS
3. CLASSICAL HERITAGE OF GREECE AND ROME
7. Highly urbanized
Had a lot of prosperous
towns (center for
manufacturing, trade,
and banking)
People were with
considerable wealth.
8. MAJOR CENTERS OF PAPAL STATE IN
RENAISSANCE CENTRAL ITALY
CIVILIZATION IN ROME (Renaissance
NORTHERN ITALY popes)
FLORENCE (small
oligarcgy: Medici SOUTHERN ITALY
Family) TWO SICILIES (Naples
MILAN (duchy: headed by France and
VISCONTIS and the Sicily by Spain)
SFORZA Family)
VENICE (oligarchy)
9. Florence MEDICI FAMILY
Important banking WEALTH: industry,
center trade, banking
Giovanni di Bicci de
Very prosperous Medici
Cosimo de Medici
Headed by 1 powerful
(virtually became
family, the Medici. dictator of Florence)
Lorenzo de Medici (the
most famous; generous
patron of the arts)
10. Renaissance scholars Ancient works helped
thought of going back to the Italians to develop
the classical ages of the Italian Renaissance.
Greece and Rome. Humanism
Looking down on the Enjoyment of Worldly
Medieval art and Pleasures
literature, artists Patrons of the Arts
created their works The Renaissance Man
inspired by the ruins of The Renaissance Woman
Rome while scholars
read through the
ancient manuscripts
from Greece.
11. HUMANISM WORLDLY PLEASURES
Human potential and “Enjoying life without
achievements offending God.”
Material luxuries, fine music,
tasty foods, mansions, etc.
Popularization of subjects
called humanities The basic spirit of
PHILOSOPHY Renaissance society:
HISTORY SECULAR (which also
LITERATURE covers the definition of
being concerned with the
here and now).
12. PATRONS OF THE ARTS
Big number of wealthy
Italians
PATRON of the ARTS =
financially supporting the
artists
Popes, merchants, wealthy
families who became
patrons sought to
demonstrate their own
importance and power
13. THE RENAISSANCE MAN BALDASSARE CASTIGLIONE
From the term “universal Author of The Courtier
man” Taught people how to
become a renaissance
The ideal individual who’s man. He must be charming,
witty, well educated. He
striving to master almost must know how to dance,
every area of study. sing, play music and write
poetry. He must also be a
skilled rider, wrestler and
swordsman, and must have
SELF-CONTROL.
14. Upper-class women should know the classics
and be charming.
Must not to expect fame.
Must inspire art NOT to create it.
15. Who are the famous artists during the Italian
Renaissance period? Familiarize yourself with
their works. Be prepared for an individual
activity next meeting.
16. Petrarch
One of the earliest and most influential humanists
Wrote 14-line poems called sonnets
Boccaccio
Best known for his Decameron
Stories that were supposedly told by a group of youngsters
waiting in a villa to avoid the plague sweeping through
Florence.
Machiavelli
Best known for his The Prince
Examines how a ruler can gain power and keep it in spite of his
enemies.
Vittoria Colonna
A woman writer who helped Castiglione publish The Courtier
17. PINOY HENYO
Prepare for a 10 second cheer (related to the
lesson)
Choose one person who will answer yes or no
or maybe
The questioner’s number will be drawn by the
teacher so everyone must be prepared
You are given 1 minute to guess the given
term
18. FIRST CORRECT ANSWER: 7 points
SECOND CORRECT ANSWER: 5 points
Best in cheer: 1 point
20. How did European rulers encourage the
spread of Renaissance ideas and what
method did they use?
How does Albrecht Durer’s work reflect
Renaissance ideas?
What did Christian humanists set out to do
and what method did they use?