Renaissance- Ideas and Individuals- AP Euro – Flashcards
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Individualism (define)
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Recognition of individual achievements and values -achievements-> art, wealth, merchant society, and politics
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Humanism (define)
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movements away from scholasticism to Classical crap.
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Recap Scholasticism (previous chapter)
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the medieval system of thought in which clerics applied reason to philosophical and theological questions.
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Beliefs of Humanists
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-knew they were reviving the glory of the classical age -They believed that knowledge of the humanities could civilize manking and teach the art of living -many rejected philosophical speculation that seemed irrelevant -DID NOT REJECT JESUS, (he's still da bomb), they were searching for source of christianity in classical texts
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where did Humanists find material to study
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Spain: translated by the muslims and later translated back by the humanists
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Secularism
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Focus on the material world. Sacred to Profane.
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Causes of Secularism:
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Money = materialism Modern science = scientific method and an understanding of the world around you
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Leonardo Bruni
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coined term Humanism- to mean the learnign of liberal arts
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Francesco Petrarch
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Considered the "Father of humanism" coined term renaissance first to believe that this renaissance was the dawn of new age
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Leon Alberti
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"men can do all things if they will" We is a Renaissance man
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Bevenuto Cellini
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Sculptor, famous for attitude ("Autobiography") Characterisic of renaissance because of his Ego
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Pico della Mirandola
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Wrote "On the dignity of man" - man are superior to animals --> mans abuse of nature
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Lorenze Valla
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"On Pleasure" - pleasure of the senses is the highest good. Secular. "On the False Donation of Constantine" - proves this 4th C doc to be 8th C fraud by analysis of language and terms that were not used in 4th C
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Giovanni Boccaccio
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Decameron - book of short stories about people enjoying themselves.
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Giorgio Vasari
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Lives of the Artists - first Art Historian
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Brunelleschi
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built the dome on the cathedral in Florence and Ghilberti designed the bronze doors on the Baptistry.
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Da Vinci
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A man of many talents -Artist, anatomy, military engineer, botanist Mona Lisa (fun fact- we was lil' pedophile - you can usually find him in his paintings next to a little boy. GROSS)
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Raphael
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School of Athens (portrayal of the great masters of western philosophy, including himself |individualism|) -Sculptures and paintings of the Madonna
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Michelangelo!!
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-David -Sistine Chapel ceiling (triumph of religious painting)
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How was artists status in Ren different than Middle Ages.
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They were not humble at all -They were celebrities of the time
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key innovations of Renaissance art
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-Realism -light and dark -rich colors -perspective (Brunelleshi and Francesca) -Portraits
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Vergerio
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Thoughts on education: -Education for all men benefits state, so its the state's responsibility
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Castiglione
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-The Courtier --> Self help book to look good for ladies -described Ren Man -For rich, poor emulated rich, effected societal norms
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Laura Cereta
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"the success and failures of educated women during the Renaissance" -yadda yadda, complaining about how hard it is to choose to be a mommy or go to school. Aka: Feminist Crap.
