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What concept was central to the Renaissance belief regarding the value of man?
What concept was central to the Renaissance belief regarding the value of man?
Which of the following artists is NOT associated with the Renaissance period?
Which of the following artists is NOT associated with the Renaissance period?
The term 'Grotesque' is derived from which word?
The term 'Grotesque' is derived from which word?
Which of the following figures wrote the first historical artist writings based on biographies?
Which of the following figures wrote the first historical artist writings based on biographies?
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What was a major thematic focus of Renaissance artists and thinkers?
What was a major thematic focus of Renaissance artists and thinkers?
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What does the phrase 'man is the measure of all things' signify in Renaissance thought?
What does the phrase 'man is the measure of all things' signify in Renaissance thought?
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Which century is defined as the Late Renaissance period?
Which century is defined as the Late Renaissance period?
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Which event is closely associated with the beginning of the Renaissance?
Which event is closely associated with the beginning of the Renaissance?
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Study Notes
Great Masters
- Renaissance: rebirth/revival of classical
- Rome and Pisa: great access to classical sculpture
- Sculpture: lost paint, marble purity now accepted concept
- Greek ideals: male figures are demure, reflective of reason, uncircumcised
- 1487: Man is the measure of all things
- 1492: Humanist art, poetry, and sculpture returned to antiquity
- Italian literature: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
- Artists' biographies: Vasari (1511-1574) first historical writings
- Artists: Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337), Michelangelo (dates?)
- Renaissance: enlightened beyond the medieval period, man is a reflection of God, overall value of man's creation
Renaissance/Medieval Transition
- Golden Rules: pride of the past, allows society to flourish
- Lost sculptures important discovery (Classical)
- Apollo Victory discussed: influenced male beauty concepts (muscular body, full lips, curly hair)
- Greek tendency to use Parian marble (sparkles)
- 2nd Century AD Greek, 1st Century AD Roman
- Grotesque word from Grotto (cave); things of the caves
- Renaissance artists and thinkers sought to surpass antiquity, using Christian theology and science
- Natural observations respected in views of nature during Renaissance
- Golden rose: precious ornament sent to the Pope (extended)
13th-15th Centuries
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Drawing of a lily: scientific exploration of a flower (late 13th century- 16th century: Renaissance)
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Renaissance dates, and Raphael's accession
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1503: Da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo in Florence
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Duecento (1200-1299): 13th Century
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1226: St. Francis canonized (1228)
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Mendicant order founded
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3D sculpture reappraised; believed to be inhabited by demons.
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14th Century (Trecento): guild empower new merchant class
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Reflecting interests in poetry and questioning the church
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Humanized class hierarchy
1400's
- Anatomy study (illegal in church)
- Quattrocento (15th century): humanism becomes standard
- Courtly families, religious figures importance, interest in portraiture, Neoplatonism
- Oil painting introduced (1465-1475) from Flanders, crucial to Da Vinci
- 1453: Fall of Constantinople
- 1475: Portinari altarpiece (artistic influx)
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Explore the profound impact of Renaissance masters on art, literature, and sculpture. This quiz delves into key figures, their works, and the ideals that defined this transformative period in history. Discover the transition from medieval perspectives to humanist achievements that celebrated man's beauty and intellect.
